Extend Network to other factory
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Hi Hoba,
Thanks for the reply. What do you mean by a transfer network? Sorry if it sounds stupid to ask.Beau
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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.
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Should i use adhoc connection or AP and Infrastrucure?
Thanks,
Beau -
I would go with AP at one end and infrastructure at the other end.
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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 -
The second pfSense has to be set to mode "infrastructure" with the same channels/ssid/encryption/… .
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great - thanks. I got it working.
:)
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For future reference: http://wiki.pfsense.com/wikka.php?wakka=Wireless
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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
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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 -
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".
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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
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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