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    PfSense internet does not work ( Need desperate help!! )

    General pfSense Questions
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    • K
      Koenvuurens
      last edited by

      Hi,

      I am an pfSense noob, but knows a lot of pc hardware.(also I can get lots of it and high rated)
      I am going to ask LOTS of questions, but I will get more experienced over time.
      My pfSense router/firewall specs:

      Processor: Intel Xeon x3440
      Motherboard: Asus p7e-x/mr
      Ram: 4x 2gb 1333mhz kingston ram (8gb)
      Ethernet:
      2x onboard intel 1000(gb) links
      2x Tp-Link TG-3468 1000(gb) links
      (I am going to add an 10GB link to it later)
      So power is not the problem.

      The real problem:

      If I have the WAN connected to my modem(port 1), and my PC connected to the modem(port 2) I can acces the Website for my config.
      But if I add an LAN interface and connect the LAN to my pc(it's actually an server) I cant acces the Website anymore. I removed the LAN with the console with (1)Assign Interfaces and than I didnt assign it anymore. Than it worked again.
      If you need more information that I can deliver, ask for it.

      Already thanks for reading/helping

      (If my english is bad, dont hate on me! I'm dutch!)

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      • K
        Koenvuurens
        last edited by

        Hi,

        I was an little bit unclear about the section:

        But if I add an LAN interface and connect the LAN to my pc(it's actually an server) I cant acces the Website anymore.

        I meant:
        I have the link to the modem AND to my pfSense box.

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        • K
          Koenvuurens
          last edited by

          Why does nobody respond? ….
          All what I ask is what I need to do for getting my pfSense box up and running firewall / router mode...

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            Please provide your settings for WAN and LAN.  For most uses it just works out of the box.  When you configured your LAN, did you give it a gateway?  You don't specify a gateway for LAN connections so remove it if you did.

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            • K
              Koenvuurens
              last edited by

              Yes, but if I add my lan interface(softwarematicly) I cant acces my webconfigurator anymore

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              • K
                Koenvuurens
                last edited by

                WAN:
                General:
                IPv4 Configuration Type: Static IPv4 (192.168.2.99)
                IPv6 Configuration Type: DHCP6

                MAC: –-------------------
                MTU: ---------------------
                MSS: ---------------------

                Static IPv4 config:

                IPv4 adress: 192.168.2.99 /24
                IPV4 upstream gateway: GW_WAN - 192.168.2.99

                I cant deliver LAN, because it doesnt work then anymore.

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                • C
                  cmb
                  last edited by

                  That makes it look like you're putting the same IP on LAN as you have on WAN? You can't do that with any router or firewall.

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                  • KOMK
                    KOM
                    last edited by

                    YOu have two things wrong.  As Chris mentioned, you appear to be using the same IP address for your WAN and LAN, which will never work.  You also seem to be specifying a gateway for LAN, which is incorrect.

                    Change your LAN IP address to a different private subnet (try 172.16.0.1) and do NOT specify a gateway.  Only your WAN needs a gateway.

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                    • K
                      Koenvuurens
                      last edited by

                      No, I use for my WAN 192.168.2.99 and for my LAN 192.168.2.100

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                      • G
                        grandrivers
                        last edited by

                        no 192.168.x.1-255  change the X

                        pfsense 2.4 super micro A1SRM-2558F
                        C2558 8gig ECC  60gig SSD
                        tripple Wan dual pppoe

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                        • A
                          antillie
                          last edited by

                          @Koenvuurens:

                          No, I use for my WAN 192.168.2.99 and for my LAN 192.168.2.100

                          Unless you are using stupidly small subnets those IPs are in the same range. You cannot have both interfaces in the same subnet range and expect things to work.

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                          • KOMK
                            KOM
                            last edited by

                            No, I use for my WAN 192.168.2.99 and for my LAN 192.168.2.100

                            You cannot have your WAN and LAN on the same subnet.  Assuming you're using a mask of 255.255.255.0 (also known as /24) then as grandrivers said you need to change your LAN IP to something outside that subnet.

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                            • K
                              Koenvuurens
                              last edited by

                              @KOM:

                              No, I use for my WAN 192.168.2.99 and for my LAN 192.168.2.100

                              You cannot have your WAN and LAN on the same subnet.  Assuming you're using a mask of 255.255.255.0 (also known as /24) then as grandrivers said you need to change your LAN IP to something outside that subnet.

                              If I am at home I will try that. Thanks already for helping me.

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                              • K
                                Koenvuurens
                                last edited by

                                Yes, It works! (I can acces the site with the LAN) But!!! If I go to network on my server it says: NETWORK 2: Limited.

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                                • KOMK
                                  KOM
                                  last edited by

                                  What do you have for your current LAN settings on pfSense, and what do you have for network settings on your Windows server?

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                                  • K
                                    Koenvuurens
                                    last edited by

                                    My current LAN settings on my pfSense are:

                                    GENERAL CONFIG

                                    Enable (V) Enable Interface
                                    Desc.          LAN
                                    IPv4 conf. type          Static IPv4
                                    MAC          –-----------------------------
                                    MTU          -------------------------------
                                    MSS          -------------------------------

                                    STATIC IPV4 CONFIG

                                    IPv4 Adress            192.168.1.1 /24
                                    IPv4 upstream gateway  (NONE)

                                    I dont Use IPv6

                                    PRIVATE NETWORKS

                                    ( ) Block Private Networks
                                    (V) Block Bogan Networks

                                    On my win server: I dont use any settings for ethernet.

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                                    • K
                                      Koenvuurens
                                      last edited by

                                      And KOM, You are an GREAT helper!

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                                      • KOMK
                                        KOM
                                        last edited by

                                        OK, that wasn't quite what I was looking for but no matter.  FYI when we ask for WAN/LAN details, we want to know your IP address, netmask and gateway values.

                                        If I remember, Windows sees you attached to a different network than before.  Your new network is Network1 and the old one is Network2.  It's complaining that your old network is unstable.  You should either delete that network or just ignore its status.  I'm assuming that everything else is working fine?

                                        On my win server: I dont use any settings for ethernet.

                                        What do you mean?  You mean you have it set to the default of Obtain an IP address automatically? If you have DHCP enabled on LAN with pfSense, then your Windows server should have gotten a valid IP address and you wouldn't have had the problems you had at all.

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                                        • K
                                          Koenvuurens
                                          last edited by

                                          Wait, Wait.
                                          So you just say: Go to ethernet settings and set up: Static ip 192.168.1.1

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                                          • KOMK
                                            KOM
                                            last edited by

                                            Go to ethernet settings and set up: Static ip 192.168.1.1

                                            NO!! That is the IP address of the pfSense LAN interface.  All IP addresses must be unique.  This is basic networking.  If you want to use static IP then set your Windows server IP address to 192.168.1.2.

                                            If you enable DHCP on pfSense LAN then you don't have to specify static IP addresses, but that is up to you.

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