Extend Network to other factory

bean79au · Jan 17, 2007, 10:38 AM

Hi Hoba,
Thanks for the reply. What do you mean by a transfer network? Sorry if it sounds stupid to ask.

Beau

hoba · Jan 17, 2007, 11:44 AM

Some kind of in your setup unused network like pfSense1 wireless interface is 172.16.0.1/24 and pfSense2 wireless interface is 172.16.0.2/24, gw 172.16.0.1. This way you won't have any broadcasts on the wireless link eating bandwidth.

This transfer net will only be seen in traceroutes.

bean79au · Jan 17, 2007, 12:09 PM

Should i use adhoc connection or AP and Infrastrucure?

Thanks,
Beau

hoba · Jan 17, 2007, 12:15 PM

I would go with AP at one end and infrastructure at the other end.

tag · Jan 23, 2007, 12:35 PM

Hi,

I am also trying to setup a similar configuration, but my question is how do I get the one pfsense1 wireless to connect to pfsense2's wireless.

I have pfsense2 as a wireless AP, but how do I setup pfsense1 to conenct to that AP?

Thanks
Tonino

hoba · Jan 23, 2007, 7:49 PM

The second pfSense has to be set to mode "infrastructure" with the same channels/ssid/encryption/… .

tag · Jan 24, 2007, 5:40 AM

great - thanks. I got it working.

:)

lsf · Jan 24, 2007, 5:53 AM

For future reference: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=Wireless

bean79au · Feb 2, 2007, 10:39 PM

Hi all,
I have tried this setup. I have set it all up in one room at the moment with 2 computers. I have set 1 as an AP and the other as infrastructure. However for some reason when i go to status/wireless it wont show the AP but it will show our AP for our internet connection. If i scan for AP's using my laptop it will show both the Internet AP and the PF AP. They are both on different channels.
Any help please?

Beau

bean79au · Feb 3, 2007, 11:46 AM

Ok,
I can see the Infrastructure PF box from the PF AP and it even show the wireless ip of the INF PF in the ARP tables, i have created the rules any,any,any for both the lan and the wireless on both box and i cannot ping the other box from the AP.
Beau

hoba · Feb 3, 2007, 4:39 PM

Make sure you have all needed routes in place and you did shut down natting where needed. You also need to uncheck interfaces>wan "block private IP Ranges".

bean79au · Feb 10, 2007, 12:58 AM

Hi Hoba,
Sorry to be a pain again (i am new to this) i still cannot get this to work for some reason, i cannot even ping between the 2 pfsense units. With the rules do i set them in the NAT page or in Firewall/Rules page? And with the static routes what would the Gateway be?

Thanks,

Beau

hchady · Feb 13, 2007, 9:32 AM

the simpler way is to buy 2 access points that are WDS or bridges capable (like buffalo WHR-HP-G54), once wireless link is configured by wds for example, you just need to connect them to each part of your network

Chady