• Awful Wi-Fi Speeds

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    @stephenw10 said in Awful Wi-Fi Speeds:

    Backhauling everything over Ethernet is almost always better than mesh if you can do it.

    Backhauling everything over Ethernet is almost always better than mesh if you can do it.

    Fixed that statement for you ;)

  • Change wireless WAN device name from "pfsense" to custom device name.

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    G

    @stephenw10 That makes perfect sense, thank you.

    I realize the tool-tip says exactly that and I should have read more closely.

  • Wireless router not connecting...

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    stephenw10S

    Yes, put them on OPT1. Enable it with a different subnet. Enable DHCP on OPT1. Add appropriate firewall rules to allow or prevent connections as you want.

  • Ubiquiti APs and getting started with wireless on netgate 2100

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    K

    Thank you, everyone. The tips on the controller were helpful and got me going in the right direction. @tgl I will look into MoCA because there is indeed a coax running between the rooms that I need coverage the most. Thanks again!

  • WiFi device not being loaded, not sure how to track down the issue

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    Thank you two. I wasn't able to dig into the iso to try and add the kernel module since neither my Linux or Windows computer wanted to mount it but I had a spare AP I could steal until I can get wiring installed that seems happy to mesh up and act as my WAN port (Unifi U6). They wouldn't do it when I tried to do the same thing a year ago with another computer, but they've either had a firmware update in the meantime or pfsense is smarter than a more normal OS and could work it out. This should be much better than a little m.2 wifi card anyway.

  • Can't get into my Linksys Router IP address

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    JonathanLeeJ

    Create a virtual IP and point it to the interface the router resides on.

  • SSID and VLAN

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    the otherT

    @BlazeStar hey there,
    as @johnpoz already mentioned:

    set up VLANs on switch and pfsense, make sure it is working create new networks with PVID (as set in 1.) on your cloudkey controller software (under networks) create (under wireless networks) your new wlan networks with ssid mapped to network > VLAN1, 2, 3 etc
    Done.
    :)
  • pfSesne and Wireless router AP mode lost connection

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    stephenw10S

    I would certainly do that because it makes accessing the AP much easier. However that shouldn't be require. The AP doesn't need to have an IP address at all. It should still more traffic at layer 2 between WiFi and Ethernet.

  • Are all Access Points with WPA3 equally secure ?

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    GertjanG

    @CharlesT

    If this is a question / you have a doubt :

    Are all Access Points with WPA3 equally secure ?

    Connect to the wifi first.
    Then fire up your favorite VPN, thus rendering the question to oblivion. You'll be using an encryption into an encryption. Even better, when you are visiting https site (any TLS destination) , you'll just added another encryption layer !

  • VIrtualized pfSense (Proxmox) with WiFi - possible?

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    bearhntrB

    @Patch

    Thank you for the clarification.

  • IWLWIFI(4) Driver Question

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    stephenw10S

    @Tantamount said in IWLWIFI(4) Driver Question:

    That wouldn't preclude it from working as a way to tether to a hotspot though, right? I mean in that case it should act as a client connecting to the hotspot device?

    Correct it can run in station mode (as a client) at lower speeds. However as I said above it was removed so you'd need to add it back to use it.

  • Wifi Client m.2

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    stephenw10S

    @Dobby_ said in Wifi Client m.2:

    SparkLan WPEA-127N

    That's a miniPCIe card not m.2 if you need m.2.

    I would look for a ath compatible card though. There are some m.2 cards that will work. They are mostly short, 30mm, cards so you might need an adapter.

  • SG-2100-MAX System crashes with Compex use and 1gbps fiber

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  • Compex WLE200NX and MTU questions

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    Yup, looks that way. So collect some panic strings and backtraces to confirm they are the same, a software problem.

  • Possible

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    @rikazkhan I think you forgot the guide...

  • Wi-Fi: laptop yes, phone no

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    stephenw10S

    The confirms it's a not a hardware issue at least. Which makes sense since the WPA auth should all be in software.

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