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    Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      Mmm, so in your case it never actually pulls a dhcp lease correctly?

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        undrwater @stephenw10
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        @stephenw10 I can neither confirm nor deny. That is just one of the messages. If i were to drop to a terminal from the install script, there was no gateway, so no internet access. If i defined a gateway, I'd get internet access. However, if I restarted the install script, it seems it would clear the network, and lose internet access again.

        I had mine set up with a LAN port connected to the existing router. No WAN connection.

        The offline installer has allowed me to install / update the unit, and it is working as expected now.

        Thanks! Let me know if there's any other info I might provide.

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          Velocio @undrwater
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          @undrwater

          Can you post a link for the offline installer?

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @undrwater
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            @undrwater said in Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install:

            I had mine set up with a LAN port connected to the existing router. No WAN connection.

            Ah, OK. You should still have been able to add the existing router as a gateway in the installer to make that work. I assume that's where you were adding the gateway in the CLI.

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              undrwater @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 The installer did not give me an option to add a gateway. At least not an obvious one. I attempted to look.

              Maybe a check for a gateway could be included in the script.

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Hmm, should be there if you configure the interface as static IP.

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                  undrwater @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10 I tried with both DHCP and static. In neither case was I informed that a gateway could not be established. Rather, the script just failed out. The script could possibly ask the user if they would like to identify a gateway, as one could not be found.

                  Thanks for listening!

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                    Hmm when you set an interface as static you should see the option to set a gateway. When you select it you see:
                    Screenshot from 2024-05-15 21-29-15.png

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                      undrwater @stephenw10
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                      @stephenw10 I don't recall. Perhaps it was presented, but I reduced its importance because the install script failed out anyway. If I have the appropriate time, I can test it again.

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                        flyingman @stephenw10
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                        Hello @stephenw10 ,

                        I have the same issue with the same ntp failure.
                        Tried ntpdate -q with error "no servers can be used, exiting" ...

                        Did you find a solution to this ?

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          It's fixed in the coming installer build.

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                            vdiago @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10 Hello! Great news! Do you have an estimation on when will it be available ?

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              As soon as possible! I can't be more accurate than that though. We are fixing and testing as fast as we can.

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                                  tuliosilvajunior
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                                  @stephenw10 said in Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install:

                                  We are fixing and testing as fast as we can.

                                  Hi, any news when this will be fixed?

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                    Still as soon as possible. It's fixed in internal builds but we need to complete testing on that and a raft of other fixes.

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                                      timboau 0
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                                      What a S&^t show - someone needs their head read trying to make an online only router installer. Have to be the most $$ driven decision ive seen from Netgate to date.

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                                        nardo
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                                        I have the very similar issue, but the problem is not with ntp but with PING. In my setup there is no option to allow ICMP packets. With this installer I can't install pfSense+ without functional ping?
                                        curl -I to group3.sites.hscoscdn00.net get no error

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                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @nardo
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                                          @nardo said in Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install:

                                          curl -I to group3.sites.hscoscdn00.net get no error

                                          From the installer after it fails?

                                          Can you curl https://ews.netgate.com?

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                                            nardo @stephenw10
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                                            @stephenw10
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                                            Yes it is working.

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