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    Reach the modem on the WAN port

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      Emab
      last edited by

      I thought the same….
      I'll do some test soon...

      Thanks!

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        epsilon
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        Seems like you have the option check to block private networks (had this same problem with a test firewall behind a real firewall)
        in the web interface go to "interfaces" > "wan" uncheck "Block private networks" that should do it for ya.

        Hope it helps.

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          Emab
          last edited by

          @epsilon:

          Seems like you have the option check to block private networks (had this same problem with a test firewall behind a real firewall)
          in the web interface go to "interfaces" > "wan" uncheck "Block private networks" that should do it for ya.

          Hope it helps.

          I uncheck "Block private networks" and "Block bogon networks" but I can't reach the modem.

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            hoba
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            As you use pppoe I doubt that it's doable as everything gets routed into the pppoe wan encapsulation and this way bypasses the modem inside the "pppoe tunnel".  :-\

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              Emab
              last edited by

              @hoba:

              As you use pppoe I doubt that it's doable as everything gets routed into the pppoe wan encapsulation and this way bypasses the modem inside the "pppoe tunnel".  :-\

              But I can Ping the Modem… this is trange... But I can't open the web page...

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                Emab
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                Ok, reset all…
                I have done a mistake...

                so...
                My modem has IP: 192.168.222.254 mask 255.255.255.252 (/30)
                I connect to internet via WAN interface via PPPoE.
                My Lan IP is 192.168.0.x 255.255.255.0
                My OPT IP is 192.168.1.x 255.255.255.0

                In SSH in the pfSense PC, if I try to ping:

                # ping 192.168.222.254
PING 192.168.222.254 (192.168.222.254): 56 data bytes
^C
--- 192.168.222.254 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

                Now I try to add the IP to the WAN interface in the same subent of the modem:

                # ifconfig fxp0 inet 192.168.222.253 netmask 255.255.255.252

                Now I can ping the modem:

                # ping 192.168.222.254
PING 192.168.222.254 (192.168.222.254): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.222.254: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.959 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.222.254: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.465 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.222.254: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.445 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.222.254: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.505 ms
^C
--- 192.168.222.254 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 0.445/0.594/0.959/0.212 ms

                If I do a tcpdump:

                # tcpdump host 192.168.222.254
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on fxp0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes

                and do a Ping to the modem in the Guiweb interface, I have:
                in web interface:

                Ping output:

PING 192.168.222.254 (192.168.222.254) from 82.54.197.133: 56 data bytes

--- 192.168.222.254 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss

                and in SSH (tcpdump):

                11:55:00.868368 IP host133-197.pool8254.interbusiness.it > 192.168.222.254: ICMP echo request, id 46596, seq 0, length 64
11:55:01.869104 IP host133-197.pool8254.interbusiness.it > 192.168.222.254: ICMP echo request, id 46596, seq 1, length 64
11:55:02.869955 IP host133-197.pool8254.interbusiness.it > 192.168.222.254: ICMP echo request, id 46596, seq 2, length 64

                And I can't reach the web gui of the modem…

                What's wrong?
                I've to add a rule to the firewall? or a static route?

                Someone could help me?

                Thanks!

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                  jeroen234
                  last edited by

                  on interfaces wan
                  uncheck this option:

                  Block private networks
                  When set, this option blocks traffic from IP addresses that are reserved for private
                  networks as per RFC 1918 (10/8, 172.16/12, 192.168/16) as well as loopback addresses
                  (127/8). You should generally leave this option turned on, unless your WAN network
                  lies in such a private address space, too.

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                    Emab
                    last edited by

                    @jeroen234:

                    on interfaces wan
                    uncheck this option:
                    Block private networks

                    I'be tryied yet. but this can't resolve mu problem…

                    If I try to reach the admin page of the modem I have in TCPDUMP:

                    # tcpdump host 192.168.222.254
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on fxp0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
13:45:14.913202 IP 192.168.0.2.60075 > 192.168.222.254.http: S 1540192494:1540192494(0) win 65535 <mss 1460,nop,nop,sackok="">13:45:17.758525 IP 192.168.0.2.60075 > 192.168.222.254.http: S 1540192494:1540192494(0) win 65535 <mss 1460,nop,nop,sackok="">13:45:23.738859 IP 192.168.0.2.60075 > 192.168.222.254.http: S 1540192494:1540192494(0) win 65535 <mss 1460,nop,nop,sackok="">13:45:43.606339 IP host92-60.pool8250.interbusiness.it > 192.168.222.254: ICMP echo request, id 13315, seq 0, length 64</mss></mss></mss>

                    What I can do else?

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                      Emab
                      last edited by

                      No help?  :(

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                        jeroen234
                        last edited by

                        the probleme is pppoe that is boulding a tunnel between pfsense and youre isp
                        when pppoe is active the modem is completly pased and youre pings end up at the isp end of the pppoe tunnel not at the modem

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                          Emab
                          last edited by

                          @jeroen234:

                          the probleme is pppoe that is boulding a tunnel between pfsense and youre isp
                          when pppoe is active the modem is completly pased and youre pings end up at the isp end of the pppoe tunnel not at the modem

                          I understand this…
                          But I can reach the modem using the SSH in the pfSense...so I think that should be possible to route some pachet from the lan interface directly to the WAN interface (where I added the IP addres in the modem LAN) and not in the PPPoE tunnel...
                          But I'm not so skilled in BSD networking...

                          Some help?

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                            eskild
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                            Hi,
                            make sure you have NAT on WAN IF, if not you will need to add static routes in the modem for your LAN and opt's.

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                              Emab
                              last edited by

                              @eskild:

                              Hi,
                              make sure you have NAT on WAN IF, if not you will need to add static routes in the modem for your LAN and opt's.

                              Could you please explain me what I've to do? Thanks!

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