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    Strange behavior with PPPoE

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    • C Offline
      cmb
      last edited by

      something more to that than Windows vs. Linux and Apple. Compare what IPs they're getting, what gateway, what DNS, etc. Maybe some happen to be hitting some rogue DHCP server, or there must be some other diff.

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        ClearView
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        All are getting the same IP for the gateway, DHCP server, DNS ect. This box stock PFsense build. I can even plug in a windows client via cat5 right to the pf box with the same results so no rouge DCHP server. This is with every Windows client on the network. So its not just this one client.

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          cmb
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          That eliminates some possibilities. Need to narrow down the specific cause further. From the Windows clients:

          1. Can you ping the LAN IP?
          2. can you ping an IP on the Internet, like 8.8.8.8?
          3. can you ping a hostname on the Internet, say google.com?
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            ClearView
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            I cannot ping the LAN IP  192.168.1.1 , Google's DNS 8.8.8.8 nor can I ping www.google.com.  Both my Linux and Windows clients get the same subnet mask, default Gateway, and DNS information from Pfsense's DHCP server. I can however ping all  three with my any non windows computer/smart phone.

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              cmb
              last edited by

              On an affected Windows client, run "arp -a" from a command prompt after attempting a ping that fails. Does it show a MAC there for 192.168.1.1? If so, compare it to your LAN NIC's MAC from Status>Interfaces.

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                ClearView
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                The more I look into this the more I think it might be an IPv6 issue but even after I unchecked the "IPv6 checkbox" and do a restart I still cannot ping the firewall (192.168.1.1)

                Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
                Copyright © 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserv

                C:\Users\Lenovo>ipconfig

                Windows IP Configuration

                Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

                Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
                  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.119
                  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
                  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1

                Tunnel adapter isatap.localdomain:

                Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain

                Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

                Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

                C:\Users\Lenovo>ping 192.168.1.1

                Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
                Request timed out.
                Request timed out.
                Request timed out.
                Request timed out.

                Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
                    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

                C:\Users\Lenovo>

                Here is the output from the command line on one of the windows clients with the IPv6 check box enabled

                Windows IP Configuration

                Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

                Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain
                  Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::6405:72d0:85de:df8f%11
                  IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.119
                  Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
                  Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::211:43ff:fed8:e531%11
                                                      192.168.1.1

                Tunnel adapter isatap.localdomain:

                Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : localdomain

                Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

                Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
                  Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :

                Linux output...

                eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr removed
                          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
                          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
                          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
                          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
                          RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
                          Interrupt:19

                lo        Link encap:Local Loopback 
                          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
                          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
                          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:65536  Metric:1
                          RX packets:2210 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
                          TX packets:2210 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
                          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
                          RX bytes:183149 (183.1 KB)  TX bytes:183149 (183.1 KB)

                wlan0    Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr removed
                          inet addr:192.168.1.104  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
                          inet6 addr: fe80::fef8:aeff:fe02:cd6c/64 Scope:Link
                          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
                          RX packets:13795 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
                          TX packets:10808 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
                          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
                          RX bytes:8214912 (8.2 MB)  TX bytes:1810484 (1.8 MB)

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                  ClearView
                  last edited by

                  Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
                      Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

                  C:\Users\Lenovo>arp -a

                  Interface: 192.168.1.119 –- 0xb
                    Internet Address      Physical Address      Type
                    192.168.1.1          48-f8-b3-5a-f6-a6    dynamic
                    192.168.1.31          00-0f-7c-0b-2f-fd    dynamic
                    192.168.1.32          00-0f-7c-0b-30-bf    dynamic
                    192.168.1.33          00-0f-7c-0b-30-b2    dynamic
                    192.168.1.35          00-0f-7c-0a-fc-6f    dynamic
                    192.168.1.38          00-0f-7c-0a-fc-70    dynamic
                    192.168.1.40          00-0f-7c-0b-30-ab    dynamic
                    192.168.1.41          00-0f-7c-0b-30-03    dynamic
                    192.168.1.255        ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff    static
                    224.0.0.22            01-00-5e-00-00-16    static
                    224.0.0.252          01-00-5e-00-00-fc    static
                    239.255.255.250      01-00-5e-7f-ff-fa    static
                    255.255.255.255      ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff    static

                  C:\Users\Lenovo>

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                  • C Offline
                    ClearView
                    last edited by

                    The Pfsense's LAN mac is:

                    fc:f8:ae:02:cd:6c

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                      doktornotor Banned
                      last edited by

                      @ClearView:

                      The Pfsense's LAN mac is:

                      fc:f8:ae:02:cd:6c

                      Not good! Plug in a cable. Turn off the wifi. Try again.

                      P.S. Can you please use the CODE tags? This really is painful to read.

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                      • C Offline
                        ClearView
                        last edited by

                        I lie, I got the mac from "insert local mac" thinking that it would insert it's local mac…  Not my clients mac address.

                        I got the correct  PfSense's LAN mac though "status_interfaces"

                        00:11:43:d8:e5:31

                        Sorry about the mix up.

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                          doktornotor Banned
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                          That still does NOT match!

                          
192.168.1.1           48-f8-b3-5a-f6-a6     dynamic

                          Re-read the previous post.

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                            ClearView
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                            @doktornotor:

                            @ClearView:

                            The Pfsense's LAN mac is:

                            fc:f8:ae:02:cd:6c

                            Not good! Plug in a cable. Turn off the wifi. Try again.

                            P.S. Can you please use the CODE tags? This really is painful to read.

                            The results are the same even if I plug the cilint right into the back of the Pfsense firewall. Sorry I will use the code blocks.

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                              doktornotor Banned
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                              Turn OFF the wifi. Look, you cannot have a computer connected to two different pieces of equipment with the same IP.

                              48:F8:B3 Cisco-Linksys, LLC - what's that?

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                                ClearView
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                                @doktornotor:

                                48:F8:B3 Cisco-Linksys, LLC - what's that?

                                That is a hidden DHCP server is what that is! Strange that it worked with the Tomato but not pfsense. That part really though me for a loop! I would have be my life that I check all the switches for such before I started. Guess I missed one.

                                I really appreciate you guys walking me though this. Could I send ether/both of you a case of beer?

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