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bharrisii
Aspirant
Jun 08, 2022
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I recently swapped out my old Wifi Setup for: RBRE960 v.6.0.3.85_3.1.15

I recently swapped out my old Wifi Setup for: RBRE960 v.6.0.3.85_3.1.15.  I have the hub in AP mode with a static IP wired into a Pfsense FW with the WAN Internet and a port going to a core switch for wired ethernet hosts.  DHCP is being managed on the core switch.  Regular wireless clients work fine.  However, guest Wifi clients have no Internet.  I have had it behind the pfsense FW and it seems temperamental, where it may or may not be magenta with no Internet access indicated on the web interface.

 

  • bharrisii's avatar
    bharrisii
    Jun 08, 2022

    Almost embarrassed what the issue was.  So I *thought* had an internal DNS server and a public DNS assigned in the web GUI.  For the clients DNS was assigned via DHCP.  I have had the internal DNS server down as I have been redoing the home lab.  For some reason only the internal DNS server was configured.  This would explain the Hub complaining of not having Internet and the DHCP WiFi working fine.  The guest was getting just internal and since it is isolated, it was hard to determine the root cause.

     

    Thank you for the suggestions.

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 08, 2022

    I would check your firewall or switch to be sure to allow guest networking traffic to be passed thru. I believe the guest network IP address subnet is different from 192.168.1.#, I think it's 192.168.2.#

    • CrimpOn's avatar
      CrimpOn
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jun 08, 2022

      I thought in AP mode the Orbi does not assign IPs and the user must have a separate DHCP server?

      • bharrisii's avatar
        bharrisii
        Aspirant
        Jun 08, 2022

        I set up a DHCP server on the FW interface the Hub is connected to.  Works for the standard WiFi, but have no control over the guest or IoT.

         

         

    • bharrisii's avatar
      bharrisii
      Aspirant
      Jun 08, 2022

      Almost embarrassed what the issue was.  So I *thought* had an internal DNS server and a public DNS assigned in the web GUI.  For the clients DNS was assigned via DHCP.  I have had the internal DNS server down as I have been redoing the home lab.  For some reason only the internal DNS server was configured.  This would explain the Hub complaining of not having Internet and the DHCP WiFi working fine.  The guest was getting just internal and since it is isolated, it was hard to determine the root cause.

       

      Thank you for the suggestions.