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      kejianshi
      last edited by

      hehe - OK

      That IP is the one you forward too…

      What you type into your browser is https://your pfsense public IP

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        cpatte7372
        last edited by

        ;)

        OK, inserted in my browser https://pfsense public ip address and I got web page is not available.

        The following is my configuration

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          kejianshi
          last edited by

          Is your lan interface IP 192.168.1.1?

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            cpatte7372
            last edited by

            Hi Kej

            Yes it is.

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              kejianshi
              last edited by

              And are you outside the lan on some other computer or are you trying to access this on a computer connected to pfsense?

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                cpatte7372
                last edited by

                Kej

                I'm outside the lan on some other computer

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                  kejianshi
                  last edited by

                  Then it should work unless you have some block rules somewhere, the wrong public ip or have some other settings messed up elsewhere.

                  Once its working, don't forget to change your username / pass to admin/admin and post your public IP here.

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                    kejianshi
                    last edited by

                    I just had a really bad sneaking suspicion that I just have to ask…

                    What is the WAN of the pfsense hooked up to?

                    If pfsense is plugged into a MODEM (not a router) and the ISP isn't blocking 443 this should already be working.

                    If this is plugged into a ROUTER or a COMBO modem router and your pfsense is showing some private IP (like 192.168.x.x) on the WAN interface in the gui, this isn't going to be so simple.

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                      cpatte7372
                      last edited by

                      Kej

                      I'm not actually on some other computer… I'm on my own computer that has internet access. However, my pfSense has been deployed on ESXi host.

                      pfSense has a public ip address as well as a LAN address.

                      I can connect via LAN but can't connect via WAN. I know the pfSense WAN interface is configured corrected with a public ip address because I can ping 8.8.8.8 and any other public ip address from pfSense interface.

                      Cheers

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                        kejianshi
                        last edited by

                        Does "my own computer" have a different public IP than pfsense wan?

                        You can always PM me your public IP and I can try it from here….

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                          cpatte7372
                          last edited by

                          'My own computer', has an ip address assigned to by Virgin Media of 192.168.0.1.

                          So basically, what I'm trying to do is access my pfsense firewall from any computer that has an internet connection

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                            kejianshi
                            last edited by

                            If you PM me your public IP that pfsense is on, I will see if I get a GUI interface from here.

                            (NOTE - I don't actually think this is a good idea, but for the sake of testing, I'd do it)

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                              cpatte7372
                              last edited by

                              Kej

                              I hope you're on the level - PM sent

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                                kejianshi
                                last edited by

                                Not working - How are you determining your public IP?

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                                  cpatte7372
                                  last edited by

                                  I configured it when I deployed it with ESXi host

                                  see image

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                                    kejianshi
                                    last edited by

                                    And are you sure it is working?

                                    Can you please show the main pfsense gui?

                                    The part where it talks about version under system information?

                                    Does it say "you are on the latest release" or some other message?

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                                      cpatte7372
                                      last edited by

                                      Do you mean

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                                        cpatte7372
                                        last edited by

                                        Or do you mean

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                                          kejianshi
                                          last edited by

                                          No - I mean the first thing that pops up when you go to https://192.168.1.1

                                          left side of screen
                                          Version.

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                                            kejianshi
                                            last edited by

                                            I have to sleep, so here is what you need to verify - pfsense can see the internet and also be seen.

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