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General Discussion / Re: 1 FW. 1 LAN. 1 Switch. 1 AP. Easiest possible setup. Is it wrong?

« on: August 30, 2022, 12:40:56 pm »

Thank you for the confirmation, @pmhausen!

There is no problem. I just got confused by your comment from another thread:

But please forget this "firewall in fron of router" nonsense. Which it is.

And yes, the Asus router stops being a router in Access Point mode.

The things I'm going to change are the FW rules and other configuration. Still, I'll keep the topology as it is.

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General Discussion / 1 FW. 1 LAN. 1 Switch. 1 AP. Easiest possible setup. Is it wrong?

« on: August 29, 2022, 10:41:31 pm »

I'm a newbie with OPNsense and I don't have enough experience with networking. This is what I've got working:

- the ISP provides an WAN UTP cable into the apartment, i.e. no DSL modem or other device
- DEC750:
  - the default WAN interface assigned to the default port 2, get IP from the ISP DHCP. The WAN UTP cable into port 2 
  - the default LAN interface assigned to the default port 1, leases IPs through DHCP
- D-LINK DGS-1100-08V2 switch:
  - factory defaults, only set to get dynamic from DHCP
  - UTP connected to DEC750 port 1, gets IP from LAN
- Asus RT-AC87U Router
  - set to Access Point mode
  - set to get dynamic from DHCP
  - UTP connected to the D-LINK switch, gets IP from LAN
- Wireless devices connect to the Asus RT-AC87U AP and get IPs from LAN
- Wired devices connect to the D-LINK switch and get IPs from LAN

@pmhausen Please, let me know if the above setup is wrong, why and how to set it up right. Thank you!

But please forget this "firewall in fron of router" nonsense. Which it is.

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Tutorials and FAQs / Re: 1 LAN. 1 Router. 1 FW. 1 Switch. 1 AP. Easiest possible setup. Full stop.

« on: August 29, 2022, 10:04:43 pm »

I'm a newbie with OPNsense and I don't have enough experience with networking. This is what I've got working:

- the ISP provides an WAN UTP cable into the apartment, i.e. no DSL modem or other device
- DEC750:
  - the default WAN interface assigned to the default port 2, get IP from the ISP DHCP. The WAN UTP cable into port 2 
  - the default LAN interface assigned to the default port 1, leases IPs through DHCP
- D-LINK DGS-1100-08V2 switch:
  - factory defaults, only set to get dynamic from DHCP
  - UTP connected to DEC750 port 1, gets IP from LAN
- Asus RT-AC87U Router
  - set to Access Point mode
  - set to get dynamic from DHCP
  - UTP connected to the D-LINK switch, gets IP from LAN
- Wireless devices connect to the Asus RT-AC87U AP and get IPs from LAN
- Wired devices connect to the D-LINK switch and get IPs from LAN

@pmhausen Please, let me know if the above setup is wrong, why and how to set it up right. Thank you!

But please forget this "firewall in fron of router" nonsense. Which it is.