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    Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install

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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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          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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              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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                  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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                        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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                            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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                                  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
                                          09d6af56-bd7c-4ca4-8a5e-27400847f3a0-image.png

                                          Yes it is working.

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                                            nardo @stephenw10
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                                            @stephenw10
                                            And this is the error log from which I think that the issue is PING result ;(

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                                            It is in daemon.log

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