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General Discussion / Re: DNS randomly stops working then works again?

« on: November 08, 2024, 11:31:12 pm »

Update: DNS still working, but I want to know what caused it to stop working and how to prevent this from happening again. When the DNS stopped working, it stopped working across all devices connected to my internet (LAN). Not using any VLANs.

ISP: Comcast (Xfinity)
Hardware: Modem: Arris S33v2 / Router: Protectli Valut V1210 – 2 Port Intel N5105 / Switch: Netgear MS105 5-port 2.5GbE / WAP: TP Link TL-WA1201
OPNsense Settings:
Dashboard: https://i.imgur.com/IuiWZKC.jpeg
System/Settings/General: https://i.imgur.com/4FCnrlR.jpeg
Interfaces/LAN: https://i.imgur.com/wSZBtXM.jpeg
Interfaces/WAN: https://i.imgur.com/rySB3gv.jpeg
Firewall/NAT/Outbound: https://i.imgur.com/nhpTUDF.jpeg

(This is the only firewall rule I have added. All other firewall settings and rules are default)

Services/ISC DHCPv4/LAN: https://i.imgur.com/f4Ft9Gp.jpeg
Services/ISC DHCPv4/Log File: https://i.imgur.com/frv3UGA.jpeg

(The only static IP I have on my LAN (192.168.*.169) is my main pc that's wired to my switch. Not sure why it keeps saying in the DHCPv4 log file that there is a duplicate dynamic and static leases present for it. Could it be IPV4 and IPV6 leases conflicting with each other? Not sure if this could be a cause for my DNS issue?)

Services/Unbound DNS/General: https://i.imgur.com/zFnQNUy.jpeg

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General Discussion / DNS randomly stops working then works again?

« on: November 08, 2024, 09:24:13 am »

New to OPNsense. So far everything has been working fine but I ran into an issue recently.

I was playing an online game and got disconnected due to a network connection issue. I checked my connection and it was still online. Then I went to google and it worked, but when I tried going to any other website it wouldn't load and would give me a DNS error.

Like 5 minutes later it started working again without me doing anything. Then a couple moments later it went out again. Happens on all my devices connected to my network at the same time.

No idea what would cause this or how to fix it from happening again?

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General Discussion / Re: (Newbie) Internet speeds higher but online gaming connection worse??

« on: October 27, 2024, 06:19:00 pm »

940 Mbps download / 23 Mbps upload

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General Discussion / (Newbie) Internet speeds higher but online gaming connection worse??

« on: October 27, 2024, 09:21:38 am »

I just recently changed to a new modem (Arris S33) and a protectli vault with OPNsense. Also using a switch and wireless access point.

I did this to fix fluctuating and constant speed drops that my old modem/router was giving me. (Netgear C7000v2). This has completely fixed my internet speeds by not only making them more stable but also faster.

However despite my improved speeds, my connection in online gaming is worse than before. This is the 2nd OPNsense router I have tried (thought the first one had faulty hardware or something) but the same thing is happening on my new one.

The game I’m playing uses p2p (peer to peer) connections between players. Not a dedicated server, so connections are based on the “host” player with the other players feeding off the host’s connection.

I’m not sure how to go about fixing it, but from my research I think it might have something to do with UPnP or NAT.

My old router had UPnP enabled and did not have this issue.

I’m not sure how to go about fixing this or what settings to change. If someone could please help me I’d appreciate it! All my OPNsense settings are currently default except I changed my LAN ip from 192.168.1.1 to a static ip.

By the way I game on PC and it is hard wired to my switch (not WiFi). Thank you!

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General Discussion / Peer-to-peer gaming less connection than prior router? Port-fowarding?

« on: March 28, 2024, 06:00:38 am »

I just recently upgraded from a modem+router combination unit to a standalone modem + OPNsense router (minipc) + switch.

Everything is working fine and I'm getting better internet speeds and a stable connection

Though something I've noticed is that on an online peer-to-peer game I usually play (Vindictus) I'm getting less of a connection than before from other players.

For example, I live on the west coast and before with my old router I got a 4/5 bar connection (ping) with players who lived central and east. Now, after switching my modem + router, I'm only getting 3/5 bar connection with the same players.

My OPNsense settings are default settings. I'm not sure exactly what's causing this? After some googling, it looks like it might be port related though I'm not sure.

How exactly would I forward these ports to test if it works? 27000-27025, 36567, and 47611 tcp/udp
I don't know how to do it. Under Firewall>NAT>Port Forward when I add new, what settings would I do? I'm confused how to do it.

Is there another way? Like to add a rule for my WAN network that would open these ports for my network instead of port-forwarding them to a specific device on my LAN? Would that be possible?

Thank you!!

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General Discussion / Re: (New user) Confused about set up (interfaces)

« on: March 19, 2024, 10:49:01 pm »

Ok. I created a bridge for ports 1-3 and then checked my DHCPv4 leases and the IP address of my TP-link AP showed as 192.168.1.101

I typed that into my web browser and it worked, it shows the set up UI page for my AP.

Is this okay to leave it like this? Are there any downsides? There will be like 10 devices (laptops, TVs) connected to my wireless AP I'm scared the activity will conflict with my wired PC connected to port 1 on my router.

How would using a switch be different? (Also, my router's ports are 2.5g. Does that mean I need to use a switch with 2.5g ports as well?

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General Discussion / (New user) Confused about set up (interfaces)

« on: March 19, 2024, 09:07:11 pm »

I just got a mini pc and installed OPNsense on it. I am getting really confused about how to set it up. It has 4 ports: 0, 1, 2, 3.

Port 0 is assigned to WAN. Port 1 is assigned to LAN. Port 2 is assigned to OPT1. Port 3 is assigned to OPT2.

Basically what I'm trying to do is make Port 1 my ethernet port for my PC (wired) and Port 2 a port for my WAP for all the wireless devices in my home (phones, tablets, tvs).

I thought the WAN port (port 0) was to get internet from my cable modem and supply internet to the remaining 3 ports but apparently it's not that simple or I'm just not understanding how it actually works.

Right now my LAN interface (port 1) is enabled with a static IPv4 of 192.168.1.1 /24, DHCP enabled with range from 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.199

My WAP interface (port 2) is enabled with a static IPv4 of 192.168.2.1 /24, DHCP enabled with range from 192.168.2.100 - 192.168.2.199

What firewall rules should I add?

I'm trying to access my wireless access points settings UI page to set up the AP (it's a tp-link one) from my PC connected to LAN port 1 but I can't figure out how. Under DHCPv4 leases, it's showing the WAP interface with ip address 192.168.2.100, a MAC address and the hostname of my wireless access point (TP link TLWA1201). But, when I type in 192.168.2.100 into web browser, it just pulls up OPNsense and not my AP settings ui.

Please tell me what I'm doing wrong. I want to keep all internet activity (netflix, etc) from the devices that will be connected to the AP separate from my PC's (connected to the LAN port 1) internet connection.