No, it is not. The result is that it breaks IPv6 on local VLANs: clients
receive multiple prefixes on local VLANs.

Jake Snyder schreef op 18/03/15 om 17:51:
> Leaking of RAs between VLANS is expected behavior as RA are
> multicast.  Because the 802.11 protocol sends multicast traffic as
> broadcast over the air and every device on a BSSID shares the same
> group key for encryption, any client can decode any multicast packet,
> including RAs not on the same VLAN.  Again, this is expected
> behavior.  The solution to this is to use multicast to unicast
> conversion for the RA, however i've never done this in a flexconnect
> deployment.
>
> This is also important in IPv4 deployments where you need to secure
> who can gain access to a multicast stream.
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Frans Panken
> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     We use FlexConnect in both central and local switched mode (v
>     8.110.6).
>     We use a single SSID and distinguish various user groups,
>     differentiated
>     by Radius and mapped on different VLANs.
>     We observe that VLANs leak traffic to other VLANs. This is in
>     particular
>     very undesired with IPv6, where router adverstisements from one
>     VLAN is
>     broadcast to other VLANs (this also happens on IPv4, e.g., with
>     ARP and
>     other broadcast traffic). Even VLANs that are only centrally
>     accessible
>     leak traffic to local VLANs.
>
>     This is a security issue that in my oppinion does not receive the
>     desired attention.
>
>     Frans
>
>
>
>     Watters, John schreef op 18/03/15 om 07:29:
>     > Please post any results you have if/when try expand FlexConnect
>     to your entire campus. It looks like you are close to our size (we
>     now have about 125 buildings & about 38K students plus about 4K
>     faculty/staff).
>     >
>     > Thanks.
>     >
>     > Sent from my iPhone
>     >
>     >> On Mar 17, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Hector J Rios <[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> I've not performed tests to that scale yet. Plus we are only
>     considering this for our ResHalls, of which we have 21 buildings only.
>     >>
>     >> -Hector
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> -----Original Message-----
>     >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
>     [mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Watters,
>     John
>     >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 11:55 AM
>     >> To: [email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>     >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ResHall Wireless - FlexConnect
>     >>
>     >> We played with FlexConnect for a number of months but still
>     could not get what we needed it to do on a consistent basis.
>     Essentially we wanted FlexConnect to drop users into their
>     building VLAN so they would be able to easily interact with the
>     same devices that the wired connections in the buildings could
>     see. As I'm sure you know, this also resolves many of the Apple,
>     Chromecast, etc., problems.
>     >>
>     >> We did have one caveat though that we just couldn't get past --
>     we wanted to drop faculty/staff into one VLAN and students into
>     another (we can easily return the proper VLAN for a particular
>     client in a particular building from Radius server - FreeRadius
>     with a call to our LDAP server for info) but  we also need to send
>     everything else back to the controller for central switching
>     (e.g., police connections, special bar-code scanners that roam and
>     serve to identify a user, but not being used for client traffic,
>     for example, to give out free flu shots to eligible folks or let
>     folks into a sporting event). We just couldn't get past having
>     95+% locally switched and the remainder centrally switched for
>     over 200 buildings many with now over 100 APs each without using
>     FlecConnect groups which are limited to numbers way too small for
>     our campus.
>     >>
>     >> We can even live comfortably without roaming between buildings.
>     MOst folks are not used to being able to roam between buildings
>     downtown or many cannot roam between apartments off campus.
>     >>
>     >> How did you get around the FlexConnect group problem?
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> ==========================
>     >> -jcw
>     >> ________________________________
>     >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
>     [[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>] on behalf of Hector J
>     Rios [[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>]
>     >> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 9:27 AM
>     >> To: [email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>     >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ResHall Wireless
>     >>
>     >> I tested FlexConnect on 8.0.110.0. Here are my observations:
>     >>
>     >> *Great alternative to switch data locally (obviously) *No AVC
>     Support *When controller is down, AP goes into standalone more.
>     Must make sure that AP is not able to reach any other controller
>     you don't want. This was fixed with an ACL.
>     >> *Client details page does not show client IPv6 address. Client
>     still gets IPv6 address. (PRIME does show it if you run a report).
>     >> *Client details page does not show VLAN ID.
>     >> *Putting AP in FlexConnect mode does not require reboot (Cool!)
>     *No IPv6 ACL support
>     >>
>     >> More testing to do, but so far so good.
>     >>
>     >> -Hector
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
>     [mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Hector J
>     Rios
>     >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 11:13 PM
>     >> To: [email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>
>     >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ResHall Wireless
>     >>
>     >> We use Cisco's wireless solution with WiSM2s and a variety of
>     WAPs. We actually implemented the guest anchor controller solution
>     last year with dual controllers (WLC2504) and we've been happy.
>     >>
>     >> I like Britton's idea of using FlexConnect at the dorms to
>     switch the student data locally. However, I believe there are some
>     limitations that would keep us from using it such as no support
>     for AVC, and some limitations on IPv6.
>     >>
>     >> -Hector
>     >>
>     >> From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv
>     [mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Osborne,
>     Bruce W (Network Services)
>     >> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2015 7:42 AM
>     >> To: [email protected]
>     
> <mailto:[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]
>     <mailto:[email protected]>>
>     >> Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] ResHall Wireless
>     >>
>     >> Hector,
>     >>
>     >> You do not say what wireless solution you are using. Let me
>     assume a Cisco or Aruba controller based solution. You can have
>     vlans from your controller tunnel to an anchor controller in a
>     DMZ.  Use 802.1X authentication based on AD groups.
>     >>
>     >> This solution permits controlled internal access and, if you
>     desire, unfiltered Internet access. Until recently, we did
>     something similar with our open Guest wireless network on our
>     Aruba system. We now use a different solution for this.
>     >>
>     >> The anchor controller idea was based on Cisco wireless training
>     several years ago. At that time, it was their recommended guest
>     solution.
>     >>
>     >> Bruce Osborne
>     >> Wireless Engineer
>     >> IT Infrastructure & Media Solutions
>     >>
>     >> (434) 592-4229 <tel:%28434%29%20592-4229>
>     >>
>     >> LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
>     >> Training Champions for Christ since 1971
>     >>
>     >> From: Hector J Rios [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>]
>     >> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 9:48 AM
>     >> Subject: ResHall Wireless
>     >>
>     >> I'm wondering how many of you treat the wireless in the
>     ResHalls differently from the wireless on the rest of your campus.
>     In terms of geography, we have 21 ResHalls that are in the
>     perimeter of our campus. Some of these buildings are next to
>     academic or administrative buildings. Eduroam is our main SSID.
>     So, for the longest time it has only made sense to broadcast
>     eduroam everywhere. Now, on the wired side of the house, our
>     ResHalls have a dedicated connection that gives them direct,
>     non-firewall access to the internet (for access to campus
>     resources, a student must VPN). This came about as a request from
>     the students to have more freedom in their residence. Makes sense.
>     But wireless is different as it goes through our campus core,
>     traverses our perimeter firewall, and goes out our main internet
>     connection.
>     >>
>     >> I've struggled to find an alternative solution to this. We
>     recognize that students in ResHalls are different in the sense
>     that they pay for a place to live and should get an internet
>     service that is similar to their home service. However, any
>     alternatives that we have considered (separate SSID, dynamic VLAN
>     assignment, user groups) just seem to complicate the setup.
>     >>
>     >> Any good ideas out there or creative ways in which you have
>     tackled this challenge?
>     >>
>     >> Thanks,
>     >>
>     >> Hector Rios, CCNP, CCA
>     >> Assistant Director, Network Engineering
>     >> Dept. of Networking and Infrastructure
>     >> Information Technology Services
>     >> Louisiana State University
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