Connecting a physical interface to a software switch

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May 1, 2021
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I have a physical interface which is also my dhcp server. I would like to configure a software switch and set one of its port as dhcp client (4 ports). Is it possible to config it? and how to do it? FortiGate 1100E v6.2.3 build5401 (GA)

Toshi_Esumi

SuperUser

As you can understand when you configure a soft-switch, once it's configured, you can't configure any member interface separately any more. They're now just one interface.

yanafigAuthor

New Member

This is what I want to do..

Port 1-2 (my dhcp server) (link aggregate)

Port 3-4 (my software switch)

I would like my software switch to get an ip address (dhcp client) from port1-2 (dhcp server), and connect an end device to my software switch (port 3-4) so that my end device will get an ip address from my dhcp server. Is this possible?

Toshi_Esumi

SuperUser

You can not have two interfaces "port1" and "soft-switch" in the same subnet on one router(FortiGate). I don't know why you need to do that but only way I can see is to separate them in two VDOMs (two routers).

yanafigAuthor

New Member

toshiesumi wrote:
As you can understand when you configure a soft-switch, once it's configured, you can't configure any member interface separately any more. They're now just one interface.

This is what I want to do..

Port 1-2 (my dhcp server) (link aggregate)

Port 3-4 (my software switch)

I would like my software switch to get an ip address (dhcp client) from port1-2 (dhcp server), and connect an end device to my software switch (port 3-4) so that my end device will get an ip address from my dhcp server. Is this possible?

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