Thanks Tim - I was connecting the AP's WAN port to my OPT1 interface.
Once I changed that, it worked better.  I'm still having a few
problems but I think I've narrowed them down to a defective AP.

Paul

On 8/31/07, Tim Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul-
>
> Run an ethernet cable from your OPT1 interface to one of your switch/LAN 
> ports on your AP. Make sure it is NOT the WAN/Internet port. Disable DHCP on 
> the AP. You may also want to configure MAC filtering, Encryption, and 
> authentication on the AP. In pfSense, enable DHCP on your OPT1, and put in 
> your firewall rules. You may wish to start with an "Allow all FROM anywhere 
> TO anywhere" rule to get started before locking things down.
>
> I know this isn't a 'tutorial' as you requested, but it can at least give you 
> a good start. I run a Linksys WRT54G with DD-WRT on an OPT interface in 
> several locations. Feel free to ask more questions.
>
> Tim Nelson
> Technical Consultant
> Rockbochs Inc.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 9:34:16 PM (GMT-0600) America/Mexico_City
> Subject: [pfSense Support] Tutorial Request: Setting up OPT1 for WiFi
>
> Perhaps I'm just a bit slower than most but I'm having some trouble
> setting up my Linksys (with dd-wrt installed) to run on my OPT1
> interface.  I would like to have the Linksys provide the wireless
> service but have the DHCP, firewall, etc services handled by pfSense.
>
> Would anybody be willing to write a tutorial on this for
> http://www.pfsense.com/index.php?id=36 ?   It seems like this would be
> useful to a number of people.
>
> Thanks
> Paul
>
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