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      firefox
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      I still can not connect the cell phone to pfsense

      I tried all sorts of options but I'm not getting on with it
      I thank you for help

      The ip I get from the mobile is 192.168.43.11

      pfsense has two lan
      192.168.0.1 the dhcp handing out addresses from 1 to 99
      192.168.2.1 the dhcp handing out addresses from 1 to 99

      Occasionally it works
      And connects for a few seconds

      But when it happens
      These services stop working off and on
      apinger
      dhcpd
      dnsmasq
      ntpd
      squid
      avahi

      What is two options bottom of the page

      How I do it

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        firefox
        last edited by

        Please little help here

        How to make it work

        It works for a few seconds and falls

        And on the way drops with it other things

        Why Some services stop working intermittently

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          firefox
          last edited by

          one more try
          anybody

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            gjaltemba
            last edited by

            It may help if you stated which hotspot you are running on your cell phone?

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              firefox
              last edited by

              There is only one option
              Activation of an hotspot
              And this is it
              The rest of this option
              What is the name of the hot spot
              And password

              The Cell Phone is Samsung Galaxy 3

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                gjaltemba
                last edited by

                You need to be running a hotspot on your Samsung Galaxy 3 for pfsense to connect to. Are you?

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                  firefox
                  last edited by

                  Yes
                  I do it

                  As I wrote it work
                  But without success

                  This Disconnect after a few seconds
                  And some processes stop working intermittently

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                    gjaltemba
                    last edited by

                    As a test, are you able to connect to the hotspot on your phone with a notebook or some other method successfully?

                    Does your carrier allow you to run a hotspot on your phone?

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                      firefox
                      last edited by

                      Yes I can connect to the phone with a laptop

                      And the operator does not have any problem with it

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                        gjaltemba
                        last edited by

                        As a test, what happens if you assign your wireless to WAN interface?

                        Do you see the phone SSID in Status, Wireless?

                        What is displayed in Status, Interfaces?

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                          firefox
                          last edited by

                          As a test, what happens if you assign your wireless to WAN interface?

                          The ip I get from the mobile is 192.168.43.11

                          pfsense has two lan
                          192.168.0.1 the dhcp handing out addresses from 1 to 99
                          192.168.2.1 the dhcp handing out addresses from 1 to 99

                          Occasionally it works
                          And connects for a few seconds

                          But when it happens
                          These services stop working off and on
                          apinger
                          dhcpd
                          dnsmasq
                          ntpd
                          squid
                          avahi

                          In addition I see the ip of the phone  in the list of the Gateways
                          and it "on line"

                          Do you see the phone SSID in Status, Wireless?

                          yes

                          What is displayed in Status, Interfaces?

                          Status up
                          ssid = the name of the phone
                          Channel 12

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                            gjaltemba
                            last edited by

                            So the results are the same whether the wireless is assigned to WAN or WAN2?

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                              firefox
                              last edited by

                              I did not notice you asked to connect the wan 1

                              wan one is wired network card

                              There are no options that there is in wan2

                              I have attached two pictures of the interface wan1
                              And interface wan2

                              home.plex_-Interfaces_WAN1-_2014-05-19_08.02.46.png
                              home.plex_-Interfaces_WAN1-_2014-05-19_08.02.46.png_thumb
                              home.plex_-Interfaces_WAN2-_2014-05-19_08.03.40.png
                              home.plex_-Interfaces_WAN2-_2014-05-19_08.03.40.png_thumb

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                                gjaltemba
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                                As a test, assign the wireless to WAN1 using Interfaces (assign) menu. Switch network port for WAN1 and WAN2 and save. Configure wireless for WAN1 using Interfaces, WAN1 menu. It may be helpful to power off/on the machine before re-configuration of wireless  to ensure a fresh start.

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                                  firefox
                                  last edited by

                                  It does not work at all

                                  Now for some reason
                                  I went into the settings of wan 2
                                  I do not have an option to save
                                  I keep getting a message

                                  You have to reassign the interface to be able to configure as dhcp.
                                  
                                  You have to reassign the interface to be able to configure as none.
                                  

                                  I tried to do it as well as you said
                                  I changed the interfaces
                                  But it did not matter
                                  I get the same message

                                  I tried it on version 2.0.3

                                  Since then I upgraded the version
                                  And not I dealt with it
                                  I do not have smartphone
                                  Now I have a smartphone for a few days
                                  So I am trying

                                  Can be the current version 2.1.3
                                  It is impossible ?

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                                    firefox
                                    last edited by

                                    All I'm trying
                                    You can not save
                                    I get the error message

                                    You have to reassign the interface to be able to configure as dhcp.
                                    
                                    You have to reassign the interface to be able to configure as none.
                                    
                                    
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