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    • N
      Nosense 0 @Nosense 0
      last edited by

      By the way, of course, the default gateway was set fixed (no automatic) to DHCP Gateway.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Can you test that with DHCP WAN?

        The purpose of testing with a default config (not reinstalled) is to determine if the issue is with the config or something with the local setup. That would have removed those additional gateways likely showing it is a config issue.

        That is interesting though, I would not expect that to make any difference there. It tries to use the 'last gateway' value there for a dynamic gateway if a new one cannot be pulled.

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        • N
          Nosense 0
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          I tested this with WAN DHCP.

          However, I now have a new problem.

          I haven't changed the gateway configuration for years.

          When I pull the network plug now, the gateway suddenly disappears in the dashboard and also under system/routing/gateways

          Is that normal?

          Where can you get a default config?

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            If it's dynamic and you have never set anything custom on it (which seems unlikely here!) then it might. Resaving the gateway to create a config entry for it should allow to show as present but down.

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            • N
              Nosense 0
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              What a mess!

              At a Thin Client, Pfense threw me out when I configured via WAN (RJ45) and a WLAN defined as a LAN before I could activate the WLAN (changed the WAN rule); However, did not work because the Pfense had not tolerated the WLAN stick :-(

              An old PC reactivated, but had to buy network cards and wanted to give it an SSD, but no clon program worked :-(

              Well on the PC now Pfense from newly installed and only the backup (XML file) recorded from the production machine and the error reappears and it loops without end :-)

              Okay the test machine is of course not identical to production, so I had to delete a lot on the log, but the error remains identical.

              There seems to be an automatic that automatically creates the gateway wan_dhcp and a script which classifies this gateway as invalid and deletes and then the automatism creates it again and so the whole thing turns in a loop.

              Is just wondering what that is?

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              • N
                Nosense 0
                last edited by

                Protocol was already marked as spam :-(

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  So what error do you see exactly in this new setup?

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                  • N
                    Nosense 0
                    last edited by

                    Exactly what I had already sent:

                    Apr 6 21:53:17 TEST php-fpm[74527]: /rc.filter_configure_sync: The gateway: WAN_DHCP is invalid or unknown, not using it.
                    Apr 6 21:53:17 TEST php-fpm[74527]: /rc.filter_configure_sync: The gateway: WAN_DHCP is invalid or unknown, not using it.
                    Apr 6 21:53:17 TEST php-fpm[74527]: /rc.filter_configure_sync: The gateway: WAN_DHCP is invalid or unknown, not using it.
                    Apr 6 21:53:15 TEST check_reload_status[294]: Restarting IPsec tunnels
                    Apr 6 21:53:09 TEST php-fpm[65707]: /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                    Apr 6 21:53:09 TEST php-fpm[65707]: /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                    Apr 6 21:53:09 TEST php-fpm[65707]: /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Hmm, the log ordering there is odd since the WAN_DHCP gateway should be valid at that point having just connected the WAN.

                      Unless maybe you have another gateway named WAN_DHCP that's conflicting?

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                      • N
                        Nosense 0
                        last edited by

                        No, there is no other gateway, only the WAN_DHCP, which is automatically created by the firewall.

                        Hmm, has to search the backup file (.xml) of production, maybe something will happen.
                        But that will take a while.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          So if you save the gateway when it's present does that create the config entry? And does that prevent the invalid gateway logs?

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                          • N
                            Nosense 0
                            last edited by

                            I deleted all gateways and then entered a fixed IP under Interface/WAN first under IP4 (as a workaround). Then I again changed the IP4 to DHCP (converted for testing) and added the gateway in the same menu item using Add Gateway. Since then, the gateway has been invalid, is deleted and immediately created.

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by

                              Ah, sounds like you may have added a second gateway. If an interface is set to DHCP the gateway is always added auto automatically and you should not have to add anything.

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                              • N
                                Nosense 0
                                last edited by

                                And that's exactly why I deleted all gateways.
                                There is no second gateway!

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Hmm, do you have any policy routing rules with a gateway set perhaps?

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Nosense 0
                                    last edited by

                                    @Nosense-0 said in pfSense WAN dhcp client exiting (error):

                                    and added the gateway in the same menu item using Add Gateway.

                                    What exactly did you do for that then?

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                                    • N
                                      Nosense 0 @stephenw10
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10 said in pfSense WAN dhcp client exiting (error):

                                      @Nosense-0 said in pfSense WAN dhcp client exiting (error):

                                      and added the gateway in the same menu item using Add Gateway.

                                      What exactly did you do for that then?

                                      Deleting all gateways, so I con setup the Gateway directly in the same menu where I set the static IP4 Address.

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                                      • N
                                        Nosense 0
                                        last edited by

                                        Policy:

                                        Production=Yes
                                        Test=No

                                        But I will only work with the test system.

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                                        • N
                                          Nosense 0
                                          last edited by

                                          Since the Pfense offers the possibility of a partial backup (backup area) I have now saved the production according to Backup Area and, according to a factory reset of the test system, the individual backup on the test restored.

                                          The loop performed in the restore of the backup area "Interface".
                                          The log has only changed a little.

                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 rc.gateway_alarm 5106 >>> Gateway alarm: WAN_DHCP (Addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Alarm:down RTT:0ms RTTsd:0ms Loss:100%)
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns WAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:10:46 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
                                          Apr 8 21:10:47 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:47 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:47 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: IP Address has changed, killing states on former IP Address 0.0.0.0.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:47 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:47 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: Creating rrd update script
                                          Apr 8 21:10:50 php-fpm 3497 /rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - 0.0.0.0 -> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Restarting packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:50 check_reload_status 4169 Starting packages
                                          Apr 8 21:10:50 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:10:50 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:50 kernel re0: link state changed to UP
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 php-fpm 70335 /rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 check_reload_status 4169 rc.newwanip starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:10:51 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet detached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 65072 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on re0.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 65072 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: re0).
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 70335 /rc.filter_configure_sync: dpinger: No dpinger session running for gateway LAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 rc.gateway_alarm 64399 >>> Gateway alarm: WAN_DHCP (Addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Alarm:down RTT:0ms RTTsd:0ms Loss:100%)
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns WAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:10:52 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
                                          Apr 8 21:10:56 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:56 kernel re0: link state changed to UP
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 check_reload_status 4169 rc.newwanip starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:10:58 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet detached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:10:59 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on re0.
                                          Apr 8 21:10:59 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: re0).
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 rc.gateway_alarm 49508 >>> Gateway alarm: WAN_DHCP (Addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Alarm:down RTT:0ms RTTsd:0ms Loss:100%)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns WAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:00 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
                                          Apr 8 21:11:01 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:01 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:01 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: IP Address has changed, killing states on former IP Address 0.0.0.0.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:01 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:01 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Creating rrd update script
                                          Apr 8 21:11:03 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - 0.0.0.0 -> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Restarting packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:03 check_reload_status 4169 Starting packages
                                          Apr 8 21:11:03 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:03 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:03 kernel re0: link state changed to UP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:04 php-fpm 3586 /rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 check_reload_status 4169 rc.newwanip starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:05 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet detached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 php-fpm 65216 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on re0.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 php-fpm 65216 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: re0).
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 php-fpm 3586 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 php-fpm 3586 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 php-fpm 3586 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 rc.gateway_alarm 1708 >>> Gateway alarm: WAN_DHCP (Addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Alarm:down RTT:0ms RTTsd:0ms Loss:100%)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns WAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:06 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
                                          Apr 8 21:11:10 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:10 kernel re0: link state changed to UP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 check_reload_status 4169 rc.newwanip starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 php-fpm 3586 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 php-fpm 3586 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:12 php-fpm 69818 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet detached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on re0.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: re0).
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 rc.gateway_alarm 88492 >>> Gateway alarm: WAN_DHCP (Addr:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Alarm:down RTT:0ms RTTsd:0ms Loss:100%)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns WAN_DHCP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:13 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting OpenVPN tunnels/interfaces
                                          Apr 8 21:11:15 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:15 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:15 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: IP Address has changed, killing states on former IP Address 0.0.0.0.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:15 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:15 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: Creating rrd update script
                                          Apr 8 21:11:17 php-fpm 70335 /rc.newwanip: pfSense package system has detected an IP change or dynamic WAN reconnection - 0.0.0.0 -> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - Restarting packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:17 check_reload_status 4169 Starting packages
                                          Apr 8 21:11:17 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:18 check_reload_status 4169 Linkup starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:18 kernel re0: link state changed to UP
                                          Apr 8 21:11:18 php-fpm 65216 /rc.start_packages: Restarting/Starting all packages.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 check_reload_status 4169 rc.newwanip starting re0
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 php-fpm 99632 /rc.linkup: Gateway, NONE AVAILABLE
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 check_reload_status 4169 Restarting IPsec tunnels
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 check_reload_status 4169 updating dyndns wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:20 php-fpm 30297 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet detached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 php-fpm 69818 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: Info: starting on re0.
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 php-fpm 69818 /rc.newwanip: rc.newwanip: on (IP address: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) (interface: WAN[wan]) (real interface: re0).
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 check_reload_status 4169 Reloading filter
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: Hotplug event detected for WAN(wan) dynamic IP address (4: dhcp)
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: DEVD Ethernet attached event for wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 php-fpm 65216 /rc.linkup: HOTPLUG: Configuring interface wan
                                          Apr 8 21:11:21 kernel re0: link state changed to DOWN

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Nosense 0
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                                            @Nosense-0 said in pfSense WAN dhcp client exiting (error):

                                            Deleting all gateways, so I con setup the Gateway directly in the same menu where I set the static IP4 Address.

                                            You shouldn't add anything manually if the WAN is set to DHCP. At the very least it can't have the same name.

                                            However it looks like you're back to the same link flapping issue here after restoring part of the config. It's still odd. Nothing that's shown as running there should cause the WAN NIC to lose link

                                            Have you tried setting that device to fixed speed/duplex?

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