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

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        tag
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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

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

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            tag
            last edited by

            great - thanks.  I got it working.

            :)

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

              -lsf

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                bean79au
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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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                  bean79au
                  last edited by

                  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

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                    hoba
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                    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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                      bean79au
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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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                        hchady
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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

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