Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    WireLess WAN - Infrastructure (BBS) mode? Wireless Client - 2.0 RC3

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Wireless
    33 Posts 5 Posters 43.4k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • W
      wallabybob
      last edited by

      @Bo:

      Could it be that I am just bumping into a bug and should I try to change back to pfSense 1.2.3?

      You could be bumping into a software bug but I think its more likely to be a configuration "bug".

      Why did DHCP not work on the WAN interface? It could be helpful to have the dhclient output from the system log. Please post the output of the pfSense shell command clog /var/log/system.log | grep dhclient

      Why can't you route data from pfSense? Please post the output of the pfSense shell command netstat -r -n ; ping -c 4 192.168.178.1

      You can issue pfSense shell commands in a SSH session to the pfSense box or from the pfSense web GUI: Diagnostics -> Command Prompt and type the command in the Command box then click the Execute button.

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • B
        Bo
        last edited by

        My FritzBox indicates that there is a connection and it provided an IP address to my pfsense box:

        	pfsenseboxname 	192.168.178.34	00:80:48:52:FF:3D	11 Mbit/s	WPA2 

        clog /var/log/system.log | grep dhclient
Jan  1 01:44:42 sargas dhclient: PREINIT
Jan  1 01:44:42 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
Jan  1 01:44:43 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
Jan  1 01:44:45 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Jan  1 01:44:49 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Jan  1 01:44:53 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Jan  1 01:44:57 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
Jan  1 01:45:05 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Jan  1 01:45:15 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 16
Jan  1 01:45:31 sargas dhclient[40488]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Jan  1 01:45:41 sargas dhclient[40488]: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Jan  1 01:45:41 sargas dhclient[40488]: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Jan  1 01:45:41 sargas dhclient: FAIL
Jan  1 01:45:42 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 2
Jan  1 01:45:44 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4
Jan  1 01:45:48 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Jan  1 01:45:55 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 10
Jan  1 01:46:05 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 14
Jan  1 01:46:19 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 17
Jan  1 01:46:36 sargas dhclient[3527]: DHCPDISCOVER on ath0_wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
Jan  1 01:46:43 sargas dhclient[3527]: No DHCPOFFERS received.
Jan  1 01:46:43 sargas dhclient[3527]: No working leases in persistent database - sleeping.
Jan  1 01:46:43 sargas dhclient: FAIL

        netstat -r -n ; ping -c 4 192.168.178.1
Routing tables

Internet:
Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
0.0.0.0/8          link#9             U           0        0 ath0_w
127.0.0.1          link#6             UH          0      131    lo0
192.168.0.0/24     link#1             U           0     6782    vr0
192.168.0.1        link#1             UHS         0        0    lo0
192.168.3.100      link#2             UHS         0        0    lo0 =>
192.168.3.100/32   link#2             U           0        0    vr1

Internet6:
Destination                       Gateway                       Flags      Netif Expire
::1                               ::1                           UH          lo0
fe80::%vr0/64                     link#1                        U           vr0
fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9694%vr0      link#1                        UHS         lo0
fe80::%vr1/64                     link#2                        U           vr1
fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9695%vr1      link#2                        UHS         lo0
fe80::%lo0/64                     link#6                        U           lo0
fe80::1%lo0                       link#6                        UHS         lo0
fe80::%ath0_wlan0/64              link#9                        U      ath0_wla
fe80::280:48ff:fe52:ff3d%ath0_wlan0 link#9                        UHS         lo0
ff01:1::/32                       fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9694%vr0  U           vr0
ff01:2::/32                       fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9695%vr1  U           vr1
ff01:6::/32                       ::1                           U           lo0
ff01:9::/32                       fe80::280:48ff:fe52:ff3d%ath0_wlan0 U      ath0_wla
ff02::%vr0/32                     fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9694%vr0  U           vr0
ff02::%vr1/32                     fe80::20d:b9ff:fe17:9695%vr1  U           vr1
ff02::%lo0/32                     ::1                           U           lo0
ff02::%ath0_wlan0/32              fe80::280:48ff:fe52:ff3d%ath0_wlan0 U      ath0_wla
PING 192.168.178.1 (192.168.178.1): 56 data bytes

--- 192.168.178.1 ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss

        Does this help?

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • W
          wallabybob
          last edited by

          @Bo:

          Does this help?

          YES in that it gives an explanation why you couldn't get data through your pfSense box: Despite issuing at least 15 DHCP requests the box didn't receive a recognisable answer to that request hence the WAN link (ath0_wlan0) doesn't have an IP address. (dhclient is the DHCP client program)

          Here's an example from one of my pfSense boxes (so you have an idea of a "good" DHCP request):

          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient[14231]: DHCPREQUEST on vr0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient[14231]: DHCPACK from 192.168.211.173
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: REBOOT
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: Starting add_new_address()
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: ifconfig vr0 inet 192.168.211.217 netmask 255.255.255.128 broadcast 192.168.211.255
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: New IP Address (vr0): 192.168.211.217
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: New Subnet Mask (vr0): 255.255.255.128
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: New Broadcast Address (vr0): 192.168.211.255
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: New Routers (vr0): 192.168.211.173
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: Adding new routes to interface: vr0
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: /sbin/route add default 192.168.211.173
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient: Creating resolv.conf
          Aug  6 08:48:42 pfsense2 dhclient[14231]: bound to 192.168.211.217 – renewal in 3600 seconds.

          Next step is to try to figure out why pfSense doesn't seem to see a DHCP reply.
          Are any other computers (e.g. laptops) laced near your pfSense box able to associate with the Fritzbox and display an external web page (e.g. http://www.pfsense.org)?
          Does your pfSense see any response to its DHCP requests? Issue the pfSense shell command```
          tcpdump -i ath0_wlan0 -v -e -c 20

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • B
            Bo
            last edited by

            Are any other computers (e.g. laptops) laced near your pfSense box able to associate with the Fritzbox and display an external web page (e.g. http://www.pfsense.org)?

            Yes, I am sitting next to my pfSense box and typing this stuff from my macbook which is connected over Wifi as a DHCP client to the FritzBox. So a connection is possible.

            Here is the tcpdump with the WAN interface as a DHCP client

            $ tcpdump -i ath0_wlan0 -v -e -c 20
08:22:29.017231 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0x4f1cf11f, secs 60, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:29.022922 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:31.037531 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:31.043267 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:32.047345 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 1, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:32.052883 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:33.057266 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 2, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:33.062438 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:35.077273 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 4, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:35.082590 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:36.962291 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:37.958047 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:38.107500 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 7, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:38.112719 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:38.953883 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:40.487459 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:41.137361 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 10, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]
08:22:41.142837 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:41.483189 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:22:42.478972 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

            If I manually set the IP address of the WAN port to 192.168.178.2 I get the following response:

            $ tcpdump -i ath0_wlan0 -v -e -c 20
08:32:12.559473 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:32:12.703830 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5907, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 16640, length 44
08:32:12.824888 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 87: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 756, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 73)
    192.168.178.2.29343 > 192.168.178.1.domain: 19761+ PTR? 21.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)
08:32:13.555228 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:32:13.713782 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 20205, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 16896, length 44
08:32:13.718683 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.2 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:32:13.718700 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Reply 192.168.178.2 is-at 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 28
08:32:14.551061 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.21 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28
08:32:14.723817 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5842, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17152, length 44
08:32:15.733765 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 2758, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17408, length 44
08:32:16.743796 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9343, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17664, length 44
08:32:17.753828 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9533, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17920, length 44
08:32:17.833762 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 87: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 36741, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 73)
    192.168.178.2.29343 > 192.168.178.1.domain: 19761+ PTR? 21.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)
08:32:18.763838 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 11085, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18176, length 44
08:32:19.773837 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 51002, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18432, length 44
08:32:20.783819 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 21743, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18688, length 44
08:32:21.794335 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 42508, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18944, length 44
08:32:22.803892 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 8272, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19200, length 44
08:32:23.813903 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 60195, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19456, length 44
08:32:24.823887 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5455, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19712, length 44
            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • W
              wallabybob
              last edited by

              @Bo:

              Yes, I am sitting next to my pfSense box and typing this stuff from my macbook which is connected over Wifi as a DHCP client to the FritzBox. So a connection is possible.

              Thanks. Useful datapoint.

              I've adjusted the spacing in the following trace and deleted some entries that don't seem relevant.
              @Bo:

              Here is the tcpdump with the WAN interface as a DHCP client

              $ tcpdump -i ath0_wlan0 -v -e -c 20
08:22:29.017231 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0x4f1cf11f, secs 60, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:29.022922 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:31.037531 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:31.043267 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:32.047345 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 1, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:32.052883 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:33.057266 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 2, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:33.062438 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:35.077273 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 4, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:35.082590 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:38.107500 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 7, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:38.112719 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:22:41.137361 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 342: (tos 0x10, ttl 16, id 0, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 328)
    0.0.0.0.bootpc > 255.255.255.255.bootps: BOOTP/DHCP, Request from 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 300, xid 0xe997d5b0, secs 10, Flags [none]
	  Client-Ethernet-Address 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) [|bootp]

08:22:41.142837 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.34 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

              The trace shows the DHCP requests from your pfSense. The Fritzbox doesn't appear to send a DHCP reply (maybe it did send a DHCP reply that got damaged and was discarded) but about 0.005 seconds later appears to send an ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) request asking the system with IP address 192.168.178.34 to reply to 192.168.178.1 (so 192.168.178.1 knows the MAC address of 192.168.178.34). Is bc:05:43:bc:85:91 the MAC address of the FritzBox WiFi interface?

              The FritzBox appears to be ignoring the DHCP request (perhaps because it doesn't see it).  Does the FritzBox have some sort of packet tracing facility or DHCP logging that could be used to see if the DHCP request is arriving there?

              As before I'll adjust the spacing and remove some entries that seem irrelevant.
              @Bo:

              If I manually set the IP address of the WAN port to 192.168.178.2 I get the following response:

              $ tcpdump -i ath0_wlan0 -v -e -c 20
08:32:12.703830 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5907, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 16640, length 44

08:32:12.824888 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 87: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 756, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 73)
    192.168.178.2.29343 > 192.168.178.1.domain: 19761+ PTR? 21.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)

08:32:13.713782 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 20205, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 16896, length 44

08:32:13.718683 bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown) > Broadcast, ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Request who-has 192.168.178.2 tell 192.168.178.1, length 28

08:32:13.718700 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype ARP (0x0806), length 42: Ethernet (len 6), IPv4 (len 4), Reply 192.168.178.2 is-at 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown), length 28

08:32:14.723817 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5842, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17152, length 44

08:32:15.733765 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 2758, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17408, length 44

08:32:16.743796 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9343, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17664, length 44

08:32:17.753828 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 9533, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 17920, length 44

08:32:17.833762 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 87: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 36741, offset 0, flags [none], proto UDP (17), length 73)
    192.168.178.2.29343 > 192.168.178.1.domain: 19761+ PTR? 21.178.168.192.in-addr.arpa. (45)

08:32:18.763838 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 11085, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18176, length 44

08:32:19.773837 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 51002, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18432, length 44

08:32:20.783819 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 21743, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18688, length 44

08:32:21.794335 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 42508, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 18944, length 44

08:32:22.803892 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 8272, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19200, length 44

08:32:23.813903 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 60195, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19456, length 44

08:32:24.823887 00:80:48:52:ff:3d (oui Unknown) > bc:05:43:bc:85:91 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv4 (0x0800), length 78: (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 5455, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 64)
    192.168.178.2 > 192.168.178.1: ICMP echo request, id 1637, seq 19712, length 44

              The FritzBox is apparently ignoring ping (ICMP echo request) from your pfSense. Does the FritzBox have some sort of filter or firewall that could be causing it to ignore transmissions from your pfSense? Again, is there some sort of tracing facility or logging in the FritzBox that might provide some more clues about what is going on?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • B
                Bo
                last edited by

                Looking at the WLAN logfile of the FritzBox! it turns out that there is some kind of an authentication problem:

                06.08.11	20:57:21	WLAN registration failed (2,4 GHz): Authorization failed. Name: sargas, MAC address: 00:80:48:52:FF:3D.

                When I turn off the ecryption the pfSense box properly gets an IP address and the connection works!
                Finally some progress, but of course one would need to turn on WPA2 again.

                On my FritzBox I have choosen the option "WPA + WPA2" other options are "TKIP (WPA)" and "WPA2 (CCMP)"
                I am not completely sure how to configure my pfSense box.

                When I choose the options:
                WPA: Enable WPA
                PSK: "MySecretKey"
                WPA Mode: Both
                WPA Key Management Mode: Pre Shared Key
                Authentication: Open System Authentication
                WPA Pairwise: Both

                When I look into the WLAN logfiel of the FritzBox! it indicates that the pfSense box is properly registred

                06.08.11	21:30:57	WLAN device registered (2,4 GHz). Name: sargas, IP address: 192.168.178.20, MAC address: 00:80:48:52:FF:3D, throughput: 11 Mbit/s

                The logfile on the pfSense box also shows that the DHCP client is properly registred:

                Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: Starting add_new_address()
Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: ifconfig ath0_wlan0 inet 192.168.178.20 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.178.255 
Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: New IP Address (ath0_wlan0): 192.168.178.20
Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: New Subnet Mask (ath0_wlan0): 255.255.255.0
Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: New Broadcast Address (ath0_wlan0): 192.168.178.255
Jan  2 00:02:52 sargas dhclient: New Routers (ath0_wlan0): 192.168.178.1

                But if I look at the dashboard I don't see the right IP address but:

                DS/11Mbps mode 11b

                No idea what DS means?

                Checking ifconfig

                $ ifconfig ath0_wlan0
ath0_wlan0: flags=8843 <up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>metric 0 mtu 1500
	ether 00:80:48:52:ff:3d
	inet6 fe80::280:48ff:fe52:ff3d%ath0_wlan0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x9 
	nd6 options=3 <performnud,accept_rtadv>media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet DS/11Mbps mode 11b
	status: associated
	ssid WirelessRouter-III channel 1 (2412 MHz 11b) bssid bc:05:43:bc:85:93
	country US ecm authmode WPA2/802.11i privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF
	TKIP 2:128-bit txpower 25.5 bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan
	bgscanintvl 300 bgscanidle 250 roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 1 burst
	roaming MANUAL</performnud,accept_rtadv></up,broadcast,running,simplex,multicast>
                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • W
                  wallabybob
                  last edited by

                  It is strange that dhclient reports being assigned an IPv4 IP address but ifconfig doesn't report an IPv4 address.

                  I don't know what the DS in

                  media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet DS/11Mbps mode 11b

                  means.

                  Can you get your link to operate in 802.11g mode rather than 802.11b? You may need to make adjustments at both ends OR it may be forced into 11b mode by an 11b only device.

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • B
                    Bo
                    last edited by

                    Switching over to 11g mode does not seem to be an issue. Signal strength is at its maximum, Both sides report that they communicate with each other in 11g mode:

                    sargas 	192.168.178.20	00:80:48:52:FF:3D	54 Mbit/s	WPA

                    But still only if I turn off the ecryption the DHCP client receives an IP address.

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • W
                      wallabybob
                      last edited by

                      I wonder if it would help to tighten the encryption parameters step by step and record the results. On pfSense change WPA mode from Both to WPA2 and make the corresponding change in Fritzbox. DHCP exchange? If no, tighten WPA2 Pairwise from Both to AES and make corresponding change in Fritzbox. Does DHCP work? If not try WPA2 Pairwise as TKIP and make corresponding change in Fritzbox. etc.

                      I saw a software upgrade on my netbook break WiFi. WiFi on windows laptops continued operating. I changed my pfSense access point: WPA2 Pairwise from Both to AES fixed the problem.

                      I'm not very confident my suggestion will help you discover a working set of parameters but might provide some useful data.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • jahonixJ
                        jahonix
                        last edited by

                        Just out of curiosity, please show your interface assign page.
                        I saw you using ath0_wlan1 which is a virtual second IF on your atheros card. That one directly would be ath0.

                        Chances are you configure the 'other' interface which is not currently assigned to a network.

                        I've taken a screenshot from my test box which contains two separate atheros cards (ath0 and ath1) and a virtual one (ath0_wlan1) just to show you:

                        Why do you have a second virtual IF at all? Just assign ath0 to your WAN.
                        Depending on the pfSense build you're using, there seem to be some inconsistencies with real and virtual IFs.
                        I had an ALIX system where I couldn't bridge vr1 and ath0; using vr1 and ath0_wlan1 worked immediately.
                        Just a guess, though…

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • B
                          Bo
                          last edited by

                          Meanwhile I've tried to thighten up the Wifi encryption from scratch but so far I haven't found an encryption option that works (didn't try WEP ;-D).

                          I am quiet sure I've tried all possible combinations, but no succes so far!

                          I've tested the option to define a virtual Wifi card as well, but pfSense does not allow me to define a virtual Wifi card a Infrastructure BBS.

                          For the record, here are my interface assignments:
                          WAN: ath0
                          LAN: vr0
                          OPT1: vr1

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • W
                            wallabybob
                            last edited by

                            @Bo:

                            I've tested the option to define a virtual Wifi card as well, but pfSense does not allow me to define a virtual Wifi card a Infrastructure BBS.

                            The FreeBSD man page for ath says

                            The driver supports station, adhoc, adhoc-demo, hostap, mesh, wds, and monitor mode operation.  Multiple hostap virtual interfaces may be configured for simultaneous use on cards that use a 5212 part.  When multiple interfaces are configured each may have a separate mac address that is formed by setting the U/L bits in the mac address assigned to the underlying device.  Any number of wds virtual interfaces may be configured together with hostap interfaces.  _Multiple station interfaces may be operated together with hostap interfaces to construct a wireless repeater device. _

                            The man page (or at least this paragraph) leaves unclear whether multiple station interfaces may be operated WITHOUT a hostap interface.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • B
                              Bo
                              last edited by

                              Although it would be nice to also be able to configure the pfSense box as an secondary AP next to the infrastructure (BBS) connection, but that would be the icing on the cake.

                              I am refuse to believe that I am the first one to bump into this issue and strongly have the feeling that there is some easy workaround, but …...............

                              what's causing the security conflict? based on the ifconfig ath0_wlan0 output I have the feeling that the box is switching to IPv6 mode without having it configured (see log in my reply on Posted on: August 06, 2011, 04:17:23 pm).

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • W
                                wallabybob
                                last edited by

                                @Bo:

                                I am refuse to believe that I am the first one to bump into this issue and strongly have the feeling that there is some easy workaround, but …...............

                                My readings of the forums suggest it is much more common to use a pfSense WiFi link as an AP than as an AP client. I think your post is the first mention I have seen of a Fritzbox. This suggests your configuration is probably fairly rare.

                                @Bo:

                                what's causing the security conflict? based on the ifconfig ath0_wlan0 output I have the feeling that the box is switching to IPv6 mode without having it configured (see log in my reply on Posted on: August 06, 2011, 04:17:23 pm).

                                I don't know what is causing the security conflict. I don't know what facilities there are in FreeBSD to debug this kind of issue. Concerning the IPv6: for some releases now FreeBSD has "automatically" configured "link local" IPv6 addresses based on MAC address for those interfaces with a MAC address. It is rather unlikely that enabling encryption on a WiFi interface would also turn it into "drop IPv4 traffic" mode if the interface is in client mode but not if it is in AP mode. (I have an ath interface in AP mode using encryption and successfully passing IPv4 traffic.)

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • B
                                  Bo
                                  last edited by

                                  Well I've used the same pfSense box for multiple years as an Wifi AP using WPA+WPA2 as encryption and never experienced any problems. It might be the other side of the line: the Fritz!Box causing all the issues.

                                  I'll go and look for another AP and check if the pfSense box can establish a secured connection in Infrastructure mode with this AP.

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • jahonixJ
                                    jahonix
                                    last edited by

                                    Yesterday i tried to connect an ALIX with ath0 cards to a Linksys WRT54GL wireless AP (which is running DD-WRT).
                                    I was able to get an IP from the DHCP pool (hence encryption [WPA2 AES] is working) but wasn't able to pass traffic. I couldn't even ping anything on ALIX WAN.

                                    And you were right, Bo, Infrastructure mode only works on the virtual ath0_wlan1 interface, not the native card IF ath0.
                                    I think there were issues with some of the snapshot builds in the past where you couldn't assign IFs correctly. Will try a recent snapshot tonight and report back.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • B
                                      Bo
                                      last edited by

                                      Good to hear I am not alone out there!

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • B
                                        Bo
                                        last edited by

                                        I think there were issues with some of the snapshot builds in the past where you couldn't assign IFs correctly. Will try a recent snapshot tonight and report back.

                                        Any news on the recent snapshots? Are these issues resolved in these snapshots?

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • jahonixJ
                                          jahonix
                                          last edited by

                                          Sorry, didn't have the time to do anything with pfSense in the last days.
                                          Busy at work and even more busy at home, fixing other stuff.

                                          I'll report back as soon as I had the time to test.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • B
                                            Bo
                                            last edited by

                                            Chris, great that your still willing to spend some time testing the recent snapshots!
                                            Take your time, since I'll be on holidays the next three weeks!

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.