WiFi interface with double NAT issue
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Hello community, newbie here, at least with limited networking knowledge.
I'm using pfSense (under Proxmox) + Netgear ORBI WiFi in AP Mode, and everything works perfect. Now, ORBI RBK850 is able to use LACP 802.3ad (WAN+LAN) and I tried to enable it. Unfortunately such setting is supported only with ORBI in router mode. Enabling the LACP on Proxmox, as I already did for GREEN network, everything works perfect except for the fact that ORBI, used as router, enable NAT as any routers do.
So, my situation now is the following. All WiFi devices get 192.168.3.x IP and they are able to surf internet without any issue. Problem is that, as expected, PfSense gets ALL connections with 192.168.2.2 and that's bad for me, because I need to have the original IP to be able to apply specific rules on WiFi interfaces. To be more clear, I have several WiFi lamps/ceiling lights handled by Home Assistand in GREEN network (192.168.10.x). Home Assistant expects different IP for each lamps to be able to map it. But because of Wifi NAT it gets only 192.168.2.2 from all WiFi devices.
I cannot figure out I can have back all the single WiFi IP to be able to identify in proxmox the single devices.
Any clue?Thank you
Lucas -
No easy way to do that if the Orbi is in router mode. Is the LACP really helping much?
You'd have to do some sort of layer2 tunneling perhaps. What tunneling and bridging capabilities does the Orbi have?
Steve
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@stephenw10 said in WiFi interface with double NAT issue:
No easy way to do that if the Orbi is in router mode. Is the LACP really helping much?
You'd have to do some sort of layer2 tunneling perhaps. What tunneling and bridging capabilities does the Orbi have?Teorically I should increase the speed of my WiFi 6. Since I have several media servers connected via WiFi (e.g. Fire Cube 3rd gen or Fire Stick 4K Max, or nvidia shields). Indeed I tried with ORBI in router mode and I got almost 170/180 Mbits while in AP mode I got 100 Mbits. This is from my first test, but as I wrote I had to revert back otherwise I'm not able to switch on/off my home WiFi lights since they're controlled by Home Assistant and shelly. This because shelly and lamps will be presentes all with 192.168.2.2
Regarding tunneling and bridging I believe ORBI cannot be handle them, it have just a few basic routing settings.
At this point I believe I'll remain with ORBI in AP mode, or post in ORBI forum, but there will be no support for sure.
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Yeah, I would definitely use access point mode.
And LACP lagg there should not do anything much until you exceed the single links speed at 941Mbps. Assuming Gigabit. Even with wifi6 it's hard to reach that over wifi. Also it only helps with multiple connections sharing that. A single connection is still limited to one link.
Steve
