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    • NogBadTheBadN
      NogBadTheBad @Kais_1
      last edited by

      @Kais_1 said in Why am i not connecting?:

      via the wan port...and i have no internet.

      i tried the lan port too...the connection was recognised but no internet still, coz the router kept saying plug in the network cable

      Switch off DHCP on the Asus and connect the pfSense LAN port to the LAN port on the Asus.

      Does your PC work if you connect it directly to the pfSense LAN port ?

      Andy

      1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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      • K
        Kais_1 @NogBadTheBad
        last edited by

        @NogBadTheBad said in Why am i not connecting?:

        How have you connected the Asus wireless router via the WAN or LAN port ?

        Does your PC work if you connect it directly to the pfSense LAN port ?

        the pc is connected to the router then to the pc not to the pfsense....

        i can connect to the pfsense from my pc 192.168.50.25

        i cant connect on 192.168.1.1 as my router has the same ip address

        and when i try to input the ip address it brings up the asus webpage

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        • NogBadTheBadN
          NogBadTheBad
          last edited by NogBadTheBad

          @Kais_1 said in Why am i not connecting?:

          the pc is connected to the router

          I'm trying to establish here if the pfSense router is working or not, does it have a valid IP address on the WAN interface?

          Change the IP address of the Asus to 192.168.1.2 if pfSense is using 192.168.1.1.

          Andy

          1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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          • K
            Kais_1
            last edited by

            i just connected the pc directly to the pfsense box and it works fine i have internet and can see the pfsense gui

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            • K
              Kais_1
              last edited by

              any idea where i can find that setting in the router?

              when u do a factory reset it defaults to 192.168.1.1

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              • K
                Kais_1
                last edited by

                IPv4 address 192.168.1.2/24 is being used by or overlaps with: LAN (192.168.1.1/24)

                it wont let me change it..

                am i doing something wrong

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                • NogBadTheBadN
                  NogBadTheBad @Kais_1
                  last edited by

                  @Kais_1

                  • Disconnect the Asus from pfSense

                  • Connect to the Asus via the LAN port

                  • Change the Asus IP to 192.168.1.2/24

                  • Switch off DHCP server on the Asus

                  • Connect the Asus LAN port to the pfSense LAN port

                  If you can't change the Asus try asking the question on the Asus forums, this isn't a pfSense problem.

                  Andy

                  1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                  • K
                    Kais_1
                    last edited by

                    when i connect the asus router to the pfsense box

                    internet stops working and also cant connect to asus.router.com

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                    • NogBadTheBadN
                      NogBadTheBad
                      last edited by

                      Other people here have successfully connected using a home router to provide wi-fi.

                      I suggest you ask the question on the Asus forum as you've stated if you connect directly into your pfSense LAN port everything works, this isn't a pfSense issue.

                      Andy

                      1 x Netgate SG-4860 - 3 x Linksys LGS308P - 1 x Aruba InstantOn AP22

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                      • K
                        Kais_1
                        last edited by

                        i think that the asus router is also on 192.168.1.1...

                        im not sure how to change it.

                        anyone here know?

                        or more to the point...does anyone know the correct settings for the draytek vigor 130

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                        • KOMK
                          KOM
                          last edited by

                          This is a pfSense forum. No, people don't know the config details of your random routers. Use Google for that. Use a real access point if you can (they aren't expensive for even good ones), but if you must use a wifi router as a AP:

                          • disable WAN
                          • disable DHCP Server
                          • plug LAN port into pfSense LAN

                          Now it acts like a bridge to LAN.

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                          • K
                            Kais_1
                            last edited by

                            i do realise this is a pfsense forum

                            which is what i am using..

                            if i connect my pc directly to the pfsense..everything works fine..

                            when i connect the router..things mess up..

                            i thought it would be pretty straight forward to set it up but it seems this is not the case

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                              akuma1x
                              last edited by akuma1x

                              I’m coming in late to the conversation, sorry. I would bet that Asus router has an “access point” mode that does all of these steps for you. There might even be instructions in the interface after you login, or online somewhere.

                              Here you go:
                              https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/ROG-Rapture-GT-AX11000/HelpDesk_Manual/

                              In the english version, it's on page 59.

                              After that, all of your setup should just work.

                              Jeff

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                              • KOMK
                                KOM
                                last edited by

                                Did you do the things that you've been told to do by me and others? Did you disable the ASUS WAN port and ensure it's unplugged? Did you disable the ASUS DHCP server? Did you plug one of the ASUS LAN ports into your pfSense LAN?

                                Describe what you've done and what happened. Just complaining "It doesn't work" won't help us help you to get it resolved. Don't be shy on giving details.

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                                • K
                                  Kais_1 @akuma1x
                                  last edited by

                                  @akuma1x

                                  how would i connect in access point mode...i dont have no ai meshes ,just a wireless router

                                  do i connect the cable from the router lan port to the pfsense box.

                                  when i tried this it said please plug in a network cable to the wan port..i had no net connection

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                                    Kais_1 @KOM
                                    last edited by

                                    @KOM

                                    i plugged the lan port on the router to the lan port of pfsense, both worked fine..but there was no net connection as it was saying plug in a network cable

                                    i did not disable the dhcp server on the router..something i will try tonight

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                                    • KOMK
                                      KOM
                                      last edited by

                                      That's your problem. You want pfSense giving out addresses for its network, not your ASUS giving out who knows what address, mask & gateway.

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                                        akuma1x @Kais_1
                                        last edited by

                                        @Kais_1 said in Why am i not connecting?:

                                        @akuma1x

                                        how would i connect in access point mode...i dont have no ai meshes ,just a wireless router

                                        Oops, I take that page back, sorry. The settings for access point mode look to be on page 111, under operation mode.

                                        Read the setup instructions, and maybe look online to find more instructions. They've got to be there.

                                        Jeff

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                                        • K
                                          Kais_1
                                          last edited by

                                          now the pfsense box wont pick up an external ip

                                          my box seems temperamental

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                                          • K
                                            Kais_1
                                            last edited by

                                            does anyone have any idea why my pfsense box wont pick up a external ip address from my isp.

                                            all the settings in the console are correct, get from dhcp.

                                            the only thing i can think of is the modem which is a draytek vigor 130

                                            can anyone help

                                            tks in advance

                                            kais

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