Failover only working when using dhcp on wan2

[artbybart]

I was running into the same problem.  However, I finally got failover (NOT Load Balance) to work when WAN1 & WAN2 are both setup to Static IP (thanks to bob & ktims).

It'll be much easier to help you, if you post some pictures of the Static config (WAN1 & WAN2), LAN firewall rules, and load balancer pool config.  This way it will be much easier to see if there's anything setup incorrectly.

Thanks.

[zam]

Hi artbybart,

Can you help me in this topic?
My PF is configured with Two Static WAN address. Everything looks fine but failover not works after disconnecting WAN1 or WAN2.
Please have a look on attached snaps of Rules, Pools and Status.
WAN1 : aa.aa.aa.aa  WAN2: bb.bb.bb.bb
GW : xx.xx.xx.xx        GW : yy.yy.yy.yy

Thanks

[Supermule]

How are your CARP settings setup??

[zam]

Hi,

No CARP has been configured….....

[Supermule]

And you know what CARP is???

Now you are only balancing the WAN's…..there no failover configured....

[zam]

Yes its pfSense Hardware Redundancy, I don't want the hardware redundancy.
I have added another OPT interface into my pfsense and trying to make WAN loadbalancing or Failover using OPT interface.
Unfortunately testing looks fails….
I am testing with removing Lan cable with one of the WAN interface and automatic failover not happening. Its works only after rebooting......
Is there any thing I am missing?

[artbybart]

Zam,

For starters, I'm only using the Failover feature and NOT load balancing.  Therefore, in the load balancer pool I only have 2 pools setup: WAN1 failing to WAN2 and WAN2 failing to WAN1.  As far as your settings are concerned, they seem fine cuz that's how i got them (with WAN1 & WAN2 gateways).

As far as rules are concerned, in the pic I see there's a rule there, which I put as the first rule in the rules table.  I don't know if you've done that already or not.  In addition, I have also put a similar secondary rule; except with WAN1 gateway (xx.xx.xx.xx) in the "Gateway" section.

Lastly, are you able to ping both gateways from the console (NOT the web)?  I know it sounds silly, but you never know!

Hope this helps.  Good luck!

[zam]

Hi artbybart,
I have edited the pools and rules as per your instruction….. Please have a look attached snaps...
I think something wrong with rules......Still no Success.........

First rule showing Lan to Default GW that is WAN1
Second rule showing Lan to Second GW that is WAN2 (yy.yy.yy.yy)

Thanks for your reply.........

[stephend2]

I can set both to static…

the way I was doing it was to set up a single pool with WAN1 and WAN2, configured as failover then set the outgoing firewall rule to use that pool for the gateway.

as long as I had dhcp enabled on both interfaces it worked fine.

I will be on the customer's site today, will try both as static, if the cable company is willing...they usually assign static addresses via dhcp only.

[zam]

Hi
Yeah you are right stephend2…. a single Pool required and Rule must be pointed to PoolGateway.......
Its works fine for Static also ( ONLY FOR FAILOVER )

Thanks all of you for help.........
:)