Bridging dd wrt wifi router to pfsense
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For "guests" you wouldn't be putting on your lan.. So where does the bridge question come from?
Do you have wifi for normal non-guest access? Does your pfsense box have multiple interfaces? I take it you have atleast 1 wan and 1 lan, does it have more interfaces?
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I recently set up a guest WiFi. My access point supports multiple SSIDs and VLANs. I configured the AP & pfsense to use a VLAN for the guest WiFi. I then added the appropriate firewall rules to keep the guests from accessing anything on my network. If you want a guest WiFi, you will need some way to isolate the guests from the main LAN. Does that Linksys support VLANs and multiple SSIDs?
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@JKnott im not advanced in networking just learning as i go. Linksys default firmware disables guest Wi-Fi so i flashed the router with dd-wrt firmware to see if i could get around that but i don't see a bringing option under the wan in there but i can have a guest Wi-Fi isolated from my main network.
@johnpoz bridging is what i had to set in the linksys firmware before i added dd-wrt. i do have wifi for normal non-guest access on another router which is also bridged, i do have multiple interfaces on my Pfsense box but would just like to keep to one and use the switch for convenience.
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If your not going to isolate network physically - ie different nic on pfsense. Then you would need a vlan capable switch.
But if you have more nics on pfsense - then just plug your "wifi" AP into that nic.. And setup your "guest" network..
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im using WRT1900AC for the AP`s
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And that has nothing to do with anything.. Doesn't matter what your using for AP..
Banana is your answer then..
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@johnpoz said in Bridging dd wrt wifi router to pfsense:
Banana is your answer then..
I thought the answer was 42.
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Sure that works too..
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i think i ve managed to sort the problem. now have internet at the access point.
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Yeah clearly you have.. Great.. glad you got is sorted..
Blueberry was it then?
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No it was a gooseberry.
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Yeah that makes more sense ;)
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what do you guys use as an access point ?
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I have a TP-Link TL-WA901N AP. This is a stand alone AP with PoE.
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i have 2x wr1043nd and 1x wdr3600 that all use to run dd-wrt. aside from the bug that trashed the firmware requiring a serial recovery, the vlan / switching config was different on each device. i struggled for ages trying to get them to work with the 3600 cascaded under a 1043.
The firmware update that resulted in a serial recovery was the final straw.
switched to openwrt and never looked back. i have them bridged as access points with vlans on the switch and separate ones for wireless. interface is sooooo much better than dd-wrt and the standard minimal install is all that is needed for an access point.@johnpoz i assume he means bridge the wan/lan ports into a 5 port switch. with my tplink devices, HD videos were choppy when the devices were used as routers. turning them into unmanaged switches and a wireless access point solved the performance on both wireless and vlan networks
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i was thinking of getting either Ubiquiti UAP-AC-M-PRO or an EAP225-Outdoor and just sticking it in the loft but not sure what sort of coverage id get.
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That would depend on your house. If you have a multilevel house putting it up in a loft might not be the best choice. I live in a condo and have my AP mounted high on a wall in my laundry room, where it's roughly in the middle of my unit. With PoE, you don't have to worry about having AC handy. The Ubiquiti APs come with the PoE adapter, provided you buy them individually. They don't come in the 5 pack.
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i live in a 2 story house with all ground floor walls being brick and the upstairs plasterboard walls. No PoE adapter in the 5 pack what a con. i use an Arbor FPC-7502 for the pfsense box.
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No it's not a con. The price per AP is significantly less. The assumption is if you're buying that many, you'll be using a PoE switch. As for the loft, that will mean the AP is significantly above much of the house and may have poorer signal at lower levels. One thing you can do is use your cell phone as an AP and place it at various locations, so see how the signal is around the house.
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I have a single UAP-AC-LR that I have on the ceiling of a ground floor room. I can connect to that from anywhere across 3 floors in a brick building with good signal levels.
Generally speaking higher is better for APs but not through floors!Steve
