Would you like to learn how to configure the OPNsense link aggregation feature? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to configure a LACP link aggregation on OPNsense server.
• OPNsense 19.7
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OPNsense – Link Aggregation Configuration
Open a browser software, enter the IP address of your Opnsense firewall and access web interface.
In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:
• https://192.168.15.11
The opnsense web interface should be presented.
On the prompt screen, enter the OPNsense Default Password login information.
• Username: root
• Password: Password set during OPNsense the installation
After a successful login, you will be sent to the OPNSense Dashboard.
Access the Opnsense Interfaces menu, access the Other types sub-menu and select the LAGG option.
Access the LAGG screen, click on the Add button and perform the following configurations:
• Parent Interfaces – Select 2 interfaces
• LAGG Protocol – LACP
• Description – Optionally enter a description
Click on the Save button to create a Link aggregation interface.
Access the Opnsense Interfaces menu and select the Assigments option.
On the Interface Assignments screen, select the new link aggregation interface and click on the Add button.
Click on the Save button.
In our example, The link aggregation interface was assigned to our OPNsense firewall using the name OPT1.
Access the Opnsense Interfaces menu and select the new interface.
In our example, we selected the OPT1 interface.
On the General Configuration area, perform the following configuration:
• Enable – Yes
• Description – Optionally, you may change the name of the link aggregation interface
• IPv4 Configuration Type – Static IPV4
• IPv6 Configuration Type – None
• Speed and Duplex – Default
On the Static IPv4 Configuration area, perform the following configuration:
• IPv4 Address – Configure the link aggregation interface IP address and netmask
Click on the Save button.
Click on the Apply changes button.
Congratulations! You have finished the OPNsense Link aggregation configuration.
Tutorial – Link Aggregation on Cisco Switch
Now, you need to perform the link aggregation configuration on the Network Switch.
In our example, we are going to show how to perform the link aggregation configuration on a Cisco Catalyst Switch model 2960.
On the prompt screen, enter the administrative login information.
Use the configure terminal command to enter the configuration mode.
On the configuration mode, you need to clear all the configuration from the switch port.
On the configuration mode, add the switch ports to a link aggregation group.
In our example, the switch ports 11 and 12 were configured as members of the link aggregation group 1.
To configure the link aggregation ports, you need to use the following commands.
Congratulations, you finished the Link aggregation configuration on a Cisco Switch.
