VLAN can't reach internet nor DNS

Started by SiliconOxide, March 31, 2025, 05:19:58 AM

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I'm not really trying to do that much with my switches. Just 3 vlans. The main vlan10, the guest vlan40 and an IOT vlan. I've used Cisco before and those were pretty easy for me to setup. Mikrotik is just a different creature with a lot more options. So, I'm  bit stumbling around on them.

The multiple IPs were definitely causing issues. I did have one static DHCP setup previously (when it was running as a basic switch), but something happened to it when I started setting up the vlans. Then I created the mess with multiple IPs and completely forgot about the DHCP client. It appears those IPs were the issue with the guest vlan getting internet access as well as the proxmox server attached to the second SFP+ Mikrotik switch not accessing the management sites. I only really needed the Proxmox to get to the management site for a widget in the Homepage dashboard. Also, the switches themselves couldn't get to the internet for updates, cloud backups, etc.

I finally remembered about the DHCP Client config and setup it up. I then disabled the other IP addresses, leaving only the static mapped DHCP address enabled. Everything appears to be working again. I'm sure I have more fine tuning to do, though.

Some switches can do a lot more than switching and 802.1Q VLANs (the features you and I are using).
May I'll learn about these additional capabilities if I ever need them but for now, I'm sticking with minimizing configuration on that side.

I'm glad you got it working.