Help on load balancing arplookup 210.213.215.254 failed: host is not on local ne

cheeky

But i've been using the load balancing feature since release 1.0 up to initial 1.0.1, no problem using PPPoE on WAN.
After updating to snapshots with failover capability, i encountered this problem.
Any workaround on this, please. Thanks.

hoba

So this is an updated system? You need to recreate the pools due to the changes in poolcreation. Edit the pools and delete all the poolmembers. Then add them back with the new gui code. Does that fix it?

cheeky

Actually i have reinstalled the whole system using the latest snapshot ISO, reconfigure from scratch and created new pools for load balancing. I want the failover feature in the latest snapshots. ;D

Now, i've reformatted again my pfsense using the orig 1.0.1 installer, load balancing works perfectly.

hoba

So to get this right: Using the latest snapshot doesn't work with a PPPoE WAN as poolmember but using original 1.0.1 release does work?

cheeky

Yes, hoba. WAN via PPPoE causes problems for load balancing pools using latest snapshots but it is functional using the original 1.0.1.
This must be the cause of my sleepless nights trying to use the latest snapshots in order for my pfsense to have failover capability. ???

hoba

What do you manually assign as gateway when using 1.0.1 releaseversion for the pppoe link?

cheeky

The gateway that i assign for the WAN poolmember is the gateway that i see from the status\interfaces of WAN (assigned automatically by my ISP via PPPoE).

hoba

I guess gateway and interface IP is the same and it is a /32, right?

cheeky

WAN IP is 210.213.171.2xx subnet 255.255.255.255
Gateway IP 210.213.170.x

hoba

Ok, I guess the code is too smart to accept a /32 and a gateway outside this subnet atm. Time to revisit it ;)

cheeky

Any update on this problem? Have this been resolved by the new snapshots?
Thank you very much.

databeestje

please give me the output from the routing table from Diag -> Routes.

I also require the relevant rules from your rules.debug.
using the command page execute the following.
grep route-to /tmp/rules.debug

I do not have a working pppoe test rig so I'm working in the dark here.
Are you willing to provide me access to the box?
I also commited another load balancer fix this evening. Check if that one outputs any messages.

cheeky

I'll try loading the new snapshot later, i'm currently using now the original 1.0.1 iso. So far no problem on my load balancer using PPPoe on WAN but no failover.
I'll post my results immediately.
Yes, i'm willing to open my pfsense firewall for you to debug inside.
Thanks.

dotdash

I am also having this problem. If it helps any, here is some data on my setup:
lan=fxp0
wan=fxp1 (pppoe)
opt1=fxp2 (WAN2 static IP)

wan 100.200.200.110
subnet mask 255.255.255.255
gateway 100.200.200.254

1.0.1 release
worked fine, but ISP turned off ICMP on the next-hop router.
Started monitoring the dns server, but it frequently timed-out and went offline.

Updated using
pfSense-Full-Update-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-02-14-2007.tgz
Deleted and re-configured balancer.
Started getting messages in system log and no traffic was going out WAN
kernel: arpresolve: can't allocate route for 100.200.200.254
kernel: arplookup 100.200.200.254 failed: host is not on local network

updated to
pfSense-Full-Update-1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-02-18-2007.tgz
Slightly diffferent messages in log

kernel: arpresolve: can't allocate route for 100.200.200.254
kernel: arplookup 100.200.200.254 failed: could not allocate llinfo
kernel: arpresolve: can't allocate route for 192.0.2.113
kernel: arplookup 192.0.2.113 failed: host is not on local network

For now, I have pulled the WAN from the balancer pool
(only has opt1)
The default gateway for my LAN is still the balancer.
I CAN however, create a rule for a specific IP pointing to gateway default
and send that machine out the WAN.

Here is a partial dump of the current routing table
Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Mtu Netif Expire
default 100.200.200.254 UGS 0 45115 1492 ng0
100.200.200.110 lo0 UHS 0 0 16384 lo0
100.200.200.254 100.200.200.110 UH 1 105 1492 ng0

dotdash

Just got a chance to try with 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-02-27-2007 (via update firmware)
Still getting 'host is not on local network' error.

hoba

We are missing a testbed to fix this bug atm. We'll work on it soon. Stay tuned.

sai

dotdash

@dotdash:

wan 100.200.200.110
subnet mask 255.255.255.255
gateway 100.200.200.254

Its a bit early in the morning here, but your subnet mask looks way wrong. The WAN and its gateway should be on the same subnet, and so the arplookup error seems to be reasonable. Try a subnet of 255.255.255.0

hoba

@sai:

dotdash

@dotdash:

wan 100.200.200.110
subnet mask 255.255.255.255
gateway 100.200.200.254

Its a bit early in the morning here, but your subnet mask looks way wrong. The WAN and its gateway should be on the same subnet, so try a subnet of 255.255.255.0

No, pppoe just works this way.

cheeky

@hoba
Still waiting for the final resolution to this problem, i'm still using now the original 1.0.1 with no problem.
Thank you very much.
:D ;D ::)

ndelong

If it helps, I'm in a similar situation (fail-over not working due to arp messages):

WAN1: PPPoE w/"static" DHCP /32
WAN2: Static

Running 1.0.1-SNAPSHOT-03-08-2007

Getting these messages:


kernel: arplookup 204.213.240.xxx failed: host is not on local network
kernel: arpresolve: can't allocate route for 204.213.240.xxx

Anything I can do to help? Send logs, etc?