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      hoba
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      By default the pfSense doesn't answer to anything at WAN. You have to add rules for everything that should be allowed. Not answering to pings is default behaviour.

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        hchady
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        hi,
        i have add a rule on wan interface : any to any but pfsense still not pingeable

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          Perry
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          My way (default pfSense install ) echo from wan

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          /Perry
          doc.pfsense.org

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            hchady
            last edited by

            still not working here

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              hoba
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              Do you see the blocked traffic at status>systemlogs, firewall? If yes your rules are not correct. If no something in front of you allready is filtering the traffic.

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                hchady
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                i see a lot of blocked rules /IP

                the actual rule i have now on WAN interface is
                Intergace : WAN
                Source : Any
                Destination : LAN subnet

                What should i change ?


                pfsense WAN IP : 134.214.116.244
                VIP : 134.214.116.30
                NAT 1:1 : 134.214.116.30 to internal IP : 192.168.10.200

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                  hchady
                  last edited by

                  now and after a reboot, only the WAN IP adress is pingeable from outside but not Virtual IPs.

                  system log show that ping requests are blocked at wan side

                  rules
                  Interface : WAN
                  Source : Any
                  Destination : 134.214.116.30

                  and

                  Interface : WAN
                  Source : Any
                  Destination : WAN adress

                  protocol : Any in both cases

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                    hoba
                    last edited by

                    What version are you running? Sounds like 1.0 which had a rule apply bug under some circumstances. I recommend upgrading.

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                      hchady
                      last edited by

                      I am running the 27-02- Snapshot.
                      I am sure that it is a firewall problem because I see in syslogs that ping to my VIP are blocked…

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                        hoba
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                        Btw, we do not redirect protocol ICMP, so this won't be natted. In case you want to make the VIP pingable you have to use type CARP (currently the only virtual IP that allows for ICMP) and add an firewall rule at WAN for protocol ICMP, source any, destination virtual WAN IP.

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                          hchady
                          last edited by

                          that is exactely what i have done but with Proxy ARP.

                          if i move to crap, I get this error message :
                          Sorry, we could not locate an interface with a matching subnet for 134.214.116.30/32. Please add an ip in this subnet on a real interface

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                            hoba
                            last edited by

                            CARP IPs have to use the real interfaces subnet, not /32.

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                              hchady
                              last edited by

                              the same message :
                              Sorry, we could not locate an interface with a matching subnet for 134.214.116.30/22. Please add an ip in this subnet on a real interface

                              note that on wan i use 134.214.116.x/22 subnet and on lan side : 192.168.10.x/24

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                                hoba
                                last edited by

                                Is your WAN VIP part of the original WAN subnet? If not CARP won't be an option here.

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                                  hchady
                                  last edited by

                                  yes
                                  my main internet IP adress is 134.214.116.244 /22 … in the same range

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                                    hchady
                                    last edited by

                                    so ? it is a bugg ?

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                                      hoba
                                      last edited by

                                      I don't have the possibility to test atm. It used to work.

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                                        hchady
                                        last edited by

                                        i moved my LAN network from 192.168.10.0/24 to 134.214.0.0/22

                                        now i can use CRAP for virtual IP but i still cannot ping VIP from outside.

                                        but now i can ping them from pfsense LAN side …. strange !!

                                        looks like NAT 1:1 working in 1 way

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                                          hoba
                                          last edited by

                                          ICMP is not natted You have to allow icmp to your wan vip. Btw, it's CARP and not CRAP  ;)

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                                            hchady
                                            last edited by

                                            already done, but still not working

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