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    How can I achieve this with my current setup?

    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      orientalsniper
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      ;D http://i.imgur.com/pV1T3wv.jpg

      Now to the other issue, I don't have internet connection nor I can access WebGUI in host machine (where VM is running), but LAN interface is getting an IP from DHCP from pfSense VM.

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Hmm, I think we'll need some more details there. What is the host OS? What virtualisation software are you using? How many NICS?

        Steve

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          kejianshi
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          "I don't have internet connection nor I can access WebGUI in host machine (where VM is running)" :o :'( :D 
          'Thats the first time "VM" has come up…

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            orientalsniper
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            haha, sorry for abusing you  :D

            I'll read it into it more and see if I can figure it out. For now pfSense in the VM is working properly. Will report anyway. Thanks.

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              kejianshi
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              Its no big deal - I never asked what is physical and what is virtual.  These days, it should probably be a standard question I ask up front. So, did you get that info?  OSes involved, VM type (vmware, virtual box?), etc.

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                orientalsniper
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                It's a Windows 7 running VirtualBox, there are 2 physical NIC's, 1 Wireless Card.

                In the VM Side, Wan is bridged to 1st NIC, LAN is bridged to 2nd NIC. For now Wireless is isolated.

                I haven't had time yet to keep testing, I will report as soon as possible.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  You did show a virtual environment in your first diagram, it just wasn't clear to me how things were connected.

                  It's hard to say quite what the issue here is. How does Windows see the NICs? If the host is receiving an IP from the pfSense DHCP server but still cannot access the webGUI I would suggest it is defaulting to using the wrong NIC. It would not be able to do so via the pfSense WAN unless you have enabled firewall rules to allow it. If the other NIC is not setup in Windows correctly then that would explain why it cannot get internet access.

                  Steve

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                    orientalsniper
                    last edited by

                    Let put that asides for a moment, do you know why after changing LAN from default (192.168.1.1) to anything else (ie. 10.0.0.0), I can't access WebGUI or have internet access.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      From where?

                      Did you refresh any dhcp leases?

                      It's sometimes necessary to restart the pfSense box to flush any references to the old address, or at least that's the easiest way.

                      Steve

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                        orientalsniper
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                        I solved it, I took out TCP/IP in host (Windows) and used internet connection to connect to WebGUI.

                        But I got another issue, Virtual IP and Nat 1:1 is working fine in all the computers, except a Ricoh Printer (MPC2050), every computer in Lan can ping it (10.0.0.99), but none can ping its external ip (xxx.xxx.xxx.99). Even the printer itself can't ping anything outside.

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Hmm. Is the printer using DHCP or statically assigned? Has the printer previously been shown to work in this sort of setup? Can you print to it?

                          Steve

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                            orientalsniper
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                            Before this setup, I could access it from anywhere (HTTP).

                            Printer has 10.0.0.99 assigned, every LAN computer is able to access it and print with it.

                            Public IP is linked through Virtual IP with NAT 1:1 to internal IP.

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                              kejianshi
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                              Stephenw10 is the most patient man I've never met.  Its pretty much good to go now?

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Thanks! I try not to get hostile, it really doesn't help anybody.

                                If the printer has a statically assigned IP perhaps it has incorrect gateway info or DNS or subnet. I assume the printer has no command line that might give a useful output when you try to ping. Does it have any error message other than 'ping failed'?

                                Steve

                                Edit: Typo

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                                  orientalsniper
                                  last edited by

                                  The IP's are assigned by mappings of the DHCP server, here is a photo of the printer network setup.

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                                    doktornotor Banned
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                                    That gateway and DNS server IPs make no sense.

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                                      orientalsniper
                                      last edited by

                                      Why? What should I change them to?

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                                        doktornotor Banned
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                                        10.0.0.0 is the network address. You should obviously change them to the proper gateway/DNS IPs.

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                                        • stephenw10S
                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                          last edited by

                                          Ah yes I saw earlier you talked about changing the LAN interface address from 192.168.1.1 to 10.0.0.0 but I assumed you were just giving an example subnet rather than the actual address. Are you actually using 10.0.0.0 as the pfSense LAN interface address? And that's working fine with the other LAN clients? With that /24 subnet it shouldn't! See:
                                          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4#Addresses_ending_in_0_or_255

                                          Use 10.0.0.1 instead and you'll be good.  :)

                                          Steve

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                                            orientalsniper
                                            last edited by

                                            Damn, the network is all set up and in production LOL

                                            Funny thing is only the printer is not working haha

                                            I'll have to wait till the machines are inactive to change the settings.

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