Can't get internett access with pfSense
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Yeah. But what shuld i do to fix the problem i am having? I have connected the ethernet cable that goes into the pfSense computer into an router. Is this wrong? Shuld i connect it directly into the client internet box?
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What problem? pfsense seems to have a public IP connection.. Any device that can talk to its lan IP, ie on its lan and using pfsense as its gateway should be able to use pfsense wan connection for internet.
If you plugging pfsense lan into another router - which I would assume is NATTING, and quite possible could have pfsense lan network also on that routers lan - then yeah your going to have issues most likely and would be double natting.
In a normal setup the pfsense lan interface would be connected to a normal switch - then devices connected to that switch would use pfsense as dhcp server, and dns and the gateway off the pfsense lan network.
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If you read longer up in the topic you wil see that i have problems getting internet trough the pfSense computer. I can connect to the pfSense WebUi but i can't go on the internet and search google.com.
PS. i am a noob so please don't use so many advanced words… -
How are you connecting to the pfsense web gui? How is that machine connected to pfsense?
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You have clearly moved the WAN connection since you're now seeing a public IP rather than the 192.168.0.X address you had earlier but what you've changed to is correct as Johnpoz said.
If the dashboard is not showing 'You are on the latest version' but instead says 'unable to check for updates' the you have have a connection issue on the WAN side. Is it receiving that address via DHCP from a some upstream device, a cable modem perhaps?
Go to Status: Interfaces: in the WAN section is it showing the correct gateway address? Is it showing DNS servers? Copy and paste the info if you want.
Try running some ping tests from Diagnostics: Ping: Try pinging 8.8.8.8. Try pinging google.com. If neither of those work what is the actual output, more useful than 'it didn't work'.Steve
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OK. Now i did what you said and restarted the firmweare. Now i have got internet! Thanks allot guys! But i still have one problem… The internet sucks in comparison of the router.
Is this because i am running the ethernet cable that goes into the pfSense computer from another router? How is your setup of the cables? -
In what way does the internet suck? (too much spam, trolls etc :P)
Check the system logs for errors.
Often a very slow connection is caused by a duplex mismatch. Check the Status: Interfaces: page, make sure that both WAN and LAN are reorting 100Mbps (or 1000) and full duplex.Steve
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Both the WAN and LAN are running in full-duplex/ 100mb. But i ask you agian, how is your cable setup? I think i have set my cables up wrong.
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cables setup wrong?
modem – wan pfsense lan -- switch - devices
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Yup same here. You might have a separate modem or a combination modem/router in bridge mode but you have managed to get your public IP onto the pfSense WAN and that's correct.
Is the connection slow?
Steve
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My setup is Modem -> Router -> pfSense computer -> main computer
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and how is your pfsense getting a public IP if behind your router?
That setup is kind of pointless if you ask me, since pfsense is designed to be the edge firewall/router.
Are you just using your routers lan ports as a switch.. What are the make and model numbers of your modem and router?
So you computer is just directly connected to pfsense lan port? Doing auto crossover, crossover cable?
Don't you have any other computes/devices that you want to connect to the internet - how are they going to get to the internet with that sort of setup?
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In my house we have an router to do the wifi stuff, but since my room is so far away from the router my internett is bad. So i wanted to use an old computer here up on my room to make my self an own internett. Thats were pfSense comes tyo good use. But i don't know witch LAN port i shud use to connect the pfSense computer to the internett.
So my modem is a thomson tcm 470, and my router ia an D-link dir-655. -
It would be better from a security and flexibility point of view to connect like this:
TCM470 -> WAN-pfSense-LAN- -> DIR-655 (running as a switch/AP only) -> client machien
However you may not be able to do that given the layout of your house. If you connect it like this:
TCM470 -> WAN-DIR655-LAN -> WAN-pfSense-LAN- -> client machine
Then you will be double NATing as Johnpoz pointed out. Some things may cause problems but mostly it should work fine.
You still haven't said what was bad about the connection when it worked? :-\
Steve
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When the internet conection was bad i ment that if i was connecting to the router i vould have 10 ping and 22mb down but if i used the pfSense i had 21 ping and 11 mb down. But if i try the setup that you sudgested does i have to reinstall pfSense? I am also using those thing that takes your internet trough the powerline of the house so i can connect however you sudgest.
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No you don't have to re-install pfSense. You don't even have to reconfigure it since it's using DHCP for WAN in both cases.
Those Ethernet over Powerline boxes can give trouble. I've seen both random disconnects and connection speed far less that advertised. You should try to setup a test with direct connections even if just temporarily. Have you been using them for some time are they also a new addition to your network?
Steve
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Yes the boxes are new. But do you sudgest that i go down stair with the pfSense computer and try to connect it directly into the TCM 470? And the powerline boxes are new but seem to work great.
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Yes, just as a test I would connect it directly without the powerline boxes. They may well work fine but when you change too many things at once you can never be sure what's causing problems.
Steve
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"So i wanted to use an old computer here up on my room to make my self an own internett"
What?? Juts run a connection from your router is all you need - you don't need another router to add a client to your network.
You have NO need for pfsense to add a device to your network.
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Yes, i know i don't realy need the extra pfSense computer for evryday use. But when i am hosting a LAN party the internet realy sucks because of the overload on the router.
