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      Spectrum @stephenw10
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      @stephenw10 i try this. in the pc i see the connection icon called network5 but it says "network unavailable". i type 192.168.100.1 is it gets me into the web gui, i load another page like google and it doesn't work.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Ok, what does the console show for the interfaces now?

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          Spectrum @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10 wan re1 v4/dhcp4: 192.168.1.101/24 - v6/dhcp6: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
          lan re0 v4: 192.168.100.1/24

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            Ok great.

            Use console menu option 7 to try to ping out from pfSense to 8.8.8.8. Then test to google.com

            If either of those fail what error is shown?

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              Spectrum @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 "Unable to reach the site
              Unable to find the IP address of the duckduckgo.com server.

              Try:
              Checking the connection
              Checking the proxy, firewall, and DNS configuration
              Running the Windows Network Diagnostics tool
              ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED" on pc when try google.com

              side console putting 7 then 8.8.8.8 indicates 3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packets lost.

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                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Ok, great so pfSense cannot connect out.

                So in the pfSense webgui check Status > Gateways.
                I assume it shows 192.168.1.1 as the gateway?
                Does it show the gateway as down?

                Go to Diag > Routes.
                Does it show a default route for IPv4?

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                  Spectrum @Spectrum
                  last edited by Spectrum

                  @Spectrum wan WAN_DHCP6 (default) gateway: xxxxxxx status connect
                  WAN_DHCP gateway: 192.168.1.xxx status connect
                  LANGW gateway: 192.168.100.1 status suspended

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    @Spectrum said in Hardware driver:

                    192.168.1.xxx

                    That is a private IP address there is no need to obscure it.

                    @Spectrum said in Hardware driver:

                    LANGW gateway: 192.168.100.1 status suspended

                    You should not have a gateway on LAN. Go to Interfaces > LAN and remove it.

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                      Spectrum @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 -General Configuration: enable interface
                      -Static IPv4 configuration: IPv4 address.
                      192.168.100.1/24
                      IPv4 Upstream gateway: none
                      -Reserved networks: Block private networks and loopback addresses and Block bogon networks (not active).

                      What exactly should I remove from these?

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                        Spectrum @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10 i find how to eliminate gateway lan.. and i do. but pc is offline, life before rete5

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                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Ok upstream gateway is correct.

                          Go to System > Routing > Gateways.

                          Make sure there is only WAN gateway. Remove a LAN gateway if it shows there.

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                            Spectrum @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 now i see only wan, not see lan in the System > Routing > Gateways.

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                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Go to Diag > Routes.
                              Does it show a default route for IPv4 via the WAN gateway?

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                                Spectrum @stephenw10
                                last edited by Spectrum

                                @stephenw10
                                i see default re0 (lan)
                                i dont see default in re1 (wan)

                                but

                                if i see ipv6 .. re1 (wan) is default

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                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Spectrum
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                                  @Spectrum said in Hardware driver:

                                  i see default re0 (lan)

                                  Ok, that's bad. That's why it's broken.

                                  Set the IPv4 default gateway to WAN_DHCP.

                                  The delete the LAN gateway.

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                                    Spectrum @stephenw10
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                                    @stephenw10 good morning. last night i turned off pfsense and unplugged the wan cable, today i turned on and plugged the cable in and it gives me connected. i went into the settings it said and it no longer gives me re0 (lan) as default. i don't know what is going on in my settings, but i am sure if i turn off or reboot now it will give me the problem again. how can i save these settings?

                                    IPv4 route
                                    127.0.0.X lo0
                                    192.168.1.X/24 re1 (wan)
                                    192.168.1.XXX lo0
                                    192.168.100.X/24 re0 (lan)
                                    192.168.100.X lo0

                                    Now only in ipv6 I see the wan in default, like this:
                                    IPv6 route
                                    default xxxxxxxx%re1 re1 (wan)

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                                      Spectrum @Spectrum
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                                      @Spectrum although it tells me "connected" pero any site comes up as impossible to access

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                                        Spectrum @stephenw10
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                                        @stephenw10 ok, now i set ipv4 and ipv6 gateway on the wan and it is no longer automatic.

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                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                          Ok that's good. When it's set to automatic it may choose the LAN if the WAN goes down.

                                          But you should not have a LAN gateway at all. You should delete it from there anyway.

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                                            Spectrum @stephenw10
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                                            @stephenw10 sistem/routing/gateway
                                            WAN_DHCP Default (IPv4) WAN
                                            WAN_DHCP6 Default (IPv6) WAN

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