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=Overview=

A FireBrick ~~2x00~~ ~~has ethernet~~ 4 ports, ~~typically~~ one port will be for the LAN connection (eg to the main office switch), and the rest for connections to the ~~ADSL modems. As there are 4 ports are we restricted to only bonding up to 3~~ ADSL/FTTC ~~lines? No~~.

The FireBrick 2500/2700 have 4 ethernet ports, the 2900 has 4 plus an SFP which can be used with a Copper of fibre SFP to give an additional port. Typically one port will be for the LAN connection (for example - to the main office switch), and the rest for connections to the ADSL/FTTC modems.

As there are 4 ports are we restricted to only bonding up to 3 ADSL/FTTC lines? No.

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To overcome the physical port restriction a VLAN switch can be used - for example:

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To overcome the physical port restriction a VLAN switch can be used, eg:

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=VLAN Switch Config=

Instructions on using a ZyXEL GS1900-8 switch: [[ZyXEL GS1900-8]]

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~~Here~~ are some notes on setting up a HP ProCurve? 1810G-8

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Below are some notes on setting up a HP ProCurve 1810G-8:

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The HP ProCurve 1810G-8 (J9449A) is a nice little 8 port managed switch. No fans and similar in size to a ~~2700~~.

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The HP ProCurve 1810G-8 (J9449A) is a nice little 8 port managed switch. No fans and similar in size to a FireBrick.

==Overview==

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The FireBrick will have a single WAN port, which will plug in to the HP Switch. The ADSL/FTTC modems will plug in to the HP Switch too.

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This will then, with VLANs, enable the FireBrick to use up to 7 ADSL/FTTC modems.

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*Default IP is "192.168.2.10"

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The FireBrick will have a single WAN port, which will plug in to the HP Switch. The ADSL modems will plug in to the HP Switch too.

*Default username: admin

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This will then, with VLANs, enable the ~~2700~~ to use up to 7 ADSL modems.

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*Default password: 1234

==Save Config==

To make things a little easier, here is a saved config: [[File:FBVLANconfig1810G.bin.zip]]. It is the default config (default IP and password), but with VLANs as follows:

*Port 1 - VLAN 101, for ADSL line 1

*Port 2 - VLAN 102, for ADSL line 2

*Port 3 - VLAN 103, for ADSL line 3

*Port 4 - VLAN 104, for ADSL line 4

*Port 8 is for the FireBrick

The config was from HP ProCurve 1810G - 8 GE, P.1.17, eCos-2.0, Software Version, P.1.17

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*Default IP = 192.168.2.10

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*Default password ~~= blank~~

However it only takes a few minutes to set up the VLANs manually as follows:

==Basic Settings==

*Set your computer to an IP in the same subnet as the switch, e.g. 192.168.2.11

*~~Set your~~ computer ~~to an IP~~ in ~~the~~ ~~same~~ ~~subnet as the switch~~, ~~eg 192~~.~~168~~.~~2.11~~

*Plug computer in to a port, e.g. port 7

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*Log in to http://192.168.2.10 with a blank password

*Plug computer in to a port, eg port 7

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*Maybe set the system description details

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*~~log~~ in to http://192.168.2.10 with a blank password

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*Set admin password (Maintenance - Password Manager) then save and re-login

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*Maybe set the ~~System~~ description details

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*Set ~~Admin~~ ~~Password~~ (Maintenance - Password Manager) then ~~Save~~ and re-login.

*Enable HTTPS (Security - Secure Connection) generate certificate and apply

== Create VLANs. ==

==Create VLANs==

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We will set ports 1-4 to be VLANs 101, 102, 103, 104. We'll use port 8 for plugging in to the FireBrick, and use port 7 for our admin.

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We will set ports 1-4 to be ~~vlans~~ 101, 102, 103 104. We'll port 8 for plugging in to the FireBrick, and port 7 for our admin.

*Create 4 VLANs (VLANS - VLAN Configuration)

*Set the names to be ADSL1, ADSL2, ADSL3, ADSL4 - this will match the login/line numbers of the ADSL lines.

*Set the names to be ADSL1, ADSL2, ADSL3, ADSL4 - this will match the login/line numbers of the ADSL/FTTC lines

[[File:1810G-8-VLANSList.png|border]]

==Configure ports for VLAN tagging:==

==Configure ports for VLAN tagging==

*Under VLANs - Participation Tagging,:

*Under VLANs - Participation Tagging:

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**set VLAN 1 to be E on port 1, 2, 3, 4 and U on port 5, 6, 7, 8

**set VLAN 101 to be U on port 1 and T on port 8. E on rest

**set VLAN 102 to be U on port 2 and T on port 8. E on rest

**set VLAN 103 to be U on port 3 and T on port 8. E on rest

**set VLAN 104 to be U on port 4 and T on port 8. E on rest

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**set VLAN 1 to be E on port 1, 2, 3, 4 and U on port 5, 6, 7, 8

[[File:1810G-8-VLAN101.png|border|500px]]

[[File:1810G-8-VLAN1.png|border|500px]]

On some switches you may need to set the PVID accordingly - ie Port 1 = PVID 101, Port 2 = PVID 102 etc... This was needed on a PoE variant of a switch, but not on the non-PoE variant.

*SAVE CONFIG - otherwise you will learn the hard way

==IP Address==

In order to access the Switch, we'll need to setup a interface on the ~~FB2700~~ with a subnet in the same range as the switch. We can use the default 192.168.2.0/24, and this will be accessible from the LAN side.

In order to access the Switch, we'll need to setup an interface on the FireBrick with a subnet in the same range as the switch. We can use the default 192.168.2.0/24, and this will be accessible from the LAN side.

Alternately, we can use a public /30. This will involve a new /30 allocation on Clueless, routed to all the ADSL lines, and on the ~~FB2700~~ a subnet on the WAN interface.

Alternately, we can use a public /30. This will involve a new /30 allocation on Clueless, routed to all the ADSL/FTTC lines, and on the FireBrick a subnet on the WAN interface.

Set the gateway to the FireBrick, then the switch can access things like time server, syslog server etc...

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