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    • KOMK Offline
      KOM
      last edited by

      LAN source should be *.  You should delete WAN rules 3 and 4 (the ones that reference PUBLICLANINTERFACE).  Can your client ping 192.168.2.1?

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      • N Offline
        nevr0sed
        last edited by

        Ok,
        I have deleted the 2 rules mentioned.

        Yes I can ping 192.168.2.1
        I can also have access to the PFsense Web Client…

        When I try to go on www.google.com I get "ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT" on the page from the client.

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        • KOMK Offline
          KOM
          last edited by

          I'll get back to you after lunch.

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          • N Offline
            nevr0sed
            last edited by

            @KOM:

            I'll get back to you after lunch.

            Bon appétit ! :)

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            • KOMK Offline
              KOM
              last edited by

              OK, so your client that is timing everything out.  You already gave me the output of ifconfig.  Any difference if you manually configure the client with static IP, netmask, DNS and gateway?

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              • N Offline
                nevr0sed
                last edited by

                Ok,

                Just to be sure in the manual config:

                IP : 192.168.2.2
                netmask : 255.255.255.0
                DNS : 192.168.2.1 (?)
                Gateway: 192.168.2.1 (?)

                I'm not sure about the DNS and the GW.

                Thank you.

                n.

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                • N Offline
                  nevr0sed
                  last edited by

                  @nevr0sed:

                  Ok,

                  Just to be sure in the manual config:

                  IP : 192.168.2.2
                  netmask : 255.255.255.0
                  DNS : 192.168.2.1 (?)
                  Gateway: 192.168.2.1 (?)

                  I'm not sure about the DNS and the GW.

                  Thank you.

                  n.

                  Ok with the config above, I still can ping the PFsense, the other lan (PRIVATELAN).
                  Still no win with the pings on the www.
                  Before this config, when I pinged www.google.com I got an IP address as return but ICMP fail. Now it tell me

                  cannot resolve www.google.com : Unknown host. 
                  

                  So I guess that there is something to do with the DNS ?

                  n.

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                  • KOMK Offline
                    KOM
                    last edited by

                    Gateway is correct, DNS can be the same as the gateway (pfsense) as long as you're running the DNS forwarder or resolver.  Just to be safe you could try setting DNS to 192.168.2.1 8.8.8.8 so that it falls back to Google DNS if pfSense DNS isn't running for whatever reason.

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                    • T Offline
                      tigs
                      last edited by

                      try deleting rule #1, 3, 4, and 5,  keep only rule #2.

                      AND

                      you can also define your gateway in the advanced section of the setting, instead of using "destinations"

                      change PUBLICLAN address to PUBLICLAN net instead.

                      You can also consider using two different rules for IPV4 and IPV6.

                      this is what worked for me.

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                      • N Offline
                        nevr0sed
                        last edited by

                        @KOM:

                        Gateway is correct, DNS can be the same as the gateway (pfsense) as long as you're running the DNS forwarder or resolver.  Just to be safe you could try setting DNS to 192.168.2.1 8.8.8.8 so that it falls back to Google DNS if pfSense DNS isn't running for whatever reason.

                        Thanks, ok just to be sure where shall I add this DNS ?
                        In the DHCP configuration or elsewhere ?

                        Find attached a couple of screens.

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                        • N Offline
                          nevr0sed
                          last edited by

                          @tigs:

                          try deleting rule #1, 3, 4, and 5,  keep only rule #2.

                          AND

                          change PUBLICLAN address to PUBLICLAN net instead.

                          You can also consider using two different rules for IPV4 and IPV6.

                          Hi Tigs,
                          Thanks for your help.

                          This is the current rules I have. As I have modified some.

                          Let me know which ones to delete again, and on which interface.

                          Thank you very much !

                          n.

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                          • KOMK Offline
                            KOM
                            last edited by

                            Thanks, ok just to be sure where shall I add this DNS ?

                            In your client's TCP/IP config.  I'm a little busy in my real job at the moment applying a bunch of ESXi patches so I can't give this much attention for the next little while.

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                            • T Offline
                              tigs
                              last edited by

                              @nevr0sed:

                              @tigs:

                              try deleting rule #1, 3, 4, and 5,  keep only rule #2.

                              AND

                              change PUBLICLAN address to PUBLICLAN net instead.

                              You can also consider using two different rules for IPV4 and IPV6.

                              Hi Tigs,
                              Thanks for your help.

                              This is the current rules I have. As I have modified some.

                              Let me know which ones to delete again, and on which interface.

                              Thank you very much !

                              n.

                              You need to define "source" which is the "PUBLICLANINTERFACE net".

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                                nevr0sed
                                last edited by

                                Ok,

                                I have done what you said. I have tried putting other rules such as :
                                But nothing works.

                                • PUBLICLANINTERFACE

                                • Source: * – Dest: *

                                • Source: EXTERNALWAN – Dest: *

                                • Source: * – Dest: EXTERNALWAN

                                • EXTERNALWAN

                                • Source: PUBLICLANINTERFACE – Dest: *

                                • Source: * – Dest: PUBLICLANINTERFACE

                                Maybe, but I am no expert, can't it be something related to the DNS or Gateway ?

                                Thanks again for all the support guys.

                                n.

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                                  tigs
                                  last edited by

                                  @nevr0sed:

                                  Ok,

                                  I have done what you said. I have tried putting other rules such as :
                                  But nothing works.

                                  • PUBLICLANINTERFACE

                                  • Source: * – Dest: *

                                  • Source: EXTERNALWAN – Dest: *

                                  • Source: * – Dest: EXTERNALWAN

                                  • EXTERNALWAN

                                  • Source: PUBLICLANINTERFACE – Dest: *

                                  • Source: * – Dest: PUBLICLANINTERFACE

                                  Maybe, but I am no expert, can't it be something related to the DNS or Gateway ?

                                  Thanks again for all the support guys.

                                  n.

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                                  • N Offline
                                    nevr0sed
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                                    @tigs:

                                    What you did is not what I said for sure. You need to read carefully.

                                    You are over-complicating things, which may not always be a good thing.

                                    You need:

                                    1, Get rid of all your WAN rules, at least for the sake of trouble shooting. Someone already mentioned that to you.
                                    2, you only need one rule for the PUBLICLANINTERFACE, Which I also said as well. I have attached a picture of what a working rule should look like.

                                    Yes sure, it's what I did. I have tried in the very first place what you guys told me, and redid it, with no success.

                                    I have tried with and without the Gateway.  Still the same, no internet connection. But all networks are pingable.

                                    Thanks again.

                                    n.

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                                    • KOMK Offline
                                      KOM
                                      last edited by

                                      This really shouldn't be this hard.  Let's start from the beginning.

                                      Your OPT1 interface, aka new NIC, is configured as 192.168.2.1.  You havea firewall rule on OPT1 tab that allows all for IPv4.  You have DHCP enabled with a range of 1-254, which isn't correct as the gateway address (192.168.2.1) should not be part of the DHCP address pool.  Your client gets its net config via DHCP (192.168.2.2), but attempts to access websites result in a timeout.

                                      How is your client connected to OPT1, via a switch?  What OS is your client running?

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                                      • N Offline
                                        nevr0sed
                                        last edited by

                                        Hello KOM,

                                        @KOM:

                                        This really shouldn't be this hard.  Let's start from the beginning.

                                        I know ! It's just amazing how wicked it is that it ain't working…  :o

                                        Your OPT1 interface, aka new NIC, is configured as 192.168.2.1.

                                        Yes.

                                        You havea firewall rule on OPT1 tab that allows all for IPv4.

                                        Yes.

                                        You have DHCP enabled with a range of 1-254, which isn't correct as the gateway address (192.168.2.1) should not be part of the DHCP address pool.  Your client gets its net config via DHCP (192.168.2.2), but attempts to access websites result in a timeout.

                                        Yes. So I have changed to range to 192.168.2.16 - 192.168.2.32

                                        How is your client connected to OPT1, via a switch?  What OS is your client running?

                                        My client IP now is 192.168.2.17
                                        My client Subnet Mask is : 255.255.255.0
                                        Routeur is : 192.168.2.1
                                        DNS Server : 192.168.2.1
                                        Search Domain : myhomedomain.org

                                        My client is connected through a Home Switch http://www.staples.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-5-Port-Gigabit-Ethernet-Desktop-Switch-GS105NA/product_565423

                                        The client is a Mac Mini.

                                        I am pretty sure that there is something to do with the DNS… Although I have no clue what do to with it.

                                        Thanks for your help again.

                                        n.

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                                        • KOMK Offline
                                          KOM
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                                          I am pretty sure that there is something to do with the DNS

                                          What's your output if you drop to a shell and type nslookup www.google.com?

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                                          • N Offline
                                            nevr0sed
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi,

                                            Server:         192.168.2.1
                                            Address:        192.168.2.1#53
                                            
                                            ** server can't find wwww.google.com: NXDOMAIN
                                            
                                            

                                            I have no idea what that means…

                                            n.

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