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    Huawei B818 Bridged Mode

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      @deanfourie said in Huawei B818 Bridged Mode:

      pfSense is getting a my static private IP,

      You mean public IP?

      Well the LTE router is in the default route so it will be able to respond as long as it has a route back to the pfSense WAN IP, which it apparently does.

      Steve

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        deanfourie @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 sorry Public IP, I should go back to bed.

        But in bridged mode, I would not expect there to be a route.

        After all, it should be a transparent device no?

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          Check the MAC addresses. Does the 192.168.1.1 IP appear to use the same MAC as the gateway?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              I mean the upstream gateway that pfSense is using on the WAN side. Which I imagine must be one of those 163. IPs? And I assume that's inside the WAN subnet?

              You would have to open a request to 192.168.1.1 and if it's local you might see it.

              However given that you can see at least 4 IP in the 163.47.0 subnet they might simply be routing that to you. In which case 192.168.1.1 might just be added as a second IP on the router. pfSense would not see that as local but can still reach it via the default route.

              Steve

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                deanfourie @stephenw10
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                @stephenw10 but why on 3 different subnets, I'm assuming they are /24 and there is a .0 .1 and .2 subnet

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  What size WAN subnet does it give you?

                  The fact you are seeing those IPs in the ARP table implies they are sending traffic to you. So probably broadcasts.

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                    deanfourie @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10 so why would I be receiving traffic on another public IP other then my own static public IP?

                    Is this normal?

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                      deanfourie @deanfourie
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                      @deanfourie Screenshot_20220324-094251_Chrome.jpg

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                        deanfourie @deanfourie
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                        @deanfourie Screenshot_20220324-094538_Chrome.jpg

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                          deanfourie @deanfourie
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                          @deanfourie still not dodgy you recon.

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            If it's in the same subnet then you would see any broadcast traffic from those IPs, yes.

                            I have no idea yet if your WAN IP is in that subnet or not if one of them is the gateway you are being passed by DHCP. I would imagine they are.

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              Actually is looks like it is. What subnet mask is it given?

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                                deanfourie @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10 no, my WAN interface on pfSense is given my public static IP, not a private.

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                  Those are public IPs. The IP you are logged into the forum with is also in that range.

                                  What subnet mask is is giving pfSense on the WAN?

                                  Steve

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                                    deanfourie @deanfourie
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                                    @deanfourie how can I find the interface mask, can't see it anywhere

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      In Status > Interfaces. 'Subnet mask IPv4'

                                      Or at the console, the /24 show here for example:

                                      WAN (wan)       -> re1        -> v4/DHCP4: 172.21.16.10/24
                                      
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                                        deanfourie @stephenw10
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                                          deanfourie
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                                          My LAN is a 224 or /27 but no subnet mask on the WAN side.

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            Hmm, well it shows as not connected there.

                                            It should show an IPv4 address and subnet mask. It will show at the console (if it's actually connected).
                                            Or you would be able to see it in the routing table in Diag > Routes

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