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      taktje
      last edited by

      My setup is :

      Cable modem

      Router wan ip 82.73.xxx.xxx

      Router lan: DHCP 192.168.11.100 - 192.168.11.255
                      Netmask:    255.255.255.0 
                      Gateway:      192.168.11.1

      Pfsense :WAN            192.168.11.39/24 (static ip)
                  Netmask      255.255.255.0
                  Gateway      192.168.11.1

      Pfsense: Lan              DHCP 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.255
                  Netmask        255.255.255.0
                  Gateway        192.168.1.1

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        ptt Rebel Alliance
        last edited by

        And What about  your DNS Servers settings ?

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          kejianshi
          last edited by

          Here is the thing.  Is this the USA?  If so, they like to hold you hostage with DHCP.
          They will give a consumer an IP via DHCP and change it periodically.
          They could just as easily give you a static IP but they know that if they do that you can run a server there.
          So, they will pull out all the stops to make sure you never get a static assignment to work…

          UNLESS you pay them extra for a "business" connection, which is pretty much the same connection you have now except they don't hamstring you with dynamic IPs and blocked port 25 "for your safety".

          If you pay them more, they will allow what you are trying to do and stop screwing you on port 25.  Its extortion.

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            kejianshi
            last edited by

            You know what?  It actually takes effort on the part of an ISP to make internet this broke.
            A business connection is basically just an un-tampered-with, unmolested connection with simple bandwidth limits.

            (End of ISP rant - My advice is go with the DHCP setup on WAN and get yourself a DynDNS account)

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              doktornotor Banned
              last edited by

              To move this somewhere: what's exactly "no internet"?

              traceroute 8.8.8.8
              traceroute www.google.com

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                kejianshi
                last edited by

                I had the exact same thing happen to me and none of my settings were wrong.  Doesn't take a genius to type in an IP address and a subnet.
                However, I knew what was going on.  Its the ISP - If you want a static IP they will make you buy one.

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                  ptt Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  @kejianshi:

                  I had the exact same thing happen to me and none of my settings were wrong.  Doesn't take a genius to type in an IP address and a subnet.
                  However, I knew what was going on.  Its the ISP - If you want a static IP they will make you buy one.

                  Where, the ISP comes to Play in the OP Scenario ?

                  Setup:

                  Cable modem -> router -> Pfsense Wan -> Pfsense Lan -> PC

                  My setup is :

                  Cable modem

                  Router wan ip 82.73.xxx.xxx

                  Router lan: DHCP 192.168.11.100 - 192.168.11.255
                                  Netmask:    255.255.255.0 
                                  Gateway:      192.168.11.1

                  Pfsense :WAN            192.168.11.39/24 (static ip)
                              Netmask      255.255.255.0
                              Gateway      192.168.11.1

                  Pfsense: Lan              DHCP 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.255
                              Netmask        255.255.255.0
                              Gateway        192.168.1.1

                  it's a seperate router.

                  i know i am doing double nat.
                  i am  testing pfsense at home for fun.

                  why does everything works fine When  the  wanside get's An ip from dhcp?
                  i don't see why setting a static ip/24 and gateway of 192.168.11.1 won't work

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                    kejianshi
                    last edited by

                    Hmmm.  I was under the impression he was trying to static IP on the pfsense connected to the modem.
                    That might have been wrong and if so, then yeah - My rant wouldn't apply.

                    If he is double NATing, should be easy so long as OP assigns different IP to the WAN on pfsense2 than is on pfsense1, puts it outside the DHCP range on the LAN (assuming DHCP is running) and unchecks the block private IP block.

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                      chpalmer
                      last edited by

                      taktje-

                      Can you ping your cablemodem through the pfsense box?

                      c:>ping 192.168.100.1

                      Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                      Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                        taktje
                        last edited by

                        Are you kidding me?

                        There is nothing to ping at 192.168.100.1

                        cable modem gives a wan ip to my router of 82.73.xxx.xxx

                        I think it's a DNS issue.

                        I set everything to "default settings" (again) and try again.

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                          doktornotor Banned
                          last edited by

                          As already requested a couple of hours ago…

                          traceroute 8.8.8.8
                          traceroute www.google.com

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                            kejianshi
                            last edited by

                            So, by doing this for fun, you mean having fun watching us chase our tails?

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                              taktje
                              last edited by

                              Problem solved  :D

                              Had wrong DNS settings.

                              And i'm doing this for fun and to learn.
                              My goal is to setup a hotspot at a campground with Pfsense and some Ubiquiti Nanostations M2 (great stuff).

                              Thx all

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                                kejianshi
                                last edited by

                                doktornotor - I think you were on the right track way back.

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                                  taktje
                                  last edited by

                                  i know.

                                  lack of time and some private stuff.
                                  have not worked on pfsense for a long time so i am starting from the  beginning.

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