WAN route randomly drops
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Hi,
I have a frustrating issue with my pfSense setup. For about a week now, my WAN connection drops at random intervals.
At first I thought it was something I had done to my configuration as I was starting to have some more interesting routing rules created, but after attempting to fix it I believe it is not as I have factory reset back to as basic a config as possible. The current config I am using until the issue is resolved is factory defaults except:
- DHCP v4 on WAN with DHCP v6 disabled
- Static IP on LAN with a DHCP v4 server, v6 disabled
When the issue occurs, a simple re-run of dhclient can be used to re-connect to WAN. What I have tried to fix the issue so far:
- Disabled gateway monitoring action
- Created /var/run/dhclient folder as it was missing so the pid could be created
- Added a conjob to kill dhclient and restart it every 5 mins
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- This fixes the issue but the problem is that for up to 5 mins there is no internet connection, so the solution is not enough
- Replaced the ethernet cable between box and WAN
- Swapped to a different ethernet card
Next on the list is to wipe the whole OS and start again, rather than just a pfsense factory reset as it appears to be an issue with the OS to me at this point.
What else could I try to debug the issue? I've had a look through the logs, there doesn't appear to be much in there to indicate the issue, other than the alarm that the gateway is going down.
Thanks!