Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install
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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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Hmm, should be there if you configure the interface as static IP.
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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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Hmm when you set an interface as static you should see the option to set a gateway. When you select it you see:

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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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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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It's fixed in the coming installer build.
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@stephenw10 Hello! Great news! Do you have an estimation on when will it be available ?
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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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@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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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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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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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 - 
@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
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Yes it is working.
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@stephenw10
And this is the error log from which I think that the issue is PING result ;(
It is in daemon.log
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Hmm, the next version will not require any other link check, including ping.
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After a lot of struggle this was my solution;
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It seems a static ip in the 192.168.1.x range is restricted so I changed the ip address of my isp router to 192.168.13.x.
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Powered off my pfsense1100 booted with usb (only the righter slot works) and pressed the [y] button a couple of times to prevent autoboot. Then I started the ‘recovery’ instead of ‘install’. And in the recovery I only opened the shell to ping a website and confirmed that my internetconnection was working. Then I typed exit to start with the install. And everything worked instantly.
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During the install you get at 3 moments the feeling that everything is stuck. Especially during the last stage, -the real install- just wait for like 10 minutes.
 
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