Complete newbie - set up guidance please
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Yes, that^
The easiest way to get started is using double NAT (2 routers). To do that just choose a different subnet for the pfSense LAN like 192.168.10.1.24 as @Gertjan suggested.It's better to avoid double NAT by using the wifi as a pure access point but be aware some of those wifi mesh devices cannot operate like that whilst operating as a mesh. I'm unsure if Orbi is one of those.
Steve
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@stephenw10
Changing the LAN subnet with a bunch of devices with static IPs will take some work time.
Would be easier to change the existing routers LAN IP and take over the old IP to pfSense. -
@viragomann
Yep : Replace DreyTek by pfSense == both use a 192.168.1.1/24 as their LAN so no changes needed on the LAN side for pfSense. -
@viragomann said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
bunch of devices with static IPs will take some work time.
Which is why you don't do that ;) Why were your devices static before. If you want a device to have specific IP, then you set that in your dhcp server to always give that device that IP via a reservation.
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@gertjan said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
@viragomann
Yep : Replace DreyTek by pfSense == both use a 192.168.1.1/24 as their LAN so no changes needed on the LAN side for pfSense.I'm not using the Dreytek any more.
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@gertjan said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
You'll will discover that you don't want a modem <=> router <=> router <=> [LAN] setup.
It can be done of course.
Set the WAN to "dhcp" (this is the default) - and change the LAN network to 192.168.10.1/24 and adapt the DHCP LAN server settings accordingly. Done.There's an option to use the ORBI as AP only, so if I do that, and set the LAN on pfsense to the default of 192.168.1.1.
Obvs I'll need to change the IP address of the ORBI to something available on the subnet, but we should be good to go with this I think.
Thanks for taking the time to reply (everyone!)
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@gertjan said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
Set the WAN to "dhcp" (this is the default) - and change the LAN network to 192.168.10.1/24 and adapt the DHCP LAN server settings accordingly. Done.
If I use the Orbi as AP, then I guess this bit is redundant?
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@tymh said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
There's an option to use the ORBI as AP only, so if I do that, and set the LAN on pfsense to the default of 192.168.1.1.
Set it up using, for example, 192168.1.2, network 255.255.255.0, gateway and DNS 192.1268.1.1 and you'll be fine.
Check with the pfSense DHCP LAN server that this "192.168.1.2" is outside the pool, as it is already 'used'.
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@tymh said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
Obviously I need to put pfsense in between the modem and the router,
Why would you need both pfsense and another router?
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@jknott said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
@tymh said in Complete newbie - set up guidance please:
Obviously I need to put pfsense in between the modem and the router,
Why would you need both pfsense and another router?
Now I know more about this, it would be using the Orbi as an AP rather than a router.
