Check the system log before you reboot. From the sound of it, it's rejecting something in the configuration and going back to what it believes is the last valid one. Also check the config history in the GUI (Diag > Backup/Restore, Config History tab) and see what it shows happening. Either the configuration change is not being written, or it's being rolled back.

"No address record" implies you do not have working DNS on the firewall. Also the package version it's attempting to fetch is old. Make sure your firewall can actually resolve and reach the pkg server.

On 2.3.1 it's always permanently rw and you can't turn that off :-)

Thanks for the really suggestions, I tried the reset like in the video it does nothing, I tried another cable but it did not work, eventually I installed screen and used that instead of putty and managed to connect, so I can confirm the device is not 'bricked' So the problem is that while booting it gets stuck at the point: Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ufsid/55411d03bf874893 [rw]... WARNING: / was not properly dismounted WARNING: /: TRIM flag on fs but disk does not support TRIM This is a warning not an error and I would expect the boot process to continue but it does not… So I found an old image I had from when I first got the device of netgate pfsense 2.2.2 wrote that to a usb and reinstalled the firmware now it seems to be up and running i just need to reconfigure it and hoe for the best... Thanks for the help GX

dude if it wasn't working then clearly it was setup wrong.. I have been running pfsense on esxi for years..  Multiple versions of esxi and pfsense..  This is really is clickity clickity sort of stuff.. connect wan phy nic to wan vswitch.  Give pfsense vnic on this vswitch. Connect esxi phy nic to lan vswitch, Give pfsense lan vnic on this switch. Connect this to your physical switch Your vmkern could be another connection into yoru physical lan, or could be port group on your lan vswitch and there you go your done..  You can add more networks/vlans whatever.. Here is typical sort of setup [image: pfsenseonesxi-setup.jpg] [image: pfsenseonesxi-setup.jpg_thumb]

Same here : all ok.

OK has something to do with HSTS, on Firefox i also cant access google any longer.? I try to import the certificat from the box but firefox says its already imported, so i have to switch of squid because people have to work tomorrow. :-(

@JorgeOliveira: Upgrading on Fridays or Weekends is generally a bad idea, as developers won't be around when you need them. I'd recommend, if possible, building some test environments and testing upgrade process before performing it on production systems. … Sorry but its the only way i can do it! Nobody accept to be offline on working days. So normaly i wait 1 week before i do the updates because dont want to drive. Its should be clear the most important thing is the base system come back after upgrade, no matter whats package are causes to fail. Test systems wont help because on some alix it works on other not, all runing the same version! So it was like i mention, boss was not happy and the staff too, i have to drive and it takes 1 day to come back because heavy weather and a lot of traffic. :-( Alix was not responding on LAN and i have to mess around with the serial cable. :-( Dont know what to do now with 2.3.1_5, dont like so frequently updates in such a short time.

Mixing up the LAN and WAN? Many simple mistakes can cause that.

The same procedure with 2.3.1_5

No switch at moment tho they are planned (vlan capable) just trying to set up the 3 VLANs at the moment - when done there will be 3 wifi ssids on one Unifi  ap and wired equivalents I'm thinking it must be a firewall problem as it is allowing connection to the gui and I can edit the pfsense settings from the vlan connection via the pc - just can't get to the WAN

@Gertjan: Although : putting the graph widget in the main menu ….. I wouldn't do that ;) And why not, may I ask?  :o

I hadn't thought of the double NAT -  Juts gave up on PPPoE on the box after hours of failure. For me the upside was being able to reboot and alter the Pfsense box without killing the DSL session. Also my adsl was unstable so keeping authentication on the modem made for easier diagnosis BUT thinking about it now it could be that my inability to get a ppp session on the Pfsense box COULD be due to a internet supply problem as the fault I've been having was an inability to start a PPP session even with a stable DSL sync. I've just left running from the modem now as its been stable for a few days so maybe the problem was not with the Pfsense build?

you have the explanation at the top of the page by cmb

Apologies for a very late reply. Got it working.  8)

@Apexbiped: …. I know I saw in the settings that I can assign the gateway ie 192.168.1.1 in dhcp, so do that? Don't. (because "The default is to use the IP on this interface of the firewall as the gateway. Specify an alternate gateway here if this is not the correct gateway for the network. Type "none" for no gateway assignment.') @Apexbiped: Ya I thought the 16 was an issue just trying something different abut I got same issue with 24 because I did change it back ,192.168.1.1/24 and still issue the only static…. 192.168.1.0/24 and setting a /16 => please don't. Your breaking things. @Apexbiped: The macs that are "swapping" are the wrt1200, …. I'm using myself 5 AP's with DD-WRT for years now. My Captive portal is on OPT1 (where it belongs) - IP 192.168.2.1 (192.168.1.1/24 is my LAN segment). AP1 = 192.168.2.2 AP2 = 192.168.2.3 etc The DHCP server on OPT1 (Captive Portal) hands over IPs for my visitors from 192.168.2.7 to 192.168.2.254. What are your main DD-WRT AP settings ? Did you switch off the internal DHCP server on the AP ? (better be safe : never ever use the 'WAN' port on the AP)

Ok, got it. @Derelict : I saw that you can move, and thus separate posts, is it possible that you separate my post (edit : and move it to the Captive portal forum), and all the replies ? Right now, I have the impression I polluted the initial post of itson - things went HS ….

@JorgeOliveira: I'd say your problem is with Windows hiding the extensions by default and thereby causing misunderstandings about the filetype. You may find this useful: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hide-file-name-extensions Even so, Windows file explorer (by default) still lists the file type column. Also I think it only hides known file types.  So if it's unknown and can't list it in the type column then the extension should be displayed. Extensions not hidden here because it's difficult to rename to a different extension when they are hidden.

@johnpoz I was suffering of slowness on everything, even if the same website was accessed two/three times in row. Yes, replacing the HDD did the trick. Thanks!  :D