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    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Routing and Multi WAN
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    • DerelictD
      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by

      Right there in the firewall rules.  Get rid of the second one. It will never be matched (it matches the same traffic as the rule above it so it will never be hit by matching traffic..)

      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
      Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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        sstretchh
        last edited by

        get ride of the WAN > OPT1 Rule ?

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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by

          Yes.  it is unnecessary and will never match any traffic.

          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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            chidgear
            last edited by

            ninjaneer, This worked for you? I'm Kind of stuck here (trying to do my first failover on pfsense), so I am guiding myself with your post (I'm not so good with Firewall/NAT rules when it comes to forward traffic). Please, if something worked for you, let us know.

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by

              I'm not so good with Firewall/NAT rules when it comes to forward traffic

              You should probably figure that out before tackling more advanced topics like multi-wan and the policy routing it entails.

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
              Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                chidgear
                last edited by

                Can you suggest me some topic(s)? I think I expressed myself in the wrong way, I meant, "I'm not so good with Firewall/NAT rules when it comes to forward traffic on pfSense, because I got lost very easily with the interface" (Too many options at once) I'm still searching on the forum and the documentation, but it gets confusing because, or only a few people are having the problems that I have, or maybe I'm looking on the wrong direction (I'm thinking this is the main reason…)

                Thanks in advance!

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Firewall_Rule_Basics

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Firewall_Rule_Processing_Order

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Firewall_Rule_Troubleshooting

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/How_can_I_forward_ports_with_pfSense

                  https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Port_Forward_Troubleshooting

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                    sstretchh
                    last edited by

                    @chidgear:

                    ninjaneer, This worked for you? I'm Kind of stuck here (trying to do my first failover on pfsense), so I am guiding myself with your post (I'm not so good with Firewall/NAT rules when it comes to forward traffic). Please, if something worked for you, let us know.

                    I understand your frustration, having the links to the DOC's don't help everyone. I am a visual learner so the DOCs are nice if you want to understand a setting but doesn't help explain exactly what goes where.

                    I used this link (below) in the beginning, but I didn't care about the load balancing part. Then I start this post and derelict posted and helped me out. In the end it worked for me. If OPT1 fails, it switchs to my WAN port. Once it detects the my OPT1 is up again it auto switches back.

                    https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=28121.0

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                      sstretchh
                      last edited by

                      childgear, if this helps you here are screenshots of my final configuration. I think with the groups I only needed the OPT1failoverWAN1 group, I don't think i needed to have the one that starts with WAN. Its still there because I was following instructions from another post and I believe its needed if you continue on to do the load balancing part

                      this guys youtube video is pretty good also, if you comment with questions he replies pretty fast

                      DUAL WAN ON PFSENSE 2
                      Youtube Video

                      Edited to add youtube link

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                        chidgear
                        last edited by

                        Thank you everyone!, I'll try this when the workload gets down, so I can use both links. If it worked, I'll be back with some kudos XD

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                          Knakkel
                          last edited by

                          Thanx everyone! As a newbie on pfSense this is most helpfull for me. For a couple of years i've been poking around with 2 wans and the right solution to shape traffic.
                          Recently i was pointed in the pfSense direction, and since that i've been reading and reading on how to implement it in my household. Like Derelict said; better read the manual before turning on the machine!

                          Again, thanx  ;)

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