Cannot connect to the internet using pfsense.
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Generally speaking you can use a router as an access point and switch by simply disabling the dhcp server and connecting to one of the lan ports. Leave the wan port empty.
However you may be able to set the d-link purely as an access point, disabling routing and NAT, and use the wan port. This would obviously give you more usable switch ports .Pretty much what's described in that blog post. ;)
Steve
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OK, thanks. I will hopefully have time to give it shot tonight. I really appreciate everyone’s help. you all have been amazingly helpful.
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Yup! It really was that simple. thank you all for your help. I have everything set-up exactly how I wanted it, and because of the AP advice I actually have a better configuration than I was originally shooting for. Thank you.
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I do have one last question. Now that this is all set-up I can no longer access the webui for my dlink. It it still set to 192.168.1.1, But I have pfsense running on 172.168.1.x. I can access pfsense webui fine, but not my dlink.
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I hope you meant 172.16.1.x range, since 172.168. is a routeable IP address used on the Internet…
To access your D-Link change the IP of your desktop/laptop to 192.168.1.2 and then set the IP of the D-Link to be something outside of the DHCP range pfSense is allocating (eg 172.16.1.2).
