• Strange issue with IPv4 packet fragmentation

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    It will fragment if the MTU is to large

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  • DNS Resolver not resolving a specific hostname

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    @michmoor said in DNS Resolver not resolving a specific hostname:

    Ok...Figured it out. It was due to logging settings

    Previous global letting setting wouldn't have shown me the blocks

    Lesson to be learned ... 🙂 -

    Anytime you have a blocking package installed (pfBlockerNG, DNSBL, Snort, or Suricata) and something acts weird or does not work, 99 times out of 100 it's going to be the blocking package(s) that is the cause.

  • Reaching an ip in a different subnet / vlan

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    stephenw10S

    Mmm what are the devices in these subnets you are testing between?

    The fact you mentioned 'TV-stream supplier' initially makes me thing there is more in play here than simply routing between two subnets.

  • New pfSense User Question (set up multiple ports)

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    JonathanLeeJ

    I would use snort also :)

  • Recovery from failed drive

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    @stephenw10 That's good to know. This event has prompted me to review and record all the firewalls we manage and note down their keys.

    TBH, the pfsense HA config is like magic when restoring. I always expect it to be more of a hassle to rebuild a firewall that has lots of interfaces, vlans, DMZs, and special rules but it always works out like magic!

  • Cannot ssh into pfSense at WAN interface

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    stephenw10S

    Yup I would always set a limited source for that.

  • Feature Request: REST API

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    NollipfSenseN

    Big grin on my face...

  • WAN interface has ports 22 and 53 open

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    @elvisimprsntr said in WAN interface has ports 22 and 53 open:

    ATT upgraded me to a Pace 5268, which had port 22 open. I sent it back and reinstalled my old NVG599

    Christ.

  • Why can I not see the webGUI anymore?

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    stephenw10S

    You can roll back to a previous config from the console menu option 15.

    Steve

  • Making meaning of the Pfsense Crash Report

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    @jrey

    i see got it, thanks

  • Doing both SNAT and DNAT I think ?

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    @Keithj if the PLC have hard coded identical IP addresses you could use pfsense connected to a level 2 switch. Program the switch with all Ethernet ports but one in a different vlan.

    You may then be able to use NAT on each vlan to access each PLC from a different translated address but generally pfsense doesn’t like having the same address range on more than one interface.

    As @stephenw10 suggests a hypervisor running multiple VM each with one virtual WAN NIC connected to a common virtual switch and a second virtual LAN NIC connected to a unique VLAN / physical NIC on your programable switch.

    Running pfsense on each VM with NAT should then allow access from different WAN addresses of each PLC on identical LAN addresses. Your programable switch size limiting how many PLC can be simultaneously accessed.

  • Item edit function (pencil icon) brings up unpopulated form?

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    stephenw10S

    Do you have any plugins in firefox? A script blocker could present like that.

  • Accessing my own content... when hosting on my server.

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    @dhenzler said in Accessing my own content... when hosting on my server.:

    Layer 3 (smart switching) remembers configurations to make faster routing of data.

    huh? Are you routing at your layer 3 switch or pfsense.. To be honest in a home network, unless your like doing above 1gig where what your running pfsense can not handle it.. There is little reason to do internal routing.

    And in almost every case I have seen around here people that attempt it are doing it such a way that they create asymmetrical routing. If you going to route on a downstream device it should be connected to pfsense with a transit or also called a connector network..

    pfsense-layer-3-switch.png

    If your not, then yeah your more than likely causing all sorts of issues in your network.

    I do routing and switching for a living and I have a layer 3 switch capable of routing, so for me its something I could setup with my eyes closed so to speak.. I don't do it, because it doesn't make any sense in my network and it removes the ability to easy firewall between segments like you can do if your routing with pfsense.

    So while its nice that your switch could route, unless you have a specific reason to actual route on it, your prob just causing yourself pain.

  • NetGate 4100 Boots Old Version After Maintenance Reboot

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    Hmm, interesting. I would have expected to see an alert confirming the BE roll back when it did.

    Whenever I hit that it's usually because I've broken something completely so the firewall fails to boot entirely resulting in some pretty obvious errors.

  • Traffic throttled to 100Mbs

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    @MedfordTech said in Traffic throttled to 100Mbs:

    Well, if nothing else, it goes to show that when you write your problem down, you can most likely solve the problem.

    Going through all the things that should be added to the post so someone else can help you - yup is quite often a trigger that hey did I check that, or what about this, etc..

    Glad you got it sorted.

  • Turning On Serial Console from VGA Console

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    stephenw10S

    Yes, you can enable it from System > Advanced > Admin Access. Set it as primary there if you need it to be the primary console.

    Steve

  • Firewall Hardware Migration - Certs all scrambled in Export / Import

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    Ah if you edited the names with find-and-replace that could well have broken some certs.

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    Thanks for all the inputs. Apologies if I was not clear, but my first point of call was a colour diff of old and current config. This revealed most things.

    I went ahead and spun up a VM and loaded my old config in the GUI. To my surprise, it did not force a reboot and I was able to browse at leisure. Without having to assign VLANs to virtual interfaces.

    Mostly what I was missing were disabled rules, but there were a couple of NAT rules where the interface was changed and I had not noticed. So I am glad to have done it.

  • FreeBSD security advisory relevant?

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    Not yet in internal 2.8 builds but would be before any release.

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