Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2440 Location: Am now Dark_Shadow
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 21:08 Post subject: [fixed] AP Settings
I was browsing around the wiki and I noticed that for all the setups (except default) ie.. CB,RB,WB etc...
that since the main router pretty much does everything for the subnet, on the Access Point setup should the firewall be disabled too?
I just noticed it's not in the Wiki for AP. _________________ The New Me
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Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 21:14 Post subject: Re: AP Settings
DHC_DarkShadow wrote:
I was browsing around the wiki and I noticed that for all the setups (except default) ie.. CB,RB,WB etc...
that since the main router pretty much does everything for the subnet, on the Access Point setup should the firewall be disabled too?
I just noticed it's not in the Wiki for AP.
Yes.. The FW is disabled. You only need the firewall on the gateway.
I have found that to disable "everything" on the FW you must:
Remove all check marks in "additional filters" & "block wan requests", then click "save".
Then, "disable" the SPI firewall. If you just disable the firewall, the other check boxes are greyed (or is it grayed) out. Even though they are greyed out, if the check mark remains, the check mark is active.
See what I mean? _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2440 Location: Am now Dark_Shadow
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 21:22 Post subject:
Yea I got ya, looks like these are missing from the AP Tut,
# Open the Security -> Firewall tab
* Uncheck all boxes...except Filter Multicast
* save
* Disable SPI firewall
* Save
and
NAT
* Problem: On v24RC4, packets go through NAT in the direction to the gateway.
* Solution: To disable this, go under the Advanced Routing tab in set-up and change the mode to "router" instead of "gateway". Also have routing disabled under the Admin tab. _________________ The New Me
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 21:28 Post subject:
DHC_DarkShadow wrote:
Yea I got ya, looks like these are missing from the AP Tut,
# Open the Security -> Firewall tab
* Uncheck all boxes...except Filter Multicast
* save
* Disable SPI firewall
* Save
and
NAT
* Problem: On v24RC4, packets go through NAT in the direction to the gateway.
* Solution: To disable this, go under the Advanced Routing tab in set-up and change the mode to "router" instead of "gateway". Also have routing disabled under the Admin tab.
Know the wiki.. Love the wiki... Be the wiki... Fix the wiki...
In regards to the nat stuff... You can only have ONE "gateway" on any network. Everything else must be set to "router" if there is more than one "router" in service. An exception would be if a device is using a different subnet in which it is using it's own dhcp server like repeater or client (not RB or CB). But even with RB or CB, the main router is the internet gateway. Only the internet gateway needs the firewall. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]
Joined: 26 Jan 2008 Posts: 13049 Location: Behind The Reset Button
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 22:06 Post subject:
DHC_DarkShadow wrote:
****Wiki Updated****
Did you test it to make sure I'm not full of $hit?
I have on my setup but a confirmation would be in order (unless murrkf decides to format his hard drive ) before changing the wiki.
Sorry... I'm not too happy as my Xbox took a $hit last night.. Three (3) red lights. I think they call it the ring of death. _________________ [Moderator Deleted]