LAN interface not distributing IP
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Installing the SG 1100, but not getting IP Adress on Lan. Is DHCP on Lan disabled by default?
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@zeirdo, Servides -> DHCP SERVER
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@silence Thanks, but as I’m not getting an IP, I can’t configure the PFsense device.
Does it expect the modem to handle LAN DHCP by default? -
@zeirdo, Yes
[admin edit: No, the 1100 should be running a dhcp server on LAN by default]
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When I installed. pfsense, I connected my keyboard and monitor directly to the computer running pfsense. This is something that is needed with anything above consumer level gear. If you were to set up a Cisco router, you'd need to use a serial connection and terminal app. Once you get the basic configuration running, you can then go in and set up the rest via the local network.
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@zeirdo
Did you set a static IP on LAN?When you go through the setup wizard in the console, pfSense asks you for WAN and LAN IP setting and in case of LAN for enabling the DHCP server.
You can reset the IP configuration in the console by selecting "2" when you see the menu. -
@viragomann I set a static IP on Lan, but regardless, am still not able to connect on 192.168.1.1, even Ping does not resolve. I have tried with and without WAN cable connected, but always the same result.
So can’t set up the device at all at present -
@zeirdo, If you have your default pfsense, you just have to connect a lan cable to the wan ---> ISP interfaces and you are done.
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@zeirdo
In the console pfSense shows its IP settings. By default this is 192.168.1.1/24.
So you have its IP and network mask.
Now you can simply give you computer manually an IP in this network, set the correct mask, then you should be able to connect to the web GUI. -
The 1100 is preconfigured to boot to a functioning state. You should be able to connect a dhcp client to LAN and it will receive an IP address in the default LAN subnet, 192.168.1.0/24. That allows you to connect to the webgui and complete the setup.
The most common cause of that failing is that the WAN is connected to an upstream router and that device is also using the 192.168.1.0/24 subnet creating a conflict.
If that's not the case then, yes, connect to the serial console to investigate what state it is in.
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-1100/connect-to-console.htmlSteve
