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    Moving from DD WRT router to Pfsense as router and wrt as AP

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by johnpoz

      If you want lan and wifi in the same network - why are you putting your AP on a different network?

      to use ANY wifi router, even one running 3rd party... You turn off its dhcpd, you connect it to the network you want the wifi to be on via one the devices LAN port = done.

      As to why your em2 devices not getting internet - what rules did you put on that interface.. Unlike lan there will be no rules out of the box

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      • provelsP
        provels
        last edited by

        I run 2 DD-WRT Buffalo routers as AP behind pfSense. You can disable the WAN port on the router and add it as a LAN port so all AP ports are on the same net. Make sure the DD-WRT DHCP is disabled and just use the pf.

        Peder

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          Nomed
          last edited by

          DHCP is disabled in wrt router. i set it as wiki sudgested

          Firewall rulles are copied from lan to opt1 interface as from this tutorial : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4cJErBK-0Q

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            Don't tell us what you think you have done, show us. Post screens of your LAN config & rules.

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              Nomed
              last edited by

              in few min

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              • GertjanG
                Gertjan @Nomed
                last edited by

                @Nomed said in Moving from DD WRT router to Pfsense as router and wrt as AP:

                Really i wanted to have all lan+wifi to exist in same lan.

                That's what I'm doing for the last decade, or so : using a bunch of WRT54GS / E1200 / etc with the dd-wrt firmware.

                The initially 'router' device using the dd-firmware should be set up as an "AP" - I'll copy some screen hots.
                Info my second LAN (called PORTAL) hosts me 4 AP's :
                pfSense : 192.168.2.1 / 24 - DHCP server and DNS Resolver active on this LAN.
                AP-1 : IP static 192.168.2.2 - gateway 192.168.2.1 - DNS 192.168.2.1 - DNS and DHCP server shut down.
                AP-2 : IP static 192.168.2.3 - gateway 192.168.2.1 - DNS 192.168.2.1 - DNS and DHCP server shut down.
                AP-3: IP static 192.168.2.4 - gateway 192.168.2.1 - DNS 192.168.2.1 - DNS and DHCP server shut down.
                etc ...

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                You can leave other pages to their default values, or do what you want step by step and step back when you break things (== stops working).

                The AP mode is just a "transform radio signals to elctrical wired "signals" device. No firewall rules, neither NAT, nothing needs to be activated on the AP.
                How to transform a device using a dd-wrt based firmware ? : see the dd-wrt forum/sites/FAQ/Manuals

                No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                  Nomed
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                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan
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                    Forum Rule Number One : Read back what you posted ^^

                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                    • KOMK
                      KOM
                      last edited by

                      No idea what you are doing but you can upload images directly to this forum using the Picture function in the toolbar. All we need is your LAN config and LAN firewall rules. That should be two images.

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                      • GertjanG
                        Gertjan @KOM
                        last edited by

                        @KOM said in Moving from DD WRT router to Pfsense as router and wrt as AP:

                        and LAN firewall rules

                        Typically, to start with :

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                        Afterwards, you can be more strict.

                        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                          Nomed @KOM
                          last edited by

                          @KOM
                          Appologize.

                          I think i can spot the issue.

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                          • KOMK
                            KOM
                            last edited by

                            If you want your wifi on the same network as LAN, you need to:

                            • disable DHCP on the wifi router
                            • disable the WAN port on the wifi router
                            • connect wifi router LAN port (any one will do) to LAN switch

                            Wifi router will act as a transparent bridge to LAN. Wifi clients will get IPs from pfSense DHCP.

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                              Nomed
                              last edited by

                              I left the gateway and local dns empty at wrt. after correction, internet is working.

                              That was the only missing spot.

                              I feel so empty....

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                              • JKnottJ
                                JKnott @Nomed
                                last edited by

                                @Nomed said in Moving from DD WRT router to Pfsense as router and wrt as AP:

                                Really i wanted to have all lan+wifi to exist in same lan.

                                Connect the router as an access point, that is connect the LAN side of it to your LAN. You can also turn off the DHCP server, though that's not necessary, if it's configured for your LAN addresses.

                                PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                                i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                                UniFi AC-Lite access point

                                I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                                • provelsP
                                  provels @Nomed
                                  last edited by

                                  @Nomed Try to plug a LAN port on your router into one of your switches and see if you get Internet. You could drop the OPT1 entirely.

                                  Peder

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                                    Nomed @provels
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                                    @provels

                                    I will do this now

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                                      Nomed
                                      last edited by

                                      Working

                                      Thank you soo much.

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