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    pfSesne and Wireless router AP mode lost connection

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      Antibiotic @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 The problem still exist, I have reboot my pfSesne without rebooting AP router. DNS correct:

      Screenshot 2024-07-01 180025.png Screenshot 2024-07-01 180058.png

      But cannot surfing internet, only after rebooting AP router the problem disappears. What is wrong?

      pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
      CPU: Intel N100
      NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
      RAM : 16 GB DDR5
      Disk: 128 GB NVMe
      Brgds, Archi

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Can the client ping 8.8.8.8 or 192.168.20.1?

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          Antibiotic @stephenw10
          last edited by Antibiotic

          @stephenw10 Yes
          Screenshot 2024-07-01 185633.png

          pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
          CPU: Intel N100
          NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
          RAM : 16 GB DDR5
          Disk: 128 GB NVMe
          Brgds, Archi

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Can you resolve something directly?: host google.com

            Next thing would be to check for states on port 53 whilst doing that. If you see no states on the ASUS interface (and no blocked traffic) then it appears your AP is blocking DNS traffic.

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              Antibiotic @stephenw10
              last edited by

              @stephenw10 said in pfSesne and Wireless router AP mode lost connection:

              then it appears your AP is blocking DNS traffic

              Could be this buggy router firmware?

              pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
              CPU: Intel N100
              NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
              RAM : 16 GB DDR5
              Disk: 128 GB NVMe
              Brgds, Archi

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Yes. Check to see if those DNS requests are arriving at pfSense to be sure.

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                  Antibiotic @stephenw10
                  last edited by Antibiotic

                  @stephenw10 I have in AP router basic config this settings:
                  Screenshot 2024-07-01 191841.png

                  Could be this wrong?
                  Should me set to some public resolvers?

                  pfSense plus 24.11 on Topton mini PC
                  CPU: Intel N100
                  NIC: Intel i-226v 4 pcs
                  RAM : 16 GB DDR5
                  Disk: 128 GB NVMe
                  Brgds, Archi

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    That looks like a diagnostic screen in the AP firmware? That tells you nothing really. The settings the AP itself uses should not affect traffic from connected clients at all.

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                      sandbox
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                      Did you give the AP a static IP? Without a static IP you might have an issue getting back to it. Just a guess.

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by stephenw10

                        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.

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