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

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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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        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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          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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            Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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              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.

                An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                  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?

                    doesthiswork.png
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                    An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                    If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                    Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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                      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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                        Koenvuurens
                        last edited by

                        but want do put an better router inbetween it.

                        I mean an powerfuller router with 6 links( 1 WAN and 5 LAN) and a WIFI- card.

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                          Koenvuurens
                          last edited by

                          Can somebody help …?

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                            notaduck
                            last edited by

                            could you maje a short summary ? just what is working and what is not and what do you want the end goal to be ?
                            it will make it less complicated for us to understand what you project should look like ;)

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                              sujyo1
                              last edited by

                              change your WAN interface to DHCP

                              [Capture WAN.JPG](/public/imported_attachments/1/Capture WAN.JPG)

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                                Koenvuurens
                                last edited by

                                Already… Thanks everyone!
                                GOT IT WORKING!!!!
                                The big help and the small help helped both.
                                I lock this thread and hope to talk to you later!

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