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    Why am i not connecting?

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      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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        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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          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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                  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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                      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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                            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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                                    Kais_1
                                    last edited by

                                    now the pfsense box wont pick up an external ip

                                    my box seems temperamental

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                                      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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                                      • kiokomanK
                                        kiokoman LAYER 8
                                        last edited by

                                        you are jumping from one problem to another and they have zero to do with pfsense, if yesterday was working and today is not, think of what you have done in the meantime and revert it, else reset everything and start over.Don't take it the wrong way but if you are not able to follow simple suggestion as the one given to you by @NogBadTheBad and @KOM you should ask for help to your local shop, it is unlikely that someone here have the same exact modem / pfsense / router combination that you have and that have the will to give you every single step by step instruction on how to do it

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                                        • KOMK
                                          KOM
                                          last edited by

                                          I would bounce them all. Bounce the cable mode first. After it comes back up, bounce pfSense. Check to see if it picked up an address.

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