New to Pfsense

bingo600

but when the LAN should grab an IP from my ISP like my normal router does its always making the WAN ip 192.168.1.92 and not getting a proper IP from the modem.

1:
I suppose you mean WAN , not LAN in the above line.
It should be the WAN IF , that is conencted to the ISP.

2:
What ip address does the ASUS get from the ISP ?

3:
What does Status --> System Logs --> DHCP show ??

Should give some info about the WAN getting the DHCP address.

/Bingo

TunnlRat

@bingo600

You are correct yes I meant WAN not LAN
The asus router is grabbing a proper IP from my ISP starting with 68.145.xx.xxx
I read another post on the forums that suggested maybe since my modem is and always has been in bridge mode its not re issuing an IP because its locked to the MAC address of my Asus router? Should I be powering off the modem while I shift the cables around to remove the Asus router?

Its 11:48pm here am in tired enough im gettin WAN and LAN mixed up I will try again in the morning and post what the Logs say after I attempt again in the AM

bingo600

@tunnlrat

1:
Powering down the ISP Modem , before connecting the pfSense WAN would be a good thing to do. Try that first.

2:
Spoofing the ASUS WAN Mac address on the pfSense WAN interface could be worth a try , if the above doesn't work

But i'm not sure if it could lead to issues later on , if/when you want to connect the ASUS as an AP. Tecnically you now have that MAC twice in your setup (1= pfSense Wan , 2= Asus Wan).

I might be seeing ghosts here. As your Asus WAN would NOT be active , so maybe it wouldn't respond to an ARP or worse proxy ARP.

It is worth a try ...
But i would turn off the ASUS while trying ...

Edit:
If you're going to sleep now, and can "live wo. internet" while sleeping , i'd disconnect & turn off the ASUS. And hope the ASUS DHCP reservation would be released , when you wake up. Now try to connect the pfSense WAN.

/Bingo

stephenw10

Yup, that^. The modem is probably locked to the MAC address of the old router and needs to be reset or have the MAC spoofed to match.

Steve

JonathanLee

@stephenw10 I think pfSense can preform ppp and other modem functionality for wan connections like DSL and others thus deleting the need for a DTE (data terminating equipment) /modem's functions once it is in bridge mode. DTE/DCE built-in functionality can be enabled if configured correctly, however bridge mode I think disabled the DHCP on the modem.

https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/interfaces/ppp.html

JonathanLee

@jonathanlee

"PPPoE is a popular method of authenticating and gaining access to an ISP network, most commonly found on DSL networks, but may also be used on fiber or other link types."

This can be done inside pfSense for DSL.

What is the WAN connection using?

TunnlRat

@bingo600 @stephenw10 I got it! Finally!

I've got so many network connections in my house I didn't wanna take the internet down until everyone else was in bed or at work but I finally got it. The modem is an XB7. I'm on shaw internet in Canada the Fibre 1.5gbs. I shut everything off including the modem did the wire changes I needed did a factory reset on the PfSense machine just to make sure everything was clean and fresh.

Turned on the modem after giving it 5 minutes of downtime and the PfSense machine grabbed the proper IP address no problem.

My next step it outside of what I need with PfSense now I believe, I am going to turn my Asus router into just a wifi AP with 2 machines wired into it just because of how everything worked out.

This is great thank you so much for all the help with the USB NIC and the advice on getting the Modem to reset I really appreciate it!

bingo600

@tunnlrat
That is great news
And since you didn't have to "Spoof the ASUS MAC" , you should have no issue connecting it (ASUS), and use it as an AP.

For a simple non-vlan WiFi setup , you should connect the ASUS LAN (not wan) to the pfSense Lan , where you want the WiFi to be connected.
I recommend you to disable the ASUS DHCP Server , and let pfSense control all DHCP.

/Bingo

stephenw10

Nice!

See: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/external-wireless-router.html#turning-a-wireless-router-into-an-access-point

Bonus points for putting OpenWRT on the Asus for true AP mode. (if it supports it)

Steve

JonathanLee

@jonathanlee

https://getlabsdone.com/how-to-setup-pfsense-pppoe-wan/

Great example of bridging the modem