PfSense with ARRIS MODEM and Linksys E900 DDWRT
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So if you were using your "modem" (in quotes because I'm guessing that it's really a gateway) as a router before, and you had a static IP address before, then that's why you're not getting a static IP address anymore. You've changed your "modem" so that it is strictly operating as a modem (bridge mode), so it's not running that routing protocol anymore and isn't able to accommodate a static IP address as a result.
Quick update
Ok, here is another thing now. I got the same modem home (think it should be the same model, ISP change the models some time) and the modem in bridged and my public IP is the same as my router WAN IP. -
Why aren't you setting pfsense to update ddns any time the IP changes ? thats all you have to do to keep using dynamic IP
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Why aren't you setting pfsense to update ddns any time the IP changes ? thats all you have to do to keep using dynamic IP
The DDNS service is from the camera manufacturer. If I can set pfSense to use the service that would be great. Is there a tutorial on how to set it up if possible?
https://myq-see.com/ That's the website
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check your IP camera if it has something like a polling task that checks your wan ip every x minutes. if those IP cameras doesnt have that feature, those IP camera probably suck ask the manufacturer to fix that.
and since you paid for DDNS service (I dont know why you would since there's a lot of free DDNS service out there anyway) ask them how to integrate the DDNS service to pfsense.
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check your IP camera
Not IP cameras (sadly)
since you paid for DDNS service
The service is free with the product (but yea guess in a way it is paid for)
there's a lot of free DDNS service out there anyway
Will check online but you recommend? Desperate here.
UPDATE
For a quick fix, I reset the modem again, set in bridged mode and directly connected to the linksys. WAN IP is shown as my public IP online. Decided to work "normally" for some reason but still getting hiccups with that ddns thing. Worked fine last night when i tested it at home but now…....in and out x.xUPDATE 2
I took the pfsense PC to my home to do further troubleshooting and diagnostics. And again my public ip matches my pfsense WAN IP. Lol This is a odd things that's happening here. Right now, I'm going to monitor it and I have isolate the issue either to the modem or linksys (thoughts are pointing to the modem for me personally) -
Just setup pfsense to update you ddns account anytime the IP changes.
NO-IP is free https://www.noip.com/
Tutorial https://turbofuture.com/computers/How-to-Configure-Dynamic-DNS-in-pfSense
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Just setup pfsense to update you ddns account anytime the IP changes.
NO-IP is free https://www.noip.com/
Tutorial https://turbofuture.com/computers/How-to-Configure-Dynamic-DNS-in-pfSense
Ok thanks. I setup pfSense already with the DDNS but I took the machine to my home to troubleshoot certain issues I was experiencing. Got one more thing to solve, then all should be good. My public IP is operating good, matching my WAN IP on pfSense. So after I resolve one more issue, I will be bringing it back. Thanks
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Just setup pfsense to update you ddns account anytime the IP changes.
NO-IP is free https://www.noip.com/
Tutorial https://turbofuture.com/computers/How-to-Configure-Dynamic-DNS-in-pfSense
Just wanted to say thanks for your input. I got it working properly now. It was even better than the DDNS Service the manufacturer provides.
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"Just wanted to say thanks for your input. I got it working properly now. It was even better than the DDNS Service the manufacturer provides."
Very glad to hear it, even happier got it working for a church ;)
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What model of modem?
http://badmodems.com/Puma modems will bog down with lots of UDP traffic and cause issues similar to yours.