PFSense with Starlink Failover Setup Guide

Here we will go through my setup of a Starlink Dishy V2 into my existing home network. Starlink will operate as my failover WAN connection in the event my primary goes down.

Important Links:

• Starlink Track – Firmware

Sources:

• Starlink V2 on a Complex pfSense Configuration – Install as Fail-Over and/or Dual WAN : PFSENSE (reddit.com)
• GUIDE: Starlink + pfSense guide for idiots. No starlink router, no complex failover stuff, just easy steps. : Starlink (reddit.com)

Guide:

1. Connect Starlink and get setup/online
2. Sign into the Starlink app and setup DNS to point to a non-starlink DNS
3. Set Router to bypass, confirm and reboot
4. Connect the Starlink ethernet adapter, power on router
5. Configure OPT1/STARLINK interface
   1. DHCP ipv4/ipv6
   2. Reject leases from 192.168.100.1,192.168.1.1
   3. Uncheck Reserved Networks blocking “Block private networks and loopback addresses”
6. Add new Gateway and Gateway Group (if one doesn’t exist) and add Starlink interface to it (System > Routing > Gateway Groups).
7. Save and test changes with ping and failover event

Extra Stuff

DHCP6 setup:

• Interfaces > Starlink interface
  • IPv6 Configuration Type = DHCP6
  • Use IPv4 Connectivity as parent interface = Checked
  • Do not wait for RA = Checked
• System > Advanced > Networking > Allow IPv6

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