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General Discussion / New-cwwk-connected to wifi for management
« on: November 01, 2024, 04:03:48 am »
Ok, hello everyone...so I am new to this forum and OPNsense.
I just got a cwwk device, which includes (2) SFP+ ports (I plugged in 2 1.25gb sfps for now) and (2) 2.5gb intel 226 ports.
Initially, I set this up with the 2.5gb ports as a 'transparent device' in bridge mode, only to find out I looked my self out when I deactivated the WAN/LAN ports IPs. So I got (2) SFPs and started the new install.
Install when well. SPFs set up as LAN/WAN interface, with LAN as DHCP and 192.168.1.1 default network. My laptop received a 192.168.1.100 address as I am connected right into the LAN port. GUI comes up and I can continue there.
And before I setup the bridge, I took one of the 2.5GB ports to be the MGMT port under assignment. I set-it up and with its own new static IP of 192.168.8.4. DHCP is OFF. this is because I plugged into a secondary WiFi router (tplink) under the LAN PORT.
The secondary TPLink router has LAN IP of 192.168.8.2 and DHCP ON from 192.168.8.100.
The idea is to plugin the OPFsense bridge WAN/LAN to my primary router and modem for traffic to go thru and I can have a way to connect to the secondary tplink router (wifi or LAN port) with my laptop and watch traffic or modify OPFsense as needed.
At the moment, I can access the OPNsense GUI connected directly to SPF(LAN) port with my laptop on same 192.168.1.1 network (also can type in 192.168.8.4) and reachable....BUT, when I try to connect directly to MGMT port with network 192.168.8.1, I cannot ping or open the OPNsense GUI on 192.168.8.4 (MGMT port assignment). I suspect something on GUI side needs to be checked On or Off for me to be on MGMT port and have GUI load. OR is a static route missing...not sure.
I also expected my laptop and MGMT port directly to secondary TPlink router under LAN ports should open OPNsense GUI, but it does not. both 8.4 and 1.1 time-out
I welcome any feedback..thank you
I just got a cwwk device, which includes (2) SFP+ ports (I plugged in 2 1.25gb sfps for now) and (2) 2.5gb intel 226 ports.
Initially, I set this up with the 2.5gb ports as a 'transparent device' in bridge mode, only to find out I looked my self out when I deactivated the WAN/LAN ports IPs. So I got (2) SFPs and started the new install.
Install when well. SPFs set up as LAN/WAN interface, with LAN as DHCP and 192.168.1.1 default network. My laptop received a 192.168.1.100 address as I am connected right into the LAN port. GUI comes up and I can continue there.
And before I setup the bridge, I took one of the 2.5GB ports to be the MGMT port under assignment. I set-it up and with its own new static IP of 192.168.8.4. DHCP is OFF. this is because I plugged into a secondary WiFi router (tplink) under the LAN PORT.
The secondary TPLink router has LAN IP of 192.168.8.2 and DHCP ON from 192.168.8.100.
The idea is to plugin the OPFsense bridge WAN/LAN to my primary router and modem for traffic to go thru and I can have a way to connect to the secondary tplink router (wifi or LAN port) with my laptop and watch traffic or modify OPFsense as needed.
At the moment, I can access the OPNsense GUI connected directly to SPF(LAN) port with my laptop on same 192.168.1.1 network (also can type in 192.168.8.4) and reachable....BUT, when I try to connect directly to MGMT port with network 192.168.8.1, I cannot ping or open the OPNsense GUI on 192.168.8.4 (MGMT port assignment). I suspect something on GUI side needs to be checked On or Off for me to be on MGMT port and have GUI load. OR is a static route missing...not sure.
I also expected my laptop and MGMT port directly to secondary TPlink router under LAN ports should open OPNsense GUI, but it does not. both 8.4 and 1.1 time-out
I welcome any feedback..thank you