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    • GertjanG
      Gertjan @hoandco
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      @hoandco

      Are you sure that your PC 192.168.55.1 got its DHCP inform from pfSense ?
      You didn't change anything on the DHCP server (LAN) page ?
      Check the DHCP server log page, do you see your PC doing DHCP request and pfSense DHCP answering ?
      Your PC should use 192.168.55.1 for a gateway and DNS.

      It looks like this
      https://serverfault.com/questions/402023/why-do-icmp-redirect-host-happen

      is happening because pfSense 'thinks' there is another gateway on the LAN 192.168.55.0/24 ....
      I never saw that kind of messages ...

      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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      • johnpozJ
        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @Gertjan
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        Did the IP get changed from the 182 to 192 on pfsense? Did you set a gateway on this interface? If you did then pfsense thinks its a wan IP.. You do not set a gateway on the lan side interfaces of pfsense.

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          hoandco @johnpoz
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          @johnpoz
          John
          Thanks Yes I did change the IP address to 192.
          However I still cannot connect to the internet on a Lan connected pc.
          Leigh

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          • johnpozJ
            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @hoandco
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            @hoandco did you set a gateway on this interface - you do not set a gateway on a lan side interface.

            lan.jpg

            Are your clients actually using that as their gateway, or do they still try to talk to the old 182 address?

            What is the routing table on pfsense?

            routes.jpg

            Notice my default route is out the wan.. Routes for other networks that are local, are direct, etc.

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              hoandco @hoandco
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              @hoandco
              I tried the gateway on the LAN but it it did not work So I changed it back.
              This is on dedicated pc with 2 port intel card.
              The gateway is connected online as you will see.
              The LAN rules appear to be working.
              However I can't get internet on my pc or laptop connected to the LAN.
              Leigh

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @hoandco
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                @hoandco said in No LAN internet:

                I tried the gateway on the LAN but it it did not work

                There is NO gateway set on a lan side interface... If you tried that no then it wouldn't work..

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                  hoandco @johnpoz
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                  @johnpoz
                  No I don't think so
                  But I will check

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                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan @Gertjan
                    last edited by

                    Please confirm :

                    @gertjan said in No LAN internet:

                    Check the DHCP server log page, do you see your PC doing DHCP request and pfSense DHCP answering ?

                    Page Services > DHCP Server > LAN

                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                      hoandco @Gertjan
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                      @gertjan
                      I will in the morning
                      Leigh

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Ok so am I correctly reading that a client on LAN can ping 8.8.8.8 but not 1.1.1.1?

                        And that when you try to ping 1.1.1.1 you see at the LAN client:

                        Host(New nexthop: 0.0.0.0)
                        From 192.168.55.1: icmp_seq=34 Redirect Host(New nexthop: 0.0.0.0)
                        

                        That implies you have a routing issue on pfSense. Check the routing table again.

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                          hoandco @stephenw10
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                          @stephenw10
                          So just to be sure.
                          If ping 8.8.8.8 from pfsense menu it works. If I use terminal on the same pc with pfsense app open it works. If I ping 1.1.1.1 in terminal on the same pc it shows what I sent.
                          So what can be wrong with the routing table? How do I check it? What should it show.
                          Leigh

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                          • stephenw10S
                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @hoandco
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                            @hoandco said in No LAN internet:

                            If I use terminal on the same pc with pfsense app open it works.

                            Not sure what you mean by 'pfSense app'.

                            Are both those tests from a command prompt on a PC behind pfSense?

                            The result fro pinging 1.1.1.1 is pfSense (192.168.55.1) sending an icmp redircet to the PC but it's sending an invalid next hop.
                            But that implies pfSense has a route to 1.1.1.1 via what it thinks is at 0.0.0.0. And that it thinks the PC is the same subnet as that other router.
                            Both of those seem unlikely but there's clearly something odd there. Some other device acting as a router? Multiple networks on the PC?

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                              hoandco @stephenw10
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                              @stephenw10
                              Stephen
                              You may be right. I will disconnect the WiFi extender router in workshop.
                              It's Saturday morning here so I time to work through this.
                              Leigh

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                                hoandco @hoandco
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                                @hoandco
                                Stephen I am not giving up. I have decided to re install pfsense.
                                As this is a ppoe connection over satellite I have connected the wan successfully.
                                The LAN connection I will set up direct to the pc rather than through a switch.
                                Any suggestions on the set up process.
                                Leigh

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  This should be a very basic setup. Nothing special required.

                                  When pings to 1.1.1.1 from the LAN client fail can you ping 1.1.1.1 from pfSense?

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                                    hoandco @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10
                                    Is it advisable to set up DHCP on lan in the installer script ot the web interface?
                                    Leigh

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                                      hoandco @stephenw10
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                                      @stephenw10 said in No LAN internet:

                                      This should be a very basic setup. Nothing special required.

                                      When pings to 1.1.1.1 from the LAN client fail can you ping 1.1.1.1 from pfSense?

                                      Stephen
                                      Sunday success
                                      I re installed pfsense and set up the wan,Lan,route, Lan rules, ppoe set up with the change to latency 200-900. Tested ping 9.9.9.9, 1.1.1.1, 8.8.8.8 all worked
                                      Eureka !!!!
                                      At last after reboot connected to the internet.
                                      SOLVED
                                      The next step is to set up a WiFi router on the LAN?
                                      Suggestions please.
                                      Leigh

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                                        hoandco @hoandco
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                                        @hoandco
                                        Hello
                                        I have shutdown and restarted the pfsense. It is working perfectly.
                                        I have an opt1 which is the pc onboard port.
                                        How do I configure this to connect our 16 port tplink switch and 2 other pc as well monitoring devices and 2 other Lan devices
                                        We would like internet access on these.
                                        Where do I find this information
                                        Leigh

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                                        • GertjanG
                                          Gertjan @hoandco
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                                          @hoandco said in No LAN internet:

                                          up a WiFi router on the LAN?

                                          Not a router, a Wifi access point, that device should not do any routing.
                                          Basically : shut down it's DNS and DHCP facilities.
                                          Give it a static IP, like 192.168.15.2 netwrok /24 or 255.255.255.0 (I presume your LAN pfSense IP is 192.168.55.1). Set its gateway to 192.168.55.1, and have the DNS set to 192.168.55.1 also. Done.

                                          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes, if your wifi device is a router you should configure it as an access point:
                                            https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/external-wireless-router.html#turning-a-wireless-router-into-an-access-point

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