Good morning all, I need help. I am trying to get Cacheguard set up and running on my small network. Cacheguard is installed on a Beelink EQ14 Mini, with a N150, 16GB DDR4 500GB NVMe SSD and 2.5G Dual LAN.
My WAN is coming in from a cellular modem to firewall/router, to a switch and out to WAP running laptops and tv boxes, a Truenas Scale server with apps running, then desktop computers and printers. There will be other systems as I expand like security cameras and a promox computer lab.
I have tried following every setup guide I can find and reinstalled multiple times changing local ip addresses from system defaults to recommended in guides to mirroring my existing firewall. The only one I was able to access the web gui on is the default of 192.168.60.11 and only on one computer with the Cacheguard machine plugged directly into it. I have tried plugging my WAN into CG machine and the desktop without luck accessing the WAN and into my network in place of the other firewall appliance without success. It sees the WAN but does not show it as active and I do not see a way to activate it.
Thank you
Setup in a Home Network
Re: Setup in a Home Network
Hi,
Thank you for your post. There is something in your case that caught my attention: you can connect to the default internal CacheGuard IP address, which is 192.168.60.11/24. This IP address is proposed as an example during the first setup, and there is little chance that a user will have their LAN in that network. The same goes for the external IP address, which is 192.168.22.11/24 by default.
The first thing I would try is to run the
I need to know two things:
1. How is your cellular modem connected to your firewall/router? Is it connected using an Ethernet link, or is your firewall/router wireless on its WAN side?
2. Is your wireless modem bridged with your firewall/router, or is it connected using an IP network segment? If it is connected using an IP network, please provide the modem and firewall IP addresses and network mask.
The answers to these questions will help us guide you towards the right solution.
In all cases, CacheGuard Gateway needs to be connected to two distinct IP networks (it does not support bridging). In a simple network, the external interface should be connected to the WAN and the internal interface to the LAN (in your case, your WAP, which I hope has an Ethernet interface). The important part of this network topology is that these two networks must be distinct.
When running the setup command, enter the correct internal and external IP addresses according to your existing network IP configuration. The default gateway should be set to your Internet modem/box/router IP address, which I hope supports Ethernet and IP connectivity.
Thank you for your post. There is something in your case that caught my attention: you can connect to the default internal CacheGuard IP address, which is 192.168.60.11/24. This IP address is proposed as an example during the first setup, and there is little chance that a user will have their LAN in that network. The same goes for the external IP address, which is 192.168.22.11/24 by default.
The first thing I would try is to run the
command from the CLI to set the internal and external IP addresses according to your existing network.setup
I need to know two things:
1. How is your cellular modem connected to your firewall/router? Is it connected using an Ethernet link, or is your firewall/router wireless on its WAN side?
2. Is your wireless modem bridged with your firewall/router, or is it connected using an IP network segment? If it is connected using an IP network, please provide the modem and firewall IP addresses and network mask.
The answers to these questions will help us guide you towards the right solution.
In all cases, CacheGuard Gateway needs to be connected to two distinct IP networks (it does not support bridging). In a simple network, the external interface should be connected to the WAN and the internal interface to the LAN (in your case, your WAP, which I hope has an Ethernet interface). The important part of this network topology is that these two networks must be distinct.
When running the setup command, enter the correct internal and external IP addresses according to your existing network IP configuration. The default gateway should be set to your Internet modem/box/router IP address, which I hope supports Ethernet and IP connectivity.
Re: Setup in a Home Network
Hi,
My understanding of your network is represented by the diagram below. Am I right?
If so, you can see three network segments in this diagram, represented by three colors: red, green, and blue. To help us determine how CacheGuard should be integrated into your network, please provide the following information for each network segment:
* Network address (e.g. 192.168.1.0)
* Netmask (e.g. 255.255.255.0 or /24)
* IP addresses of each network device
Best regards,
My understanding of your network is represented by the diagram below. Am I right?
- Simple-Home-Network.png (21.61 KiB) Viewed 242 times
If so, you can see three network segments in this diagram, represented by three colors: red, green, and blue. To help us determine how CacheGuard should be integrated into your network, please provide the following information for each network segment:
* Network address (e.g. 192.168.1.0)
* Netmask (e.g. 255.255.255.0 or /24)
* IP addresses of each network device
Best regards,
Re: Setup in a Home Network
Another question: how do you plan to integrate CacheGuard into your network?
There are basically two possibilities:
1. Replace your existing firewall with CacheGuard:
CacheGuard would replace your current firewall and become the security gateway between your internal network and the Internet.
2. Keep your existing firewall and add CacheGuard:
You can keep your current firewall and add CacheGuard as an additional security layer in your network. In this case, both devices can provide firewall and security functions, with CacheGuard also handling features such as web traffic filtering, web antivirus, caching, and compression.
Knowing which option you have in mind will help us determine the most appropriate network configuration for your setup.
There are basically two possibilities:
1. Replace your existing firewall with CacheGuard:
CacheGuard would replace your current firewall and become the security gateway between your internal network and the Internet.
2. Keep your existing firewall and add CacheGuard:
You can keep your current firewall and add CacheGuard as an additional security layer in your network. In this case, both devices can provide firewall and security functions, with CacheGuard also handling features such as web traffic filtering, web antivirus, caching, and compression.
Knowing which option you have in mind will help us determine the most appropriate network configuration for your setup.
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Re: Setup in a Home Network
Charles, that is how my network is set up with the exception of after the switch. Everything with the exception of TV's, laptops and phones are ethernet connections.
My existing firewall is xx.xx.74.1
switch xx.xx.74.40
WAP xx.xx.74.32
David, the firewall/router is connected via Ethernet. I can't remember but I believe it is in pass-though mode to not do anything other than pass the connection to the firewall/router. In order to confirm it needs a hard reset to access the web UI.
Cachguard will replace the existing firewall/router. I would like to run a DNS server and a VPN in addition to firewall and routing.
Thank you
My existing firewall is xx.xx.74.1
switch xx.xx.74.40
WAP xx.xx.74.32
David, the firewall/router is connected via Ethernet. I can't remember but I believe it is in pass-though mode to not do anything other than pass the connection to the firewall/router. In order to confirm it needs a hard reset to access the web UI.
Cachguard will replace the existing firewall/router. I would like to run a DNS server and a VPN in addition to firewall and routing.
Thank you