SoftEther VPN Bridge fails to forward VLAN IDs
Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:51 pm
Using latest version, configure a HUB using the VPN Server and define a user with a VLAN ID.
Create a bridge from that HUB to any local NIC.
Login to the VPN server using the Client.
View the sessions via "Manage Sessions".
The VLAN ID is shown for the user but the Bridge has no VLAN shown; appears as "-".
When using wireshark; it is clear that the Bridge does not forward the VLAN IDs.
This is a major flaw in the bridging.
I have tested this using Intel, Broadcom, and other NICs. As well, I've tested using Windows 7, 8.1, and Windows 2012 R2, as well as in a Hyper-V image (W7 or Windows 2012 R2).
The goal would be to forward VLAN IDs through the Bridge to the NIC to allow VLANs to be used on VLAN networks accessible by the NIC.
The documentation appears to imply that it is supposed to do this (shows a picture where all the bridges show VLAN IDs instead of "-") but in excessive testing I've never seen a bridge connection show a VLAN id.
Can anyone help me on this?
It appears the only way to use VLANs in SoftEther is by having multiple clients access a hub with the same vlan id. That seems quite limiting. They can talk to each other but cannot talk to through the VPN Server's local NIC.
Create a bridge from that HUB to any local NIC.
Login to the VPN server using the Client.
View the sessions via "Manage Sessions".
The VLAN ID is shown for the user but the Bridge has no VLAN shown; appears as "-".
When using wireshark; it is clear that the Bridge does not forward the VLAN IDs.
This is a major flaw in the bridging.
I have tested this using Intel, Broadcom, and other NICs. As well, I've tested using Windows 7, 8.1, and Windows 2012 R2, as well as in a Hyper-V image (W7 or Windows 2012 R2).
The goal would be to forward VLAN IDs through the Bridge to the NIC to allow VLANs to be used on VLAN networks accessible by the NIC.
The documentation appears to imply that it is supposed to do this (shows a picture where all the bridges show VLAN IDs instead of "-") but in excessive testing I've never seen a bridge connection show a VLAN id.
Can anyone help me on this?
It appears the only way to use VLANs in SoftEther is by having multiple clients access a hub with the same vlan id. That seems quite limiting. They can talk to each other but cannot talk to through the VPN Server's local NIC.