The only WIFI NIC I know of that works in the 2100 is the WLE200NX. Most are simply not recognised though.

@Ehall_Pass_Pro maybe by implementing FreeRadius using a unique barcode / QR code on the hall pass as the ID and using radius on the SSID.

In FreeRadius you could also limit the number of simultaneous connections to 1.

You'd just then need to enable / disable the firewall rules associated to the SSID based on the time period.

@provels said in WLE900VX in pfSense 2.7.2?:

(WLE600vx)

I don't expect that work, that's also a .AC NIC.

What are you using that in?

Is that only at the initial connection? Or when it rekeys?

Mmm, it won't be an easy config conversion but you would at least get current code, security fixes etc.

And, yes, the ALIX was/is pretty much indestructible!

https://openwrt.org/toh/pcengines/alix

@stephenw10

Thank you for your reply.

I've purchased GW-R86S-T3 to replace my aging hardware since I'll be getting fiber internet soon and old hardware would not be abble to handle it.

I used Wi-Fi card in my old box as a client to connect to my next door neighbour's AP with whom I have an agreement, to connect to his Wi-Fi in case my main ISP is down.
Esentialy, Wi-Fi acts as a fail-over WAN automatically switching as needed.

I was hoping to replicate the same setup with new hardware. Hopefully, my current hardware will get some support with some future version of pfSense.

How are the VLANs configured in pfSense?

We might need a diagram here.

This doesn't seem like a Wireless question directly.

Steve

@JonathanLee said in Compex WLE200NX card Heat Sinks:

I think this one overheated….

IMG_0093.jpeg
(T-800 brain cpu)

It looks amazing with the copper heat sink….

😂 👍 😂

@nemtsov

Yes, your screen captures show it is not getting an IP

However, when the broadcast goes out on the wan - what is it (em0) virtually connected to ?
show the section of the VirtualBox settings similar to that I am showing above. the adapters.

Then ask yourself is there a DHCP Server on that Adapter that can answer the call.
if nothing is seeing the broadcast, nothing can answer = No IP

Even with the pfSense box started and from the screen shown, you should be able to connect to the pfsense web interface from a machine in the virtual network 192.168.1. /24
That won't be an issue.

What IP range is the host machine in?

Wireless client isolation is a layer 2 function on the access point itself.

@IBP said in How do you set up new Parent Interfaces on pfSense:

WAX615-100EUS

That's an external Access Point not a wireless NIC. You would only see that error if you're trying to create a wifi interface within pfSense. Like you have put a WIFI PCIe cxard in the 2100 dircetly and are creating virtual access points on it. Unless you have that you should not use the Wireless Interface tab at all.

What exactly are you trying to do?

@SteveITS thanks for the quick response on both fronts.

@stephenw10 I originally didn't think it would work. But it does. It's amazing.

Maybe. 🤞

Exactly. To do it with one card you would need to find a card that had two complete sets of hardware on it. I'm not sure such a card exists but if it does it's probably far far more expensive. Hence my '100x' guess. Regular single radio cards can be had for <$5.

Yes, though not as an access point.

@NollipfSense I bet in the future we will dock only our smartphones to a KDM at work and will no longer use WiFi. A VM for work boots like Windows 11 and undock and it shuts down. If you go to a different company they delete the VM.

https://forum.netgate.com/topic/183787/s0lved-squidguard-and-wireless-printer

Maybe add a DNS resolver for it also??

@stephenw10 PR created: BSSID entry on Network-Specific Wireless Configuration of Interfaces #14960

I wouldn't expect to have to make any other change there. You might try restarting Freeradius to be sure though.