pfSense at home - quick questions!
-
Hi! Before I start asking questions, here's some basic info about my network.
ISP - Vodafone Uk.
Router - The WiFi Hub they sent us (192.168.1.1)
pfSense WAN - Connected to hub on 192.168.1.254
pfSense LAN - Connected to a cheap switch off eBay (No IP yet)The hub currently has 2 networks - the main (192.168.1.x), and the guest (192.168.2.x - which I connect all my stuff to). For the main, we have a split SSID. Home,= and Home 5GHz. For the guest network, it's called Private - and is not broadcasted. The guest network gateway is 192.168.2.1.
I want to protect all the guest network via the firewall - if I set the LAN address to 192.168.2.2 and change the hub settings for the gateway to be 192.168.2.2 - would that work?
I just don't want the guest network to interfere with the main network.
Any help would be appreciated.
Jaxx. -
@musicjaxx You will need connect your pfSense directly to your Vodafone modem or place that WFIF router in bridge mode.
-
Indeed, that won't work. You would need to replace the 'Hub' with pfSense, and probably a modem, and then use Hub for wifi only. Or get a real wifi access point and put the hub back in it;s box.
I assume the WAN connection is FTTC/VDSL?
Steve
-
@stephenw10 Yeah, theres a DSL lead (a bit smaller than to the end of an ethernet) going into the hub.
-
Ok then, yes, you would need a modem of some sort (or put the hub in bridge mode if it can). Something like one of the Openreach modems or a Vigor V130 for FTTC.
Steve
