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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • S
      Sensi
      last edited by

      That's where I thought it would be.  I'm in Blighty and it nearly 2100hrs here, so I'll have a further play and look tomorrow.

      I hope that my choice of PC to use will be up to the job.

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        Sensi
        last edited by

        Metu,

        Somewhere I'm going wrong!!  whatismyip is returning the same IP address (.149) for the vLan (vLan3) which I've tried to get to use .151

        I've set up a 1:1 and told the NAT to be manual (but used the default manual rules) and I'm still on .149

        Any help - please!!

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          Metu69salemi
          last edited by

          post your manual outbound nat screenshot without public ip info

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            Sensi
            last edited by

            It was auto-created when I clicked on manual (I did save it, etc).  I'm currently playing/learning before I have to do this in a real situation (in about a week).

            It looks like this;

            Interface Source Source Port Destination Destination Port NAT Address NAT Port Static Port Description

            WAN  10.1.0.0/24 * * 500 * *
            YES
            Auto created rule for ISAKMP - LAN to WAN

            WAN  10.1.0.0/24 * * * * *
            NO
            Auto created rule for LAN to WAN

            WAN  127.0.0.0/8 * * * * 1024:65535
            NO
            Auto created rule for localhost to WAN

            WAN  10.2.0.0/24 * * 500 * *
            YES
            Auto created rule for ISAKMP - VLAN2 to WAN

            WAN  10.2.0.0/24 * * * * *
            NO
            Auto created rule for VLAN2 to WAN

            WAN  127.0.0.0/8 * * * * 1024:65535
            NO
            Auto created rule for localhost to WAN

            WAN  10.3.0.0/24 * * 500 * *
            YES
            Auto created rule for ISAKMP - VLAN3 to WAN

            WAN  10.3.0.0/24 * * * * *
            NO
            Auto created rule for VLAN3 to WAN

            WAN  127.0.0.0/8 * * * * 1024:65535
            NO
            Auto created rule for localhost to WAN

            WAN  10.64.0.0/24 * * 500 * *
            YES
            Auto created rule for ISAKMP - VLAN64 to WAN

            WAN  10.64.0.0/24 * * * * *
            NO
            Auto created rule for VLAN64 to WAN

            WAN  127.0.0.0/8 * * * * 1024:65535
            NO
            Auto created rule for localhost to WAN

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            • S
              Sensi
              last edited by

              Sorry to chase you up, but any help/advice available?

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              • GruensFroeschliG
                GruensFroeschli
                last edited by

                In your outbound rule you have to specify the additional IP you want to be used when NATing to the WAN (the translation drop-down).

                If you dont see any additional IPs under "Translation" then you first need to add your additional IPs under "Firewall –> Virtual IPs".

                We do what we must, because we can.

                Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                  Sensi
                  last edited by

                  Sorry, I'm not getting anywhere here!!

                  I have 4 Public IP addresses - .148, .149, .150 and .151.

                  I have multiple vLans on a van switch.

                  I want to get vLan 3 to use the .151 public address - but all of my vLans (including 3) say from whatismyip.com that they are using .149 (why not .148?).

                  I'm getting close to introducing the computer (running pfSense 2) to attempted flight from a window upstairs!

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                  • GruensFroeschliG
                    GruensFroeschli
                    last edited by

                    • What is the IP of your WAN.

                    • Did you assign your additional public IP's on the WAN as virtual IPs?

                    • Did you create any manual outbound rules to map your internal networks to these public IPs?

                    We do what we must, because we can.

                    Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                      Sensi
                      last edited by

                      The WAN has 4 Public IP addresses - .148, .149, .150 and .151

                      I'd guess as things are addressing as .149 that that's the IP of the WAN?

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                        Sensi
                        last edited by

                        I've created a 1:1.
                        I've created a virtual IP (with the public/32).
                        I had a play with the auto created rules.

                        But it ain't working - getting very close to seeing if it can fly!!

                        I have the pf.conf rules that I'm trying to copy over (shame there is no direct import to convert!!)

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                        • GruensFroeschliG
                          GruensFroeschli
                          last edited by

                          Your WAN can only have 1 IP.
                          –> What IP is configured if you go to the config page of the WAN. --> That's the IP of the WAN.
                          Per default all communication with/from the pfSense is done with this IP.

                          You can add additional IPs on the WAN interface via "Firewall --> Virtual IP".
                          These additional IPs are only usable by the pfSense itself if the VIP type is:

                          • CARP (requires that the VIP is in the same subnet as the WAN-IP)
                          • alias (just your standard alias).

                          These VIPs can be used in NAT rules.
                          --> Eg. outbound rules.

                          If you want traffic from your different VLANs to leave via their own IP you need to enable manual rule generation and crate a rules like:
                          Interface: WAN (interface on which traffic exits)
                          Source: vlan_x_subnet
                          Destination: any (aka internet).
                          Translation: VIP (set here one of the previously create VIPs).

                          If you have done that and it doesn't work, then please post screenshots of all the pages where you configured something.

                          We do what we must, because we can.

                          Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                            Metu69salemi
                            last edited by

                            If you're still having issues with applying this send me a pm.

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                              Sensi
                              last edited by

                              I'm thinking that the issue is with my modem/router not giving out the right IP addresses (rather than pfSense not allocating them the way I want - my guess is that it is only receiving a single one).

                              Does that sound feasible?

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                                Metu69salemi
                                last edited by

                                Sort of feasible:
                                if you have modem in routing mode, then it's feasible
                                -or-
                                you have modem at bridging mode and you have not done all the virtual ip's for the pfsense
                                -or-
                                you have every single wan ip set, but manual outbound nat rules isn't set right

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