Gateways and dynamic IP addresses
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Dynamic is dynamic is dynamic because it's dynamic. You are welcome to grep the relevant code. It's autogenerated gateway. What "documentation" you need? When it ain't static, it's dynamic. It could be called "bazooomblahbleh" instead; doesn't matter. Do NOT touch that thing.
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Thank you for your reply - I know the difference between a dynamic IP address and a static IP address. My question is about why my gateway is configured to use a dynamic IP address when my ISP provides me with a static IP address.
As for the value "dynamic" not being documented, it's not documented - I mention this is passing in case someone wants to fix the documentation. Code is not documentation.
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Because the code lacks AI to know that your DHCP-assigned IP is static… ::) ::) ::)
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OK - I agree that there is no easy to deduce whether an IP address is static or dynamic… :'( :'( :'(
So let me ask my question in a different way:
- Why is the gateway IP address set to "dynamic" rather than the static IP address?
- What would break if I changed the gateway IP address to the static IP address?
Thank you.
Robert
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It is set to DYNAMIC because it is NOT STATIC. If you want static, then get a static IP from your ISP and set up your WAN as STATIC instead of DHCP.
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But it is static - that's the whole point of my question. My ISP has allocated a static IP address for my WAN, so why is my gateway set to dynamic?
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No, it is NOT static when WAN is set to DHCP. Noone knows that your ISP does not change the leases or the GW. Period. Stop setting the WAN to DHCP when you want static. What on earth is so hard to get here?!?
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I'm sorry, but you are the one who is struggling to understand what is going on here. I appreciate your attempts to help, but you do not seem to have read my question.
In particular, my WAN interface definitely has a static IP address - I know this and my ISP knows this. Even pfSense knows this.
Moreover, my WAN interface is not configured as DHCP - it is configured as PPPoE. But that is not relevant here - my question is about the Gateway configuration in pfSense, not the Interface configuration.
Why is my Gateway configured as dynamic when my WAN has a static IP address?
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Look, everything that is NOT static is DYNAMIC by definition. If you STILL cannot grok this absolutely simple concept, then imagine you have "pppoe" or "dhcp" or whatever "non-static" written there. If you STILL cannot understand, then just move on.
And for goddamn sake, whether or not your ISP has a static lease for you is COMPLETELY outside the code's knowledge. Ya know, the code won't ring your ISP and ask "does this dude have a static IP plan with you, guys. Since he's having giant issues with seeing a word "dynamic" so I'd like to replace that in the GUI dynamically [pun intended] with a word that doesn't bother him"?
::) ::) ::)
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This thread made my day!!!!