Hello,

Very short story -

My 84yo mother lives alone in the middle of nowhere, with some "barely-there" internet connection options, and a variety of buildings on some sprawling wooded property.  I spend a bunch of time trying to keep her networked and online (lots of home automation as well.)  I have a mostly working setup with 2 LTE modems and a Starlink as backup/supplemental Internet.

The problem -

There is something very wrong with access points I've placed outside, and I'm 99% sure it's because I've set up some fancy shamcy VLAN stuff in order to have all these pieces parts connected together from outbuildings to her house. DHCP frequently fails for clients connected to the outside access points.  Come inside, no issues.  The access points are all controlled over Omada, so configuration is very consistent.

If you happen to actually understand this 802.1Q and PVID stuff and would be willing to look at some screenshots of my setup (after I describe what it's supposed to do), please let me know.  I thought I had it all figured out, and it mosssstly works but... not quite...so close.  Am at my wits end and feeling like an idiot.  

Thanks much,

John