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    Can't get into my Linksys Router IP address

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      Master Henry
      last edited by Master Henry

      Hey guys, I can't get into my linksys router IP address. I have my own built Pfsense router, with a linksys switch and a linksys router with an ethernet cable plugged into port 1. I reseted my router. Currently the LED on my Linksys router is Purple.

      I did get into my DHCP and add a static IP address.

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        SteveITS Galactic Empire @Master Henry
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        @Master-Henry You set a static IP on the Linksys router?

        Port 1 is a LAN port on it?

        If you are trying to use the Linksys router as an access point, generally there are a couple of steps:

        • give it a static IP in the pfSense LAN subnet
        • disable DHCP server on the Linksys router

        You can always plug directly in to the Linksys router to connect. A connection from a PC to the Linksys does not go through pfSense so pfSense is irrelevant in that connection path.

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          elvisimprsntr @Master Henry
          last edited by elvisimprsntr

          @Master-Henry

          A visual network diagram would be helpful.

          https://app.diagrams.net/

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Master Henry
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            @Master-Henry said in Can't get into my Linksys Router IP address:

            I reseted my router. Currently the LED on my Linksys router is Purple.

            If you reset the Linksys router it's probably back in router mode an may well be conflicting with pfSense.

            I would connect a client device to it directly and set it back to AP mode.

            It probably blocks connections to it's WAN port by default.

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            • JonathanLeeJ
              JonathanLee
              last edited by

              Create a virtual IP and point it to the interface the router resides on.

              Make sure to upvote

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