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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      nathan715
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      I'm using, an iPod , I ment that my iPod touch could not connect to the Wifi it will just sit there trying but it gives up, as for the console I thought it would have shown me similar errors as to before, about the tweaks, I could have read it wrong but it seemed like you had to do that only if you had the 2 adapters,

      @wallabybob:

      It might be better use of your time to abandon your current WiFi NIC and try another.
      The W311U and WN321G (and other devices using the Ralink RT3020 chipset or similar) require a small tweak to work correctly if present at system startup: add the line

      runfw_load="YES"

      to /boot/loader.conf.local.

      Correct me if I'm wrong, I could have misunderstood the sentence as I am very tired,

      I have found the Firewall Rules, but it is unclear to me as to what I should choose for the settings, could you give me a generic setting so that it will have "open access"

      Thanks

      Nathan

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        wallabybob
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        Forget the loader.conf.local tweak. It applies only to USB devices with particular Ralink chipsets.

        @nathan715:

        I'm using, an iPod , I ment that my iPod touch could not connect to the Wifi

        OK step by step:
        1. Is DHCP server enabled on the WiFi interface?
        2. Do you see a DHCPDISCOVER from your iPod (did you mean iPad? I though iPods were portable music players) in the DHCP server log - see Status -> System Logs, click on DHCP tab.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          IPod touch is like an iPhone with no phone. It has wifi.  ;)

          Steve

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            nathan715
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            Right is what you are steve, Bob, I have now enabled the DHCP server after a hunt for it, the only thing is,
            is that I can't think the appropriate I.P addresses for the range, I chose 192.168.1.132 > 192.168.1.134
            but I get an error saying "The specified range lies outside of the current subnet." The subnet is 192.168.1.135

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              wallabybob
              last edited by

              @nathan715:

              I have now enabled the DHCP server after a hunt for it, the only thing is,
              is that I can't think the appropriate I.P addresses for the range, I chose 192.168.1.132 > 192.168.1.134
              but I get an error saying "The specified range lies outside of the current subnet." The subnet is 192.168.1.135

              Please provide the output from pfSense shell command```

              /etc/rc.banner

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                nathan715
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                WAN (wan)      -> fxp0          -> v4/DHCP4: 192.168.1.121/24
                LAN (lan)        -> xl0            -> v4: 192.168.1.126/32
                WIFI (opt1)    -> ath0_wlan0  -> v4: 192.168.1.135/32

                Well by looking at that I think the bottom two are on the same subnet, is that the problem ?

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                  wallabybob
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                  @nathan715:

                  WAN (wan)       -> fxp0          -> v4/DHCP4: 192.168.1.121/24
                  LAN (lan)         -> xl0             -> v4: 192.168.1.126/32
                  WIFI (opt1)     -> ath0_wlan0  -> v4: 192.168.1.135/32

                  Well by looking at that I think the bottom two are on the same subnet, is that the problem ?

                  You are catching on.

                  It is a problem that all three interfaces are on the same subnet.

                  It is a problem that LAN and WIFI interfaces have 32 bit network masks.

                  I suggest you reassign LAN to be 192.168.4.1/24 and WIFI to be 192.168.8.1/24 then on WiFi you could enable DHCP with a range of (say) 192.168.8.65 to 192.168.8.126.

                  With the change in LAN IP address you will need to make a corresponding change in the IP address of the system you use to access the pfSense web GUI, say change it to 192.168.4.2.

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                    nathan715
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                    What you have suggested worked fine, I'm sure you thought it would to, if I didn't screw it up lol,
                    I have connected fine with my iPod Touch, I just can't access anything, Should I try the firewall rule ? that's the only other thing that has been spoken of so I think I need to try that, I'm just not sure how I'm going to accomplish that, as in I have no idea what to choose for the settings,

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                      wallabybob
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                      @nathan715:

                      What you have suggested worked fine,

                      Great.

                      @nathan715:

                      I have connected fine with my iPod Touch, I just can't access anything, Should I try the firewall rule ?

                      Yes. Stephenw10 posted details in an earlier reply:
                      @stephenw10:

                      Your rule should be something like:
                      Protocol: any
                      Source: any
                      Destination: any
                      Port: any

                      After adding the rule you will need to reset firewall states (see web GUI Diagnostics -> States, click on Reset states tab then click Reset States button). Then check you can access the Internet over the WiFi link. (Default configuration for the firewall is LAN can access everything, access through other interfaces is blocked.)

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                        nathan715
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                        Well, It works, after a hard fight, we won, lol,

                        Thanks to Bob and Steve, You guys were a great help,

                        Nathan

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                          wallabybob
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                          @nathan715:

                          Well, It works, after a hard fight, we won, lol,

                          Great, thanks for reporting back.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by

                            Good result, persistence pays off.  ;)
                            I suggested that very open firewall rule for testing. You may want to replace it with a more restrictive rule later.

                            Steve

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                              nathan715
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                              I don't think I'll need to all I am using this for is taking a wired connection and making it wireless, the only thing that is on that network is my iPod, the rest of the house is separate networks and my dad's got it all figured out, so security isn't a big deal for me, well not for the specific project,

                              Thanks
                              Nathan

                              I'm glad I didn't kick the piece of **** lol

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