Using the same configuration, but excluding the ESXi host (using a physical
pfSense) it worked smoothly.

I tried to remove the VLAN ID Tag from the vSwitch, but didn't work too :/


2014-07-13 23:55 GMT-03:00 Justin Edmands <shockwav...@gmail.com>:

> Here is some interesting info about esxi NICs when used with Cisco, or
> other, VLAN:
>
> "Only allowing through VLAN traffic on physical switch ports
> connecting to ESX reduces TCP/IP overhead. Native VLANs do not tag the
> out going VLAN packets toward ESX NICs and if the same VLAN ID is used
> to configure the vSwitch port group, the vSwitch drops any packet that
> is not tagged for it, causing the connection to fail. Unnecessary VLAN
> traffic on a TRUNK port that connects to ESX can cause major
> performance issues.
>
> Note: Do not use the Native VLAN ID of a physical switch as a VLAN on
> ESX/ESXi portgroups."
>
> Also the link shows the proper Cisco trunk config
>
>
> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1006628
>
> On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Alex Needham <alex.need...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > If the port group is already in vlan 10 then you don't need to create a
> vlan
> > in pfsense as the vswitch is already untaging it.
> >
> > Just add teh interface and assign an ip, or set the vswitch to be vlan
> 4095
> > and it will send tagged traffic through. Which is what I do so that you
> can
> > make changes to pfSense without rebooting to detect a new interface that
> has
> > been added through esx.
> >
> > Also throw an ip on the cisco switch ion vlan 10, that will help you
> trouble
> > shoot the problem.
> >
> > Hope that helps
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 13 July 2014 18:03, Jonatas Baldin <jonatas.bal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi guys, how u doing?
> >>
> >> I'm doing a home lab for VLAN studying and it's going bad. I don't know
> >> where the problem is.
> >>
> >> Here's my setup:
> >>
> >> VMware ESXi 5.5
> >> pfSense 2.3.4 (VM)
> >> Cisco SF300
> >>
> >> - The ESXi has o vSwitch attached to a port group in a physical
> interface
> >> with VLAN 10.
> >> - The pfSense has this port group attached and recognizing as em2.
> >> - In the pfSense I created a VLAN interface binding on em2 with de ID
> 10.
> >> - The FW rules are allowed everything in this interface and a DHCP
> server
> >> is configured on the VLAN interface.
> >> - Physically, this em2 interface is connected to the SF300 on a TRUNK
> port
> >> (port 10), with the VLAN 10 allowed.
> >> - And the port 11 is configured as an access port with VLAN 10, where I
> >> connected a laptop expecting to receive a DHCP address and got I ICMP
> >> response which I didn't, even configuring a static IP.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a clue where the problem is?
> >>
> >> Thx!
> >> ____________________________
> >> Jonatas Baldin de Oliveira
> >> Profissional de TI
> >> Skype: jonatas.baldin
> >>
> >>
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