PPPoE connection help

[LaptopDancer]

Hi All --

I've spent many hours on this and am ready to pull my hair out (what little I have left, ha!). I'm failing on the initial install/config. My ISP uses PPPoE for connection and I've got my credentials from them, including setting the VLAN tagged at 201.

I've read guides here, on reddit and on the other "sense" boards but can't seem to figure it out.

Hardware is a Qotom mini pc with an intel i3-4030U (2 cores, 4 threads) with 4GB of RAM, 32G SSD, and 4 Intel NICs.

Here are the screenshots of the settings: https://imgur.com/a/q1nP3as . Can anyone please take a look and advise on what I've done wrong or what I'm missing?

Thank you very much in advance!

[chemlud]

What kind of network is this? telephone line? fiber? How do you setup your modem/converter?

[UnCoNoob]

What kind of connection is it as asked???

do you have the line connected into your mini PC???

As it should go wall plug to your modem that you will need to set into bridge mode then from modem to Mini PC with Opnsense then from that to your switch if you need multiple ports.

Line in - bridged modem - Mini PC (Opnsense) - switch - PC

[meyergru]

We had that discussion just two weeks ago:

You have to assign and enable ALL interfaces, including the VLAN and their parent interfaces.

I can see only LAN and WAN assigned in your screenshots, so at least you are missing the VLAN (igb0_vlan201) and the parent interface (igb0).

[LaptopDancer]

Thank you all so much & sorry for missing some details. It is a gigabit FTTH connection. Fiber in to an ONT box then cat5 from ONT to mini PC (ibg0).

Reading this thread (https://www.reddit.com/r/OPNsenseFirewall/comments/dw4ge9/any_chance_to_replace_centurylink_modem_zyxel/), I understand the the VLAN isn't assigned per se, rather it is linked to the WAN interface.

Do you happen to have that thread from the past few weeks. I can't seem to find it...

[meyergru]

The thread was in german, so I do not know if it exactly helps: https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=31774.0

But never mind, it is a fact that VLANs without their parent interfaces assigned and enabled do not work and you did not do that:

"When setting up Vlans on a new OPNsense you are required to enable the parent interface (new requirement since the 22 and above series opnsense) even if it is not used otherwise."

See also here: https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=29516.0

[LaptopDancer]

Just wanted to pop on here and express my thanks for the assistance. It took me a while, but I did finally get it working. I'm posting settings screenshots here in case anyone else runs into trouble setting up Opnsense with Centurylink gigabit internet via a PPPoE connection using VLAN 201.

Now on to all the fun networking stuff I can do!