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

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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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        • K
          Koenvuurens
          last edited by

          Welp… Not getting ethernet anymore.
          I set up this:

          WAN: 192.168.2.99 /24
          LAN: 192.168.1.1 /24

          I have one and only direct connection with my server to the pfSense box. (the pfSense does have the WAN and the LAN connected)
          When I go to my browser and type 192.168.1.1:24 then I get the error: This Webpage Isn't available.
          Soo... What do I need to do?

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          • D
            doktornotor Banned
            last edited by

            @Koenvuurens:

            When I go to my browser and type 192.168.1.1:24 then I get the error: This Webpage Isn't available.

            What? ??? Why are you pointing your browser to port 24? You do NOT type 24 into the browser, that is a netmask!  :o

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            • K
              Koenvuurens
              last edited by

              whoops I said it wrong, No I dont type :24

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              • KOMK
                KOM
                last edited by

                OK, we have spent enough time hunting and guessing in the dark.  Please take and post the following screenshots:

                Interfaces - WAN
                Interfaces - LAN
                Firewall - Rules - LAN
                Your Windows Network IP4 Ethernet Properties

                If you are paranoid, scrub any public IP addresses in your shots.

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                • K
                  Koenvuurens
                  last edited by

                  Yes, but that is not the problem ! I cant acces the WebConfigurator. So I can make screenshots if you want but I cant acces it!!

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Dude can you ping pfsense lan IP from the computer your trying to access the web gui from?

                    So can you ping 192.168.1.1 ?

                    From you computer is static or dhcp?  Please post ipconfig /all – assuming your on windows?

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                    • K
                      Koenvuurens
                      last edited by

                      Yes I can ping the pfsense box
                      and the settings are in the attachment!

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        then you should just be able to go http://192.168.1.1

                        Unless your browser is using a proxy that should open, or redirect you to https://192.168.1.1 and the webgui.

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                        • K
                          Koenvuurens
                          last edited by

                          Okey, got it working again.
                          but still no ethernet through my pfSense
                          Attachments are:

                          Interfaces - WAN
                          Interfaces - LAN
                          Firewall - Rules - LAN
                          Windows Network IP4 Ethernet Properties

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                          • johnpozJ
                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Well sure looks like ethernet is working to me if your connected to the gui..

                            So you set static on your PC.. If you meant no internet on your pc, yeah you didn't set any dns.. So how would you expect your pc to lookup anything?

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                            • K
                              Koenvuurens
                              last edited by

                              If you meant no internet on your pc, yeah you didn't set any dns.. So how would you expect your pc to lookup anything?

                              err… sorry... I dont understand that!
                              Would you like to explain that a liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitle bit more?
                              but I said already in the first post that I ask a lot of questions

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                              • K
                                Koenvuurens
                                last edited by

                                Oh do I need to set the DNS to the pfSense box? maybe? …

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  you said ethernet, ethernet is not the internet.. That is your local network connection, etc..  which is clearly working if you can access the pfsense webgui via IP address.

                                  Normally yes pfsense would dns for your network, but it can be anything you want.  But if your going to setup a static IP and you want that box to resolve say www.google.com then yeah needs dns.. your picture was NOTHING..  So no shit kind of hard to resolve www.google.com or www.pfsense.com or www.cnn.com, etc. etc..

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                                  • K
                                    Koenvuurens
                                    last edited by

                                    Sorry about the ethernet/internet problem, I am dutch already I said…(my english is not very good)
                                    So... I can just put anything in the DNS box?

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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      you can put in anything you want that is a valid nameserver that will resolve what you want.. Putting in say 8.8.8.8 (googledns) isn't going to resolve any local stuff that pfsense would know about, etc.

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                                      • K
                                        Koenvuurens
                                        last edited by

                                        So …? Do I need to put in the dns box 8.8.8.8 ?
                                        also I already tried that and still not getting internet

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                                        • johnpozJ
                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          So from the web gui, go to diag, dns lookup - can you look up www.google.com for example

                                          Go to diag, ping - can you ping 8.8.8.8 ?  See attached screenshots

                                          If you can not get to the internet, how are you posting this stuff?

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                                          • K
                                            Koenvuurens
                                            last edited by

                                            I post these posts with my 2nd link to the internet, but want do put an better router inbetween it.
                                            See attachments.

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