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      ebedtang @stephenw10 last edited by

      @stephenw10 I mean put my lan as wan and wifi as AP. I already test it that way, this WiFi can not work in AP mode.

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      • stephenw10
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

        It doesn't surprise me that cannot work as an AP given it only support some quasi hostap mode. Nothing we can do about that.

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          ebedtang @stephenw10 last edited by

          @stephenw10 It looks like i have to buy a new WiFi card. Do you have recommendations what chipset can work along with pfsense on kvm.

          Last night i retested my WiFi card using various mode on kvm networking, nothing works. While my pfsense on virtualbox works like a charms.

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          • JKnott
            JKnott @ebedtang last edited by

            @ebedtang

            Why not just buy a proper access point? That way you won't have to worry about finding a card that works with pfSense and you can put it in the best location. Also, many support PoE, so you don't have to worry about having AC handy,

            PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
            i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
            UniFi AC-Lite access point

            I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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            • stephenw10
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

              Older Atheros cards work best in pfSense. I've never tried, or even considered, using one passed through to a VM though.

              A real access point will work much better, yeah.

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                rdugaue last edited by

                Anyone trying to get a stable wifi with from a internal card, do yourself a favor, like others have said, don't bother. It's a total waste of time and frustration. We went with external APs and all our stability issues and complaints have completely gone away. We ended up going with the Ubiquiti UniFi AC LR APs. It requires another VM/controller (For Captive Portal to work), but with that you can centrally manage all the APs and roaming with multiple APs works great. If it's only a single location that can be covered by one AP get a 2nd router with wifi capabilities (ASUS works well), disable dhcp and lan-to-lan it to the pfSense router.

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                • aponomarenko
                  aponomarenko last edited by

                  List of tested wireless cards in the BSD hardware database. The list includes both working and non-working cards, see particular probes and support statuses.

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                      • burlinwa
                        burlinwa last edited by stephenw10

                        Note- Linksys WUSB6300 USB WIFI Adapter installs Plug&Play
                        I was hoping since you are making this list, although this is an old thread that the Pfsense hardware list might add wireless devices that work by last apparent date of make and model.
                        Searching "Chiptsets" is much more difficult of a task then verified user reporting of working product specifics.

                        hostb0@pci0:0:0:0:	class=0x060000 card=0x20158086 chip=0x59048086 rev=0x08 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = HOST-PCI
                        vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:	class=0x030000 card=0x22128086 chip=0x59068086 rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            class      = display
                            subclass   = VGA
                        none0@pci0:0:8:0:	class=0x088000 card=0x20158086 chip=0x19118086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th/8th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model'
                            class      = base peripheral
                        xhci0@pci0:0:20:0:	class=0x0c0330 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d2f8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller'
                            class      = serial bus
                            subclass   = USB
                        none1@pci0:0:20:2:	class=0x118000 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d318086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem'
                            class      = dasp
                        none2@pci0:0:22:0:	class=0x078000 card=0x19998086 chip=0x9d3a8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI'
                            class      = simple comms
                        ahci0@pci0:0:23:0:	class=0x010601 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d038086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode]'
                            class      = mass storage
                            subclass   = SATA
                        pcib1@pci0:0:28:0:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d128086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        pcib2@pci0:0:28:3:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d138086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        pcib3@pci0:0:28:4:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d148086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        pcib4@pci0:0:28:5:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d158086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        pcib5@pci0:0:29:0:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d188086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        pcib6@pci0:0:29:1:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d198086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-PCI
                        isab0@pci0:0:31:0:	class=0x060100 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d4e8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point LPC Controller/eSPI Controller'
                            class      = bridge
                            subclass   = PCI-ISA
                        none3@pci0:0:31:2:	class=0x058000 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d218086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PMC'
                            class      = memory
                        hdac0@pci0:0:31:3:	class=0x040300 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d718086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio'
                            class      = multimedia
                            subclass   = HDA
                        none4@pci0:0:31:4:	class=0x0c0500 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d238086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP SMBus'
                            class      = serial bus
                            subclass   = SMBus
                        igb0@pci0:1:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        igb1@pci0:2:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        igb2@pci0:3:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        igb3@pci0:4:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        igb4@pci0:5:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        igb5@pci0:6:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
                            vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
                            device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
                            class      = network
                            subclass   = ethernet
                        
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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by stephenw10

                          A USB device like that will not be shown by pciconf. Try using:

                          usbconfig dump_device_desc
                          

                          Steve

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                          • burlinwa
                            burlinwa @stephenw10 last edited by

                            @stephenw10 The akisimit is blocking posting results. I did try to give feedback.

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                            • stephenw10
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                              I upvoted your posts to give you a higher rep value. Try again.

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                              • burlinwa
                                burlinwa @stephenw10 last edited by

                                @stephenw10 I tried, same error.

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                                • stephenw10
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                  Try again now, your rep is >5. Or just post it to pastebin or a similar site and link to it.

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                                  • burlinwa
                                    burlinwa @stephenw10 last edited by

                                    @stephenw10
                                    I'll try pastebin as it failed again.

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                                    • burlinwa
                                      burlinwa @burlinwa last edited by burlinwa

                                      @burlinwa ```
                                      Hello,
                                      Here is the pastebin link.
                                      USB plugged in devices are a :
                                      Dell Keyboard
                                      Linksys WUSB6300
                                      Sabrent USB to NIC 2.5GB adapter

                                      The Linksys and Sabrent both appear to be plug & play
                                      The linksys showed up under wireless section.

                                      The Sabrent needs speed tested.
                                      I am not sure if it installed ok, but mmight be limited in full capabilities.

                                      [USB Devices- Linksys WUSB6300 and Sabrent USB NIC 2.5GB] https://pastebin.com/zTwQmwsp

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                                      • stephenw10
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator last edited by

                                        Yes, that's a Realtek device supported by rtwn(4).
                                        It supports hostap mode, you could set that up as an access point.

                                        Steve

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                                        • burlinwa
                                          burlinwa @stephenw10 last edited by

                                          @stephenw10 OK Sounds good.
                                          I'll have to find info on setting that up.

                                          I did set it up once already, but I could not figure out how to configure it so it is using my WAN connection with the Linksys device ( User error , I know! LOL)
                                          I got the TP-Linp AP working as well, but same issue ... it is not bridge with my WAN connection so I cannot actually get internet, just connected to WIRELESS connection from my PC.
                                          I'll try again...but am going slower this time and doing backups and making notes in between changes as I am a noob, and had to wipe&reinstall 3 times already. The last time I tried the wireless, it messed something up with my WAN connection and pfsense would not detect it again.
                                          My issue is I am in need of learning the bridging or networks across segments being able to talk to each other and share data. ( It's a home lab, I am not concerned about lan and dmz data.)
                                          Thanks for your fast replies Stephen! 👏

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                                          • provels
                                            provels last edited by provels

                                            Atheros AR9485 (HP p/n AR5B125) as AP

                                            ath0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x02081028 chip=0x0032168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
                                            vendor = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
                                            device = 'AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter'
                                            class = network

                                            Found these settings (somewhere) to fix the "stuck beacon" error:
                                            Here it is - Forum Post

                                            hw.ath.bstuck 16
                                            hw.ath.longcal 30
                                            hw.ath.rxbuf 2048
                                            hw.ath.txbuf 896
                                            hw.ath.txbuf_mgmt 80
                                            net.inet.tcp.inflight.max 1073725440 Invalid
                                            net.inet.tcp.inflight.min 3584 Invalid

                                            (but always open to suggestions...)

                                            Peder

                                            MAIN - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Adlink MXE-5401, i7, 16 GB RAM, 64 GB SSD
                                            BACKUP - pfSense+ 23.01-RELEASE - Hyper-V Virtual Machine, Gen 1, 2 v-CPUs, 3 GB RAM, 8GB VHDX (Dynamic)

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