PfSense is unreachable after install
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@stephenw10 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
Mmm, this has to be something very basic.
When you tested it with Mint on the same hardware and were able to ping were you using the same switch port? Yes
What happens if you disconnect the USB modem and re-assign the WAN as em0? Does it pull a DHCP from the Old pfSense? Early on I did try this and the NewBox never received an IP...
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@stephenw10 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
Mmm, this has to be something very basic.
I would like it to be. I have been in IT for 30 years now and would like to think that I know a thing or two... I dont seek help from the forums easily... at the start of all this we confirmed setting and have redone the settings many times... different OS, cables, settings, even reconfirmed everything with screenshots... Maybe this NewBox would be better suited as a door stop -_- -
@mathomas3 ok lets forget this old box new box nonsense. You keep saying IPs then screenshots showing different IPs, etc..
Do this simple test
Your problem china box that you say works on mint..
box -- cable -- pc
When the box runs mint, set its IP to 192.168.1.1/24, your pc set to 192.168.1.2/24
Your saying this works both boxes can see each other... What is the mac address of the box interface?
now same setup, not changing any cables, not even changing the IPs on the pc setup pfsense, its IP will be 192.168.1.1/24
Your saying now the box can not talk to the pc, does not see its mac in the arp table, and the pc can not talk to the box and does not see its mac in its arp table?
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@johnpoz said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
@mathomas3 ok lets forget this old box new box nonsense. You keep saying IPs then screenshots showing different IPs, etc..
Do this simple test
Your problem china box that you say works on mint..
box -- cable -- pc
When the box runs mint, set its IP to 192.168.1.1/24, your pc set to 192.168.1.2/24
Your saying this works both boxes can see each other... What is the mac address of the box interface?
now same setup, not changing any cables, not even changing the IPs on the pc setup pfsense, its IP will be 192.168.1.1/24
Your saying now the box can not talk to the pc, does not see its mac in the arp table, and the pc can not talk to the box and does not see its mac in its arp table?
Feels like we have done this before twice and your thinking this is user error -_- but ok...
I just completed what you instructed and there is no change.
First I setup PC to Mint... I was able to ping from PC to Mint but not the other way around(FW was active)
installed a fresh Stable version of pfsense and set up the WAN interface(ethernet port) with an IP and I was not able to ping either way(after disabling the FW on the PC) then I tried setting up the LAN(using the ethernet port) and the WAN using dhcp + usb hotspot(which got an IP) The LAN was given a static IP and tried pinging both ways and got nothing...I reran the entire test without the FW enabled... Using Mint I was able to ping and the PC did reflect the ARP record as dynamic... rebooted into PfSense and I was not able to ping either way and the ARP record was no longer listed...
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@mathomas3 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
version of pfsense and set up the WAN interface(ethernet port) with an IP
You seem to have a really hard time following simple instructions.. Where did I say setup a WAN interface with an IP?
What I wanted to accomplish was ruling out you changing the default IP of pfsense lan which is 192.168.1.1...
So what your saying is the freebsd driver for this nic is not working, while the linux version is - even though the interface shows that is up, has an IP, etc.. Which seems unlikely set of circumstances to be honest.
So vs installing linux, how about installing freebsd. Or using the usb interface as you lan interface - because this seems to come up and get an IP from your old boxes dhcp, etc.
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@johnpoz said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
@mathomas3 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
version of pfsense and set up the WAN interface(ethernet port) with an IP
You seem to have a really hard time following simple instructions.. Where did I say setup a WAN interface with an IP?
Gee... Thanks for that -_-But to be sure I reinstalled the OS and did EXACTLY like you said... and still nothing
the USB connection goes directly to a USBc hotspot... there is no USB to cat5 connection
I guess Ill try bsd and see what happens...
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And the reason that I setup the WAN interface is because it was suggested before and I have tried everything else that has been suggested multiple times... I find it hard to believe that it's user error given my experience, and knowledge to include the number of different ways that I have tried to set this up
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So vs installing linux, how about installing freebsd. Or using the usb interface as you lan interface - because this seems to come up and get an IP from your old boxes dhcp, etc.
I just installed FreeBSD on the box and it pulled an IP and I was able to ping the OldBox.
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@mathomas3 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
I just installed FreeBSD on the box
FreeBSD 12?
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@rcoleman-netgate said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
FreeBSD 12?
good question... 2.6 is 12.3, while 2.7 is 14... So try installing the the 2.7 snapshot..
Just seems like a crazy set of circumstances that whatever this nic is in some off brand china box... Never heard of G-PRO COMPUTER which is what comes up for that 00:23:24 mac address. And the nic is being identified as a I217 Intel?
So whatever driver is being used em, I would think igb would be what would come up for a i217? But I am not really a driver guy.. @stephenw10 is the driver/hardware guy around here - if anyone would know it would be him..
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@rcoleman-netgate said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
@mathomas3 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
I just installed FreeBSD on the box
FreeBSD 12?
I am downloading that now... The one that I first used was version 13.2
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@johnpoz said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
@rcoleman-netgate said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
FreeBSD 12?
good question... 2.6 is 12.3, while 2.7 is 14... So try installing the the 2.7 snapshot..
Just seems like a crazy set of circumstances that whatever this nic is in some off brand china box... Never heard of G-PRO COMPUTER which is what comes up for that 00:23:24 mac address. And the nic is being identified as a I217 Intel?
So whatever driver is being used em, I would think igb would be what would come up for a i217? But I am not really a driver guy.. @stephenw10 is the driver/hardware guy around here - if anyone would know it would be him..
This machine is a Lenovo ThinkCentre M93P
And yes that NIC is a intel I217-LM
Unfortunately I did try the 2.7 Development snapshot yesterday the 20230215 build and with minimal testing, it didnt look hopeful
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@mathomas3 said in PfSense is unreachable after install:
I am downloading that now... The one that I first used was version 13.2
If 13 didn't work 12 probably won't. As noted by @johnpoz 2.7-DEV (and 23.01-RELEASE) is 14.
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I just got done with testing...
FreeBSD
v13 works... It pulls an IP and can ping the OldBox
v12 Doesnt work. Failed to pull an IP and after manually setting one it failed to ping OldBoxIll try the PfSense Dev build one more time. I didnt give it a fair chance I think
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@mathomas3 if v13 of freebsd works, I would have to believe 2.7 would work since that is v14 of freebsd.. if the 2.7 doesn't work but freebsd 14 works then yeah time to get into the weeds on what could be going on - I would assume 2.7 would be using the same driver that comes with v14..
But when it comes to getting into the weeds with drivers Steve would be my go to guy that is for sure.
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@johnpoz I just did a straight forward install of dev. I didnt change any IPs and just assigned the WAN and LAN. and connected this directly to a PC with an IP of 192.168.1.2. Tried to ping and checked the arp table. Nothing... Ill keep on looking into what I can find
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@mathomas3 so did you try install freebsd 14 - does that work?
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@johnpoz I just tried that and no it did not. Never pulled dhcp
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@mathomas3 so v13 of freebsd works but v14 does not - so what could of changed in the driver?? And 12 doesn't work either that would explain why 2.6 or 2.7 doesn't work - but yeah this seems to need @stephenw10 expertise.
