Assistance needed with Wireless network

Started by Mikheil, July 09, 2023, 05:32:35 PM

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I have 8 Static !P Addresses. 4 are in use. All wired. I have OPNSense Firewall working fine It's a simple setup. I have several of the online Blocklists (FIREHOL, internet defence) and One of my own on my webserver (hack_drop). All these have IP List Aliases, and the Block rules are at the top and then Pass rules for the Ports on the different servers are at the bottom. Everything is on a 192.168.0.0/24 network connected to the Public Network

Everything works fine. Now, we bought a Wireless router because a few people want to be able to access their iPads and phones. These are set up on a 192.168.2.0/24 network.

I want the iPads and phones to be able to access files on their computers and servers.

How do I set this up (make it simple, I'm no guru)?

Switch the wireless router to "AP mode" or "bridge mode", disable DHCP and all other services except WiFi, connect to OPNsense LAN.
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Also, you'll want to connect to the LAN port of the router, not the WAN, in addition to what pmhausen stated.

I have Fritz!Box Modem router in Bridge Mode. One cable from the Fritz!Box goes to a 32 port switch All the PCs and servers are connected through the switch to a 192.168.0.0/24 network.

The TP-Link Wireless router is also connected to the switch. DHCP is off and each iPad/phone has a static IP Address in the range 192.168.2.0/24. It wouldn't let me use 192.168.0.0, so we also have another Analog-Digital device running on 192.168.1.0/24

All the iPads/phones can connect to servers, but not to their PCs. We have our own DNS servers running on Windows and everything is on the DNS. I've been trying to figure out what's wrong and getting nowhere fast.

Why can they connect to the servers, but not the PCs?

Should I add something to OPNsense?

Quote from: Mikheil on July 09, 2023, 10:47:57 PM
I have Fritz!Box Modem router in Bridge Mode. One cable from the Fritz!Box goes to a 32 port switch All the PCs and servers are connected through the switch to a 192.168.0.0/24 network.

The TP-Link Wireless router is also connected to the switch. DHCP is off and each iPad/phone has a static IP Address in the range 192.168.2.0/24. It wouldn't let me use 192.168.0.0, so we also have another Analog-Digital device running on 192.168.1.0/24

All the iPads/phones can connect to servers, but not to their PCs. We have our own DNS servers running on Windows and everything is on the DNS. I've been trying to figure out what's wrong and getting nowhere fast.

Why can they connect to the servers, but not the PCs?

Should I add something to OPNsense?

Where is the OPNSense?  Can you create a network diagram showing your setup?

What wouldn't let you use 192.168.0.0/24?  What is the AD device running on 192.168.1.0/24 for?