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I understand.
Thanks for the info and the patience while explaining everything Patrick. I dont know nor pretend to know everything but i can only imagine the great annoyance i cause you and those who do. (;

If you are really interested or curious about the why.
I wanted to install a NAS and started to watch and read what it would take to implement this in the house hold and ended up reading about having to put it on its own network ect ect. From there on after some reading i came to the conclusion that Opnsense would be best for the job and that's how i ended up here.

I am going to read the links posted in the comments and follow the instructions you gave me to see if i can get this all working. Ill let you know if ill manage to set it up.

Wait. So you want to tell me that the Opnsense firewall comes secure out of the box? Are you sure about that? No need to segment/isolate VLANs ect like they show in the videos? I mean even on the router i have now i have some firewall rule settings and other stuff changed to make it (for what that is worth) more secure.

Or are you just giving me the basis of how to make my setup work so i can start building from there?

Understood.

Is there any specific reason why i should leave it at 192.168.1.1?

And if i already changed to something else should i leave it, do a reset or put it back to 192.168.1.1?

All other devices should be set to DHCP configuration: Isn't this what the HomeNetworkGuy also talks about in this video? Is that part and the part where he creates the firewall rules valid or should i disregard the whole video?

Hi meyergru

Thank you so much for the clarity! Now i at least know that i was going in the wrong direction and trying to do the impossible. Also for the tips. I really appreciate it. Ill try and follow the guides you and Patrick posted instead of the videos and AI. To bad for me because the videos made everything so much more simple and easy.

As i already confessed from the beginning i'm kind of new to this all (especially Opnsense) and well aware its for pro"s, but i really want to learn my way around it so i can replace what i have now. Besides, i have to much hours invested already to just quit and give up now.

Do you have anymore tips or references good resources i should checkout that could help me on this journey?


Hi Patrick

Yes i have the following information from my ISP:

- Annex
- Mode: PPPoE
- VLAN
- PPP authentication
- username
- password

Your AP as well as your switch should get their IP addresses via DHCP and be connected to the OPNsense LAN interface: Yes correct i have this configured. i meant the local ip address to get tho the login portal.

The AP must be configured in "AP" or "bridge" mode: This also im well aware of and was a real pain in the ass to get my head around on Openwrt since im accustomed with ddwrt and in Openwrt its kind of different since they want you to construct/configure the whole bridge from scratch by yourself.

The general idea is for OPNsense to control all aspects of the network: Yes this is what drew my attention and why i want to learn how to use it. I always have been accustomed doing this all in the router it self.

Hi Patrick

First of all thank you so much for the response. I hope you understand that its all a bit new to me.

What i meant is that i walked all/as much of the steps of configuring the firewall without having the modem installed yet or having it connected to the internet (keeping it offline) since cutting off internet at home for to long of a period might cause a uprising, heavy resistance and protest from kids and wife.

I followed this guide step by step: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPP4UE6IuRc&pp=ygUXaG9tZW5ldHdvcmtndXkgb3Buc2Vuc2U%3D

And for the zyxel managed switch this guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VHgZg5jFiM&pp=ygUsenl4ZWwgbWFuYWdlZCBzd2l0Y2ggZ3MgMTIwMC04IGNvbmZpZ3VyYXRpb24%3D

I followed it step by step except for the only part i did not do from the start is the PPPoE and ISP credentials part. My thought was that i could do this part last so that i would not lose wifi connection from the ISP router i am connected to now. But this shouldn't be necessary for a valid IP Lease from the Openwrt AP right?

Also what i still don't get is if the switch and AP should be in the same IP range as the modem and Opnsense firwall. Meaning if the modems IP address is lets say 192.168.1.1 the firewall is 192.168.1.2 should the the switch and AP also be at 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.4 or a different 192.168.1. IP?
I did it this way just to not complicate things more than they already are but since the switch recognizes the VLAN TAGs not the IP addresses right?

I have PPPoE if im not wrong. On the site it said:

Annex: A
Mode: PPPoE.

Side question.
Is it a must to be connected to the internet to configure Opnsense and get a IP LEASE ?

Hi everyone.

Im tryinging to install a opensense firewall for about 1 and a half year now without succes. I have wasted countless hours trying and watching all yt content without succes. Both HomeNetworkGuy's 2025 and old guides, sheridan computers videos you name it. I dont even know why and what im doing wrong. Last year at new years eve i finally had a IP Lease but i noticed it after restarting the firewall appliance. The setup goes like this: modem>(protectli)Opnsense firewall>(Zyxel) managed switch> Openwrt AP. I dont know if im doing it wrong on the Opnsense firewall, the zyxel managed switch or on the Openwrt AP im configuring.

Can someone help me out with this task since i tried by myself for about a year now and cant pull it off. Im using the GUI (NO COMAND LINE) to do it.