New pfsense install

Cry Havok

Did you set that IP for your LAN or WAN interface - at this point you'll only be able to access it by the LAN interface.

A Former User

@Cry:

Did you set that IP for your LAN or WAN interface - at this point you'll only be able to access it by the LAN interface.

lan

i dont have anything in the wan interface just yet.

A Former User

anyone?

Cry Havok

If you're paying for support you've got a justification for being impatient. People help you here because they want to. Bumping threads after 6 hours, that's a good way to annoy people and not get any help.

When you log on to the console, you should see the version and LAN IP. Exactly what version and LAN IP are displayed? When you log on, exactly what output do you get from ifconfig and netstat -rn?

A Former User

@Cry:

If you're paying for support you've got a justification for being impatient. People help you here because they want to. Bumping threads after 6 hours, that's a good way to annoy people and not get any help.

When you log on to the console, you should see the version and LAN IP. Exactly what version and LAN IP are displayed? When you log on, exactly what output do you get from ifconfig and netstat -rn?

my apologies…you bring up a good point.

i guess i am just use to faster responses on other forums...then again, most of that stuff is not technology related, just general chat.

the info you need is below.

thanks again.

ver- 1.2.3-rc1-pfsense on pfsense

lan- re0- 192.168.1.5

do you want netstat -rn and ipconfig from a windows pc or from pfsense box?

Cry Havok

pfSense.

A Former User

@Cry:

pfSense.

ok, which option do i need to prompt to get to a cmd interface to try this?

i tried shell, but that didnt work, and i didnt know how to get to the main menu w/o rebooting.

Cry Havok

Two ways:

SSH onto it
Via the local console - serial for embedded installs, keyboard and monitor for full installs

Then look at the screen and pick the option for a shell.

chpalmer

Try in your browser 192.168.1.5

well i set the ip address of the pfsense box to 192.168.1.2 and i didnt configure anything else.

lan- re0- 192.168.1.5

A Former User

@chpalmer:

Try in your browser 192.168.1.5

well i set the ip address of the pfsense box to 192.168.1.2 and i didnt configure anything else.

lan- re0- 192.168.1.5

Cry- i will try your suggestion tomorrow, but i am unclear on it…

start pfsense, select the ssh option and type those commands in?

ch- putting that in the browser doesnt open the gui, i tried that after i got done installing pfsense.

thanks guys.

Cry Havok

Given your state of confusion I'd suggest you use the local console. By that I mean sit at the keyboard and monitor connected to pfSense. Select the menu option for the shell and then type those commands in.

A Former User

@Cry:

Given your state of confusion I'd suggest you use the local console. By that I mean sit at the keyboard and monitor connected to pfSense. Select the menu option for the shell and then type those commands in.

ok, i have a screen of text that i cant type here…

both with ifconfig and netstat -rn

how do i get back to the main menu from the shell?

chpalmer

@chpalmer:

Try in your browser 192.168.1.5

well i set the ip address of the pfsense box to 192.168.1.2 and i didnt configure anything else.

lan- re0- 192.168.1.5

Tom- my point is that it looks like you believe your lan address to be 192.168.1.2 yet your console reports it to you at 192.168.1.5…

Id just suggest you try 192.168.1.5 in a browser while you wait for a response from Cry Havok.

A Former User

@chpalmer:

@chpalmer:

Try in your browser 192.168.1.5

well i set the ip address of the pfsense box to 192.168.1.2 and i didnt configure anything else.

lan- re0- 192.168.1.5

Tom- my point is that it looks like you believe your lan address to be 192.168.1.2 yet your console reports it to you at 192.168.1.5…

Id just suggest you try 192.168.1.5 in a browser while you wait for a response from Cry Havok.

my bad guys…

it was 192.168.1.2 when i ran it off the cd. when i installed it to my hard drive i set it to 192.168.1.5

i am sure right now it is 192.168.1.5, which doesn't work in a web browser.

thanks.

chpalmer

My other suggestion is that you inadvertently set your lan up on the opposite NIC.

You might try setting up the box to hand out dhcp and then let your computer request its address from the box.

Cry Havok

Type exit to leave the shell.

At the top of the console screen, when you first log in, it lists your interfaces and IP addresses. Interfaces with a * next to them have a cable connected. Disconnect all but the LAN cable and see which interface has the * next to it.

A Former User

@Cry:

Type exit to leave the shell.

At the top of the console screen, when you first log in, it lists your interfaces and IP addresses. Interfaces with a * next to them have a cable connected. Disconnect all but the LAN cable and see which interface has the * next to it.

thanks for the exit command.

only the LAN is plugged in and it doesn't have a * next to it.

i cant ping anything on my actual network.

Cry Havok

Ok.

When you log in, what interfaces are listed? I'd expect you to see something like:

  WAN*                     ->   rl0     ->      192.168.1.2
  LAN*                     ->   re0     ->      192.168.3.4

Can you provide a list of all the interface types, their names and the IP addresses?

ETA: And what one does have a * next to it?

A Former User

@Cry:

Ok.

When you log in, what interfaces are listed? I'd expect you to see something like:
  WAN*                     ->   rl0     ->      192.168.1.2
  LAN*                     ->   re0     ->      192.168.3.4
Can you provide a list of all the interface types, their names and the IP addresses?

ETA: And what one does have a * next to it?

it looks just like that, but w/o *

my wan is 0.0.0.0 dhcp
lan is 192.168.1.5

Cry Havok

Then you have no network cables attached to a live interface. Either the NIC is bad, the device on the other end of the cable is bad or the cable is bad.