Hi,
to get you up and running:
Using DHCP on the wan1 port should give you
- the DNS address
- a valid IP
- a default route / a gateway
If you don' t see a default route pointing to your DHCP server (the other router), in Route>Monitor, then you have to add it manually - this depends on how you set up the DHCP options in the other router:
dest=0.0.0.0/0
gateway=192.168.168.168
I can understand that you are a bit frustrated setting the FG up. IMHO you made your life more difficult than necessary:
- you have no experience with Fortigates, nor with firewall appliances in general. But you assume they are as easy to setup as a simple DSL router.
- you haven' t read the docs. If I had no idea about an appliance I would read at least the introduction and a sample setup.
Why do people assume that a high sophisticated security device is best installed with no prior knowledge, and handbooks are for whimps?? I' ll never get that.
Get the docs at http://docs.fortinet.com
Step-by-step example e.g. in the FortiOS Handbook for 4.00MR2, pp. 289 " Small Office Network Protection" . You can leave out the parts you don' t need.
- you setup a major network device while not being able to interrupt live traffic. What you are configuring now will have limited use once you' ve eliminated the old router. So you start over again, at least to a certain part.
No you can' t setup a router/firewall without some network downtime. Only magicians can.
- you look for help on a Sunday. This is probably the least busy day on the Forums.
Nevertheless, with some reading and understanding of the basic concepts you should be able to get your network connected.
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