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    Wireless connection to cell phone - WAN2

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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
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        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
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              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
                    last edited by

                    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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