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    • C Offline
      ClearView
      last edited by

      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
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        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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          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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          • C Offline
            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
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                  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
                    last edited by

                    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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                    • C Offline
                      ClearView
                      last edited by

                      @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
                        last edited by

                        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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                          @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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