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    Wan DHCP to PPPOE problem

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      So you get a public IP on WAN with a valid gateway but cannot ping out over it even from pfSense itself? Can you ping the gateway even?

      Steve

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        fyler2013
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        Good Morning,
        Thanks for response. Yes I can get public IP, but cannot access youtube or anything

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          Well first try to ping by IP directly from pfSense.

          So try to ping, for example 8.8.8.8.

          If that fails try to ping the gateway IP.

          What error is shown when you try to ping google.com?

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            fyler2013
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            Hello if I ping my public ip from pfsense I get response 0 pocket loss

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Try to ping some external IP. The some external FQDN. Like:

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                fyler2013
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                If I ping google
                and my public Ip

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                  fyler2013
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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Ok so it thinks it has a route and tries to ping but sees no replies.

                    Can you ping the gateway IP address? Or does the gateway show as up in Status > Gateways?

                    Check Diag > Routes. The default route should be via the PPPoE gateway.

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                      fyler2013
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                        fyler2013
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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          There is no need to obscure the gateway address, it's in a private subnet.

                          But it doesn't matter because it looks like you don't have a default route.

                          Go to System > Routing > Gateways. Edit and resave the PPPoE gateway then check the routing table again.

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                            fyler2013
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                            I edit and save , still cannot ping 8.8.8.8

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                              last edited by stephenw10

                              Oh, because you have 8.8.8.8 set as the monitoring IP for a VPN. That sets a static route for it via that VPN.

                              Try a different IP that isn't in the routing table.

                              Do you now see a default route in the routing table?

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                                fyler2013 @stephenw10
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                                I Try ping 208.67.222.222 = 100% loss
                                I try ping my default gateway = 100% loss

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Looks like it's not connected to PPPoE there at all. The PPPoE interface and gateway are not in the table. And there is still no default route.

                                  It should something more like:
                                  Screenshot from 2024-08-13 21-47-13.png

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                                    fyler2013 @stephenw10
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                                    THANK You Very MUCH.
                                    Its WORKING Now because of your help.
                                    I just followed you to set Default Gateway to PPPOE Wan. Then reboot modem router everything. Now working. THANKS

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                      Ah, nice! 👍

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