Accessing modem from inside firewall

[doktornotor]

Assigned the underlying WAN interface used for PPPoE and setting up a GW pointing to the modem IP (which of course needs to be on a separate subnet) there takes about 2 minutes. Works for me everywhere. Worked with 2.2.x, still works exactly the same with 2.3.x. It does NOT take 1/4 year to get working. No messing with hybrid NAT and whatever nonsense.

Solution:

>>> Go hire someone who can follow simple instructions, ugh. <<<

(Note: above above won't work if you try to access the modem from WAN via port forward. Given the topic's subject here, I do NOT think that's what the OP is trying to do, nor what 99.999% of other users are trying to do. All they want is a simple access from LAN to the modem. Gimme a break with hybrid NATs.)

[balubeto]

Firewall: 192.168.1.1/24
VDSL2 router: 10.0.0.1/8

Now, my current configuration is:

When I type the 10.0.0.1 address in the browser, the firewall Login window appears instead of that of the router.

Where did I go wrong?

Thanks

Bye

[johnpoz]

Dude really?????????

Your modem is 10.0.0.1 that your trying to get to.. So you set pfsense IP to 10.0.0.1 – how and the F would that work??  Come on dude!!

And your still showing 10/8 on the LAN side...

I am just done - nobody on the planet can be this freaking DENSE!!!

Why are you setting your "modem access" interface on em2???  How and the F would that work - come on!!

[balubeto]

@johnpoz:

Dude really?????????

Your modem is 10.0.0.1 that your trying to get to.. So you set pfsense IP to 10.0.0.1 – how and the F would that work??  Come on dude!!

And your still showing 10/8 on the LAN side...

I am just done - nobody on the planet can be this freaking DENSE!!!

Why are you setting your "modem access" interface on em2???  How and the F would that work - come on!!

Sorry but I'm following the guide https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Accessing_modem_from_inside_firewall.

Where did I go wrong?

Thanks

Bye

[johnpoz]

So your trying to access an IP 10.0.0.1, so you give pfsense the SAME address 10.0.0.1 - how would that work???  Really… You need to set this to 10.0.0.2

[doktornotor]

ZOMG.

1/ You cannot have the same IP on the modem and on pfSense.
2/ You do NOT need a frickin' /8 for point-to-point link!!!

If it still does not work, forget the hybrid NAT crap, switch it to automatic and set up a gateway as noted above.

[balubeto]

@johnpoz:

So your trying to access an IP 10.0.0.1, so you give pfsense the SAME address 10.0.0.1 - how would that work???  Really… You need to set this to 10.0.0.2

I understood the trick: it is only necessary to configure the Modem_access interface like this:

Thanks

Bye

[johnpoz]

So your working now???

[balubeto]

@johnpoz:

So your working now???

Finally, everything works perfectly.

So if you can, you may correct the guide https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Accessing_modem_from_inside_firewall .

Thanks again

Bye

[doktornotor]

@balubeto:

@johnpoz:

So your working now???

Finally, everything works perfectly.

Took only 3 months, wheeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

[johnpoz]

"So if you can, you may correct the guide"

Correct the guide how.. There is nothing wrong with it.