[SOLVED]: Cannot create a VLAN on a Bridge

[Kornelius777]

Dear all,

Title says it all.

Go to: Interfaces -> Devices -> VLAN
--> "Add"

The bridge is not available to be selected as Parent.

What the heck?!?

What can I do?

Kind regards,

[Patrick M. Hausen]

You cannot create a VLAN on a bridge but you can create a bridge with VLANs as members.

So you want e.g. build a "switch" from ports igc0, igc1 and igc2. With VLANs 1, 2 and 3.

Bridge 1: VLAN 1 on igc0, VLAN 1 on igc1, VLAN 1 on igc2
Bridge 2: VLAN 2 on igc0, VLAN 2 on igc1, VLAN 2 on igc2
Bridge 3: VLAN 3 on igc0, VLAN 3 on igc1, VLAN 3 on igc2

That's how it works in FreeBSD up until now. Changes coming in FreeBSD 15 and up, possibly in OPNsense in a year or two. Until then - see above.

[Kornelius777]

Wow. Thank you kindly.
That isn't self-explainatory.

Kind regards!