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pierob
pierob
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June 14, 2020
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Impossible to "switch mode to interface mode"

  • June 14, 2020
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I have a Fortiwifi 50E and i want to switch to interface mode (i need to setup individual ports). I have searched on this forum and tried all the suggestions found but i always get:

command parse error before 'internal-switch-mode' Command fail. Return code -61

 

I reset to factory settings the device and deleted every reference to "Internal" interface (purged firewall policy, dhcp server...) but i get always the same error.

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    Toshi_Esumi
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    Toshi_Esumi
    SuperUser
    June 14, 2020

    What version of fortios are you running? I thought that command doesn't exist any more. Likelyhood is your 50E is already running interface mode but using "hard-switch" called "lan" under "config sys virtual-switch". Then you just need to remove the port you want to use separately from "lan" hard-switch.

    pierob
    pierobAuthor
    New Member
    June 14, 2020

    Version is: v5.4.3,build1111 (GA)

    Yes "lan" is  physical-switch "sw0" and include all ports. I have removed lan1 from "lan" and now i see the phisical interface. Thank you so much.

    ede_pfau
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    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    June 15, 2020

    just for the reference, in later versions ports can be included/excluded in the GUI in Network>Interfaces>Internal (in this case). Additionally, all ports belonging to a switch will be highlighted if you click just one in the diagram.

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