Firewalla gold installed as "firewall Only" between XB8 and ASUS Rapture ROG Router

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GP

• May 22, 2024 18:29

For some reason when I install my Firewalla gold (set up in bridge mode) between my xfinity XB8 (which is also in Bridge Mode) and my ASUS router (doing the bulk of my network heavy lifting), it is unreachable. If I place it on the network, plugged into an ethernet port on the router as a monitoring device, it is reachable but basically doesn't do anything relevant. 

Is there a set up guide to make it a proper firewall between these two devices? What I have read in the knowledge base doesn't help me too much.

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  Firewalla

  • May 22, 2024 19:32

  You need to setup the Gold in router mode;

  Xfinity in Bridge mode -> Gold in router mode -> Asus in bridge mode

  If you want to use bridge mode

  Xfinity in router mode -> Gold in bridge mode -> Asus in bridge mode

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  GP

  • May 22, 2024 19:53

  Not possible.  I do not want gold to be router. Asus and XB8 need to stay in current config. 

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  Firewalla

  • May 23, 2024 15:52

  One possibility is

  XB8 Bridge mode ->[Firewalla Router mode]->Asus Router mode

  This above, you can't see devices behind the Asus Router, because it is NATing.

  (Any reason you want asus to be your main router? its processing power is likely a lot less than your Firewalla ...)

  And if you insist on keeping Asus in router mode

  XB 8 Bridge Mode -> Asus Router Mode -> Firewalla in DHCP mode (https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004304114-Everything-about-Firewalla-DHCP-Mode-Legacy)

  This mode is not optimal, it is likely not as fast as the previous one.

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