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Putting PFSENSE box behind C6300 Router, CablelModem , Wirless Accesspoint , Switch Combo

Does anyone know of a way I can configure my pfsense box to be behind my C6300 Netgear MODEM/Router Combo unit .
I want to use the wireless on the c6300 as well as devices plugged into it to still work by being connected to the switch or wireless and route through the pfsense firewall using the dhcp I setup on the box.

bigeven2002

Hello,
So I would like to get a better understanding of your setup. Is the WiFi something for guest users only or is it for all users? Are any devices connected to the Netgear going to need access to devices behind the pfSense? Do you have any switches for wired devices? You'll need one for the wired devices to connect to the pfSense.

My WiFi experience with pfSense has been poor, and the wireless card support is still low. Depending on your answer to my questions above, you could probably get away with keeping WiFi on the Netgear only.

This is how I would see it working so far based on the information given.

- Internet
|
- C6300 Router -> WiFi devices
|
- pfSense Router
|
- Switch -> Wired devices

jameselmore

ASKER

I'm trying to keep the wifi on the Netgear up and I have all wired devices on a switch connected to the Lan port on the Pfsense box.

How do I go about doing this ? I plug the wan port into C6300 and it just pulls local IP.

Internet
l
l
C6300
l
l
Pfsense
l
l
Cisco Switch
l
Wired Devices

jameselmore

ASKER

I dont care about the devices on wireless being able to see the devices that are wired. I just want it to all be able to get back out to the internet.

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jameselmore

ASKER

Thanks buddy ! Turned out to be a bad gigabit card on the pfsense box that wouldn't communicate with my managed switch.

bigeven2002

Certainly! Glad you got it working.