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    How to get Bell Fibe in Quebec/Ontario (Internet and IPTV) working with pfSense

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      rcmpayne
      last edited by rcmpayne

      The Next thing you need to do is create a VLAN LAN adapter. right now you likely have three

      WAN host with mac from hh3k (not used)
      WAN vlan 35 for internet
      WAN vlan 34 for IPTV
      LAN likely no vlan for your internal devices

      Create a new LAN with a vlan of something. I used vlan 7 for mine.

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      Setup a DHCP for this. Since its vlan 7, i used 192.168.7.x

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      Its this LAN interface that you need to used for your IGMP

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      Here is my IPTV LAN firewall rules

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      on your unifi AP, create IPTV SSID and give it your internal vlan. Connect your device to this and see if you get the 192.168.7.x ip not your standard IP for your reg LAN. This will ensure your new IPTV ssid is routing to pfsense with the correct vlan and getting a correct dhcp address.

      If you have a TP-link switch and also want to get a local port set for this vlan as well you can do something like this. port 8 is pvid 7 thus will get forced a vlan 7 id

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        rcmpayne
        last edited by

        I have three of these switches. one for Living room, Rec room and one in the garage with the pfsense router. They work great for vlans

        https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Replacement-TL-SG108E/dp/B00K4DS5KU/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=tp-link+easy+switch&qid=1575157953&sr=8-4

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        • idscommI
          idscomm
          last edited by

          ok, I have a Cisco 3750G, port 1 is my Trunk carrying a few VLAN for my internal network. I will add VLAN7 and also add VLAN 7 as Trunk for my Access Point ports. So you are using your own access point for the IPTV and not the VAP? The wireless receivers will ask for an IP but what make them go on VLAN7, pfsense will route them to VLAN 7?

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            rcmpayne
            last edited by

            also, install Avahi in pfsense so you can cut your other networks from accessing your main LAN but allows your main lan to access these other networks. Mainly for IOT ssid but can be used for the LAN network for IPTV boxes as well.

            Vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW9mUrF1ZgU

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              rcmpayne @idscomm
              last edited by

              @idscomm said in How to get Bell Fibe in Quebec/Ontario (Internet and IPTV) working with pfSense:

              also add VLAN 7 as Trunk for my Access Point ports. So you are using your own access point for the IPTV and not the VAP? The wireless receivers will ask for an IP but what make them go on VLAN7, pfsense will route them to

              Yea, I am using my unifi for the WIFI. i grabbed a cheap tplink access point with a bush button WPS. on that device I created a SSID that matched my unifi ssid. (unifi will start sending you alerts that you have a rouge AP). i booted my PVR and when it did not see the hh3k anymore, it asked me to press ok to connect to WPS. start wps on the tplink box and wait till it connects. after it connected, i disconnected the wps ap and it started connecting to unifi AP right away. not sure what a VAP is but if thats from Bell, i am not using it.

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              • idscommI
                idscomm
                last edited by

                on your VLAN7, you use Bell DNS, your gateway is it your DHCP gatewan from your VLAN7 or the IPTV gateway?

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                  rcmpayne @idscomm
                  last edited by

                  @idscomm sorry about that. I use the bell dns on my vlan7 lan dhcp server.

                  47.55.55.55
                  142.166.166.166

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                  • idscommI
                    idscomm @rcmpayne
                    last edited by

                    @rcmpayne ok, so I tested everything and I'd say I am almost there. The TV works but I lost connection after 10 sec ish. I remember seeing this issue earlier... any idea?

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                      rcmpayne
                      last edited by rcmpayne

                      Are you sure your box is getting a IP from the correct lan dhcp? I recall getting that as well but the box was not on my vlan7 ip

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                      • idscommI
                        idscomm
                        last edited by

                        for testing purposes tonight I used a separate NIC and setup a different Network for the IPTV11.png

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                          rcmpayne @idscomm
                          last edited by

                          @idscomm looks like it might be your IGMP Proxy or multicast being filtered

                          https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31118482-Yes-you-CAN-bypass-the-HomeHub-3000~start=330

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                          • idscommI
                            idscomm
                            last edited by

                            Seems like I lost my internet now ......

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                              rcmpayne
                              last edited by

                              hummm, that's odd! Here are a few more screenshots

                              WAN IPTV
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                              LAN IPTV
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                              LAN IPTV Rules: Ensure the IGMP rule has "Allow packets with IP options to pass. Otherwise they are blocked by default. This is usually only seen with multicast traffic." enabled
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                              • idscommI
                                idscomm
                                last edited by

                                Everything looked fine. I'll do some research and review my settings in the next day or 2 and get back to you... I feel like it's close since I got the TV and Guide at least...

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                                  rcmpayne
                                  last edited by

                                  ok let me know how you make out

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                                  • idscommI
                                    idscomm @rcmpayne
                                    last edited by

                                    @rcmpayne
                                    Quick question in regards to the downstream. The original post on top of this page shows 10.50 network and you put 239. Network. What should the downstream be?

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                                      autumnwalker
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                                      @idscomm are you an Aliant user?

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                                        idscomm @autumnwalker
                                        last edited by

                                        @autumnwalker
                                        Yes I am. In Nova Scotia.

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                                        • jessej1984J
                                          jessej1984
                                          last edited by

                                          @jessej1984 said in How to get Bell Fibe in Quebec/Ontario (Internet and IPTV) working with pfSense:

                                          @idscomm said in How to get Bell Fibe in Quebec/Ontario (Internet and IPTV) working with pfSense:

                                          @autumnwalker
                                          Yes I am. In Nova Scotia.

                                          hablas español

                                          quien habla español

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Why are you posting here in Spanish?

                                            Please use the Spanish language section: https://forum.netgate.com/category/11/espa%C3%B1ol

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