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    Accessing ADSL Modem?

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      dLockers
      last edited by

      I have tried following the documentation (http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Accessing_modem_from_inside_firewall), however I'm still having issues.

      What I have done:
      0. Set Modem (Draytek Vigor 120) management IP as 192.168.3.2/24
      1. Created OPT1 interface, which uses the WAN interface. Set the IP as 192.168.3.1/24
      2. Created Outbound NAT rule:
      Source: 192.168.1.0/24
      Destination: 192.168.3.0/24
      Translation: 192.168.1.2

      What I hope to achieve is the ability to access my modem at 192.168.1.2 on my LAN (192.168.1.0/24 network).

      Any help or guidance is much appreciated.

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        dLockers
        last edited by

        Hmm, seems I can access my modem through the 192.168.3.2 network - I thought NAT would have presented this on the configured 192.168.1.2 IP?

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          ptt Rebel Alliance
          last edited by

          Try changing your Outbound NAT rule to:

          Source: 192.168.1.0/24
          Destination: * (ANY)
          Translation: Interface Address

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            Efonnes
            last edited by

            You should be able to just access 192.168.3.2 from your LAN systems (assuming you set the firewall rules correctly), but if you want it to work on 192.168.1.2, you need a virtual IP for that IP address on LAN (unless 192.168.1.2 is the IP address of the LAN interface).  The proxy ARP virtual IP type should work fine here.

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              k6usy
              last edited by

              I was able to do this when I was running DD-WRT; basically needed to run the PPPoE and an IP on the same interface.  I have never been able to get this to work on pfSense; when and if I need to get on the modem I just connect a computer to it.

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