Newbie Network Setup for Hotspot
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Hi all,
I'm new with PfSense and i've read some howto but i didn't find what i expect to:
I'd like to add a hotspot for our visitors and i've seen that PfSense is perfect for this ;)This is our network structure, i can't/don't want to change it:
And this is the new architecture i thought about with hotspot:
What network interface should i declare on the PfSense Machine ?
from PfSense to LA: let's say 192.168.99.6
from PfSense to the AP: let's say 192.168.10.1 ?
from the AP to PfSense: let's say 192.168.10.2 ?what kind of cable should i use between PfSense and AP ? cross over cable i assume ?
In the webconfigurator, the LAN is used for 192.168.99.6. What should i use for WAN ? 192.168.10.1 ?
On the AP, should i run DHCP knowing that a DHCP is already running on firewall coyote ?Sorry for this long post. I'll be able to write a mini-howto when i'm done with this hotspot.
regards,
f.
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This is pretty much the same question/solution.
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,24663.msg127662.html#msg127662 -
thanx for the link.
What i can't figure out is, from the PfSense Box point of view, what should be the LAN and WAN in my case ?
If the WAN is the interface from where i get Internet, in my case, the WAN is 192.168.99.6 ?
regards,
f.
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You should check the pfSense Wiki theres tons of good tutorial, FAQs and How To's.
Sounds like you'll need Use an existing wireless router with pfSense and Captive Portal
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Yes, pfsense WAN would be *.99.6 and pfsense lan needs to be on a different subnet, something like 10.21.1.0