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      Sleeps
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      @gderf:

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      CM connected to Pfsense in bridge mode picked up WAN IP address and working fine.  However the wireless is still working as an access point (Even though it's in bridge mode). Removed the antenna and continue to use my existing router (Access Point).

      I thought I was going to lose Pfsense,thanks for coming to my rescue.

      Sleeps

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        @Sleeps:

        However the wireless is still working as an access point (Even though it's in bridge mode)

        That's weird. Can you actually connect to it? The wireless chipset in the modem will probably continue to operate with whatever values it was last given but it shouldn't send any packets anywhere.
        If you power up a separate wireless access point without connecting it to a wired network you can still connect to it but obviously it doesn't actually do anything.

        You could probably set you CM back to router mode, disable the wireless part and then set it back to bridge mode.

        Steve

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          @stephenw10:

          @Sleeps:

          However the wireless is still working as an access point (Even though it's in bridge mode)

          That's weird. Can you actually connect to it? The wireless chipset in the modem will probably continue to operate with whatever values it was last given but it shouldn't send any packets anywhere.
          If you power up a separate wireless access point without connecting it to a wired network you can still connect to it but obviously it doesn't actually do anything.

          You could probably set you CM back to router mode, disable the wireless part and then set it back to bridge mode.

          Steve

          Yes it's possible to connect,even though I removed the antenna i can still see the wireless connection (secured) in the Wireless utility.  I tried resetting the router to go back to router mode and it's not possible - not a problem.

          Sleeps

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