Bridge ports for LAN use

Jack,

make sure ping is allowed inside the Administration > Device Access.

Thanks

what about accessing the device? So on the XG firewalls in port 3 or 4 I have printers installed at each location. I cannot access the printers when the ports are bridged. Is there something I am missing?

what about accessing the device? So on the XG firewalls in port 3 or 4 I have printers installed at each location. I cannot access the printers when the ports are bridged. Is there something I am missing?

ping is allow on the LAN 

Jack,

ping should work.

For the rest of the traffic, make sure to create a LAN to LAN Firewall rule.

Anyway, why  you are bridging 3 interfaces? What is your goal? A network diagram could help!

Thanks

HI Jack, 

As per Luk's suggestion, LAN to LAN traffic should be created to allow the traffic between the two Zones.  Additionally, you may also check your Ping Traffic on the XG device.  Go to console and select option 4. 

Console > tcpdump 'host x.x.x.x and icmp 

where x.x.x.x is the host address of the system you are pinging to/from

I have a network printer and another network device in small offices. I do not have switches in these offices so I need to use port 3 and 4 on the LAN. here is a diagram

Hello Jack, 

Could you check the packet flow on the device ?

It works fine with the sonicwall wall. I dont understand if I bridge the interfaces why can I access devices in those ports. 

Jack,

are the ports already assigned to other zone?

Can you try using only 2 ports and see if it works?

Thanks

I went through something similar. bridging 1,3,4 for LAN so single person remote offices could plug their network printer in without needing a switch.  I finally figured out that a LAN-to-LAN rule was needed for any communications between the ports.  This is not something I've seen in other firewalls.  If they're truly bridged this would seem unnecessary.  it would also suggest there'd be considerably less than gigabit switching speed between ports (not that I need that for printing) if traffic is running through the firewall function.