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VLAN Subinterface (802.1q)

This example configures a VLAN subinterface (IEEE 802.1q):

  • rename the base interface to trunk
  • set the base interface link to up
  • create a VLAN subinterface for VLAN ID 42
  • set the subinterface link state to up
  • add an ipv4 address on the subinterface

ifstate

interfaces:
- name: trunk
  link:
    kind: physical
    address: 8c:16:45:dc:b1:ad
    state: up
- name: outside
  addresses:
    - 192.0.2.1/24
  link:
    kind: vlan
    link: trunk
    vlan_id: 42
    state: up

manually

ip link dev eth0 set down
ip link set dev eth0 name trunk up
ip link add name outside link trunk type vlan id 42
ip link set dev outside up
ip address add 192.0.2.1/24 dev outside