Cant ping one device unless on same subnet…
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Is there a default gateway setting in the AP that sends all not-local-subnet traffic to the firewall for routing?
My guess is you are trying to repurpose a consumer router as an AP and it doesn't have the concept of a default gateway on the inside interface.
Can you ping 192.168.2.2 from pfSense (Diagnostics > Ping)
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Is there a default gateway setting in the AP that sends all not-local-subnet traffic to the firewall for routing?
Yes.
That is configured right, gateway is set to 192.168.2.1
My guess is you are trying to repurpose a consumer router as an AP and it doesn't have the concept of a default gateway on the inside interface.
Oh GOD no!
This is a dedicated Netgear AP (WNDAP360) - from their enterprise line
Can you ping 192.168.2.2 from pfSense (Diagnostics > Ping)
Yes.
…When pinging from the .2 interface.
HOWEVER…
When pinging from the .1 interface - NO
In fact, pinging anything in 192.168.2.2 from the .1 interface ALSO does not work -
Maybe something on the AP that is blocking admin traffic from remote subnets?
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Maybe something on the AP that is blocking admin traffic from remote subnets?
The AP was able to be pinged a year ago and I could always get to the admin login page at its address, but now I get nothing from that address.
Scanning that address space from .1 i see everything and all ports that are open on devices except the address of the AP.
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Pretty much not going to be something on the firewall but something on the AP.
Packet capture on the 192.158.2.X interface filtering on the AP IP address.
Ping it from something that it doesn't respond to.
Stop the capture and post the results here.
But all that will prove is the above is true. Not the firewall.
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Btw, I have excatly your setup : all my company stuff on LAN, and a guest Wifi on OPT1 : 192.168.2.0/24
I'm very able to PING any of my 4 AP's (on OPT1: 192.168.2.2 192.168.2.3 192.168.2.4 etc) from a device (PC) on LAN (example : a PC 192.168.1.3).Just one question : you didn't hooked up your AP using its "WAN" port, did you ?
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An AP wouldn't have a "wan" port - because a AP doesn't route.. So there would not be any distinction between a wan and a lan..
The AP In question
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/wireless/business-wireless/wndap360.aspx#tab-techspecsOnly has 1 network interface - while it does have a rj45 console port.. It wouldn't work at all for clients if his network was plugged into this port.
From a quick look at the manual - I don't see any sort of security were you could enable/block remote access from different network. The symptoms point to the gateway of the AP being wrong.. Or maybe some possible vlan misconfig is this 192.168.2 network a vlan or is just a normal untagged network?
What are your rules on your 192.168.1.0/24 interface in pfsense? Can you please post them up (screenshot is best)
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Btw, I have excatly your setup : all my company stuff on LAN, and a guest Wifi on OPT1 : 192.168.2.0/24
I'm very able to PING any of my 4 AP's (on OPT1: 192.168.2.2 192.168.2.3 192.168.2.4 etc) from a device (PC) on LAN (example : a PC 192.168.1.3).Just one question : you didn't hooked up your AP using its "WAN" port, did you ?
NOPE
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An AP wouldn't have a "wan" port - because a AP doesn't route.. So there would not be any distinction between a wan and a lan..
The AP In question
https://www.netgear.com/business/products/wireless/business-wireless/wndap360.aspx#tab-techspecsOnly has 1 network interface - while it does have a rj45 console port.. It wouldn't work at all for clients if his network was plugged into this port.
From a quick look at the manual - I don't see any sort of security were you could enable/block remote access from different network. The symptoms point to the gateway of the AP being wrong.. Or maybe some possible vlan misconfig is this 192.168.2 network a vlan or is just a normal untagged network?
What are your rules on your 192.168.1.0/24 interface in pfsense? Can you please post them up (screenshot is best)
**No VLAN is in use.
AP gateway is 192.168.2.1 (as it should be - as is the gatewway for all other .2 devices that are pingable)**
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Look.
You can blame pfSense and disregard our advice all day long but it is not going to solve your problem.
Like I said, pcap it and post that here.
If pfSense is sending ICMP to 192.168.2.2 on the correct MAC address and receiving nothing in reply, there is nothing more for it to do and no setting there will fix that.
And you should seriously consider upgrading to something current.
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Yes I would agree with Derelict here do a simple capture on pfsense to see if the pings are being sent to your AP and the correct mac of the AP. As he says if your not getting a reply that would have nothing to do with pfsense.
From looking at the manual of the AP, it seems it can do packet captures as well - if so you can validate that it seeing the ping or not..
Your first 2 lan rules the 192.168.1 interface seem pointless. How would the 192.168.2 network ever be a source into the lan interface? And what exactly is the 2nd rule suppose to do since it an allow and then right under that you have a allow any any rule. So that would be of no use - unless you wanted to log this traffic which you don't seem to have marked on the rule.
Also yeah what version of pfsense are you running - that gui for sure is not current version.
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Also yeah what version of pfsense are you running - that gui for sure is not current version.
Agreed we have fallen back to the previous version in our lab to test this as we cannot keep poking at production.
I assure you the behavior and configuration is identical though.
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Also, don't overlook that one point I made earlier about the diagnostic ping…
Quote from: Derelict on Today at 01:31:12 am
Can you ping 192.168.2.2 from pfSense (Diagnostics > Ping)
Yes.
...When pinging from the .2 interface.
HOWEVER...
When pinging from the .1 interface - NO
In fact, pinging anything in 192.168.2.2 from the .1 interface ALSO does not work -
Please stop abbreviating. Use full IP addresses and netmasks.
So, pcap for ICMP to 192.168.2.2 on the 192.168.2.0/24 interface while pinging from 192.168.1.1.
Post that.
This is dead-simple stuff. It all works.
Do you have a gateway set on the pfSense interface for 192.168.2.0/24? If you do, remove it.
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"Do you have a gateway set on the pfSense interface for 192.168.2.0/24? If you do, remove it."
You should not have gateways set on any lan interface 192.168.1 or 192.168.2
And I agree also please you full addresses, or atleast the last two octets.. When you say .2 what do you mean the IP address of the AP or the IP of pfsense 192.168.2 interface which is what 192.168.2.1?
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"Do you have a gateway set on the pfSense interface for 192.168.2.0/24? If you do, remove it."
You should not have gateways set on any lan interface 192.168.1 or 192.168.2
And I agree also please you full addresses, or atleast the last two octets.. When you say .2 what do you mean the IP address of the AP or the IP of pfsense 192.168.2 interface which is what 192.168.2.1?
There are no default gateways specified on any of the LAN interfaces.
(We build these units for clients and have used them for years.)Also, the addresses for all of these devices are clearly outlined earlier in this thread in fact, I have provided a Visio diagram that fully documents it.
So, when I refer to .1 and .2 networks I am referring to the networks we established earlier in this thread.
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Yet you still provide no information.
I think I'm done here.
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Yet you still provide no information.
I think I'm done here.
I have provided EXCELLENT information in the FIRST POST, and subsequently every time have been asked.
It's OBVIOUS from your request that you haven't read this thread.
There is nothing I haven't provided.
However, you are quite rude, and I agree…. it's best you that you go. -
Yes I would agree with Derelict here do a simple capture on pfsense to see if the pings are being sent to your AP and the correct mac of the AP. As he says if your not getting a reply that would have nothing to do with pfsense.
From looking at the manual of the AP, it seems it can do packet captures as well - if so you can validate that it seeing the ping or not..
I'm working on getting the packet captures.
Your first 2 lan rules the 192.168.1 interface seem pointless. How would the 192.168.2 network ever be a source into the lan interface?
**We have those two rules to allow iPads to watch training videos from a video server.
The second is for IP cameras on the .2 interface that that to reach a surveillance server on the .1 network.
The last rule is the default LAN allow rule that allows access from .1 to any of the other networks on the box including the Internet**
And what exactly is the 2nd rule suppose to do since it an allow and then right under that you have a allow any any rule. So that would be of no use - unless you wanted to log this traffic which you don't seem to have marked on the rule.
Okay, with regard to the order of the allow any rule, I would assume that the rules are ordered that was because the rule logic goes "top down", yes?
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You do know that you can take them right from pfSense in Diagnostics > Packet Capture right?
Rules apply to traffic ENTERING an interface. John's point is that it is not possible for traffic to ENTER LAN1 with a LAN2 source address so the rule is nonsense and will never match. If you were running a current version you would have counters that would show you that the rule is never matched and has no effect.
It proves you have a fundamental misunderstanding of how pfSense works in general. Get over yourself and realize that the problem you are having has zero to do with pfSense and you'll be taking the first step toward finding the actual issue in your network/design.
