WAN not getting IP address from 192.168.0.x
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hi
I am new to pfSense and the board here.
I have a TP Link router from the ISP and the default address is 192.168.0.X which I am not allow to change by instruction from the ISP.
I have a pfSense which is connected to the TP Link router and the pfSense WAN interface is not able to get any IP address from the TP Link.
I have also uncheck both the "Block private networks and loopback addresses" and "Block bogon networks"
I have also tried using static ip4 and DHCP on the WAN interface and it still didn't work.
Did I miss anything? How do I go about getting this solve? thanks
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I have managed to solved it, Thanks
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What was the issue ?
As any other device out there, pfSense uses DHCP 'client' on its WAN interface, so it will get an lease from the upstream router right away.
It will be an 192.168.0.x IP where is is between 2 and 254.A static setup would work also, but why bother ...
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@ceylonroad said in WAN not getting IP address from 192.168.0.x:
hi
I am new to pfSense and the board here.
I have a TP Link router from the ISP and the default address is 192.168.0.X which I am not allow to change by instruction from the ISP.
Why would you not be "allowed" to change things on the LAN side of your router?? That is "your zone" and not something the ISP should have a say about. Are they claiming they will not support you if you do?
Once you get your head around pfsense, you will probably know a lot more about your network than their first line support anyway. In fact, I would look for ways to remove or bypass their router and have WAN connected directly into pfsense.
I'm guessing the WAN connection on the TPLink is RJ45, which means you could simply move that over to your pfsense. What you should do first is to go into the UI of the TPLink router and find out what the MAC address is on WAN. It's probably written on the back of the device as well.
Then go to pfsense Intefaces > WAN and put that MAC in the MAC Address field and save it. That way, pfsense will announce the same MAC as the TPLink and you will be able to shift back and forth without any trouble. Your ISP's router will not recognize the shift...Another way would be to set the TPLink router into Bridge mode, if it has that capability. Then it will pass along your public IP to pfsense and it will be as if you are directly connected to internet with pfsense.
If you do not do these things, you will find that some things that will not work as expected. You may have trouble with online gaming, getting Open NAT for example. You may have trouble reaching any servers or devices that from the outside etc.
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@Gblenn said in WAN not getting IP address from 192.168.0.x:
Why would you not be "allowed" to change things on the LAN side of your router?? That is "your zone" and not something the ISP should have a say about. Are they claiming they will not support you if you do?
If I was an ISP, I would consider doing just that !
No more need to support (financially) an expensive help desk !They could post a web site with just a one line help text :
When you received our router, after connecting it, it worked fine.
So : here is the help : don't change anything anymore.
edit : the real question is : why would you even call these guys to subscribe with them ^^
