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    Do not see other computers on the network

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      firefox
      last edited by

      i have pfsense 2.3
      and i use ubuntu on 3 computers and windoes on 4 computers

      and i Do not see other computers on the network

      I do not know when it started
      Only now I noticed

      Until last update (to 2.3)  it was ok

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        heper
        last edited by

        A firewall is not involved with the lan network neighborhood detection

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          ^ exactly pfsense has nothing to do with communication between devices on the same network.

          They put in a stop sign at the end of the road, and now my car won't start..

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            firefox
            last edited by

            I know that
            On the other hand
            I have not changed anything in computers

            Is there a setting or package may be the cause

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              heper
              last edited by

              not on pfSense or any other border firewall.

              its probably a windows firewall/filesharing thing that changed during an update/upgrade

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              • johnpozJ
                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                last edited by

                I know that
                Is there a setting or package may be the cause

                Clearly you don't it seems ;)  Unless you have devices on different sides of a bridge on pfsense..  Lets state it again pfsense has NOTHING to do with communication between devices on the network..

                The only possible interaction pfsense has with the clients other than getting them off the network they are on is giving them an IP address via dhcp, or resolving names via dns if asking pfsense for dns.  But pfsense has ZERO to do with them talking to each other, or broadcasting for for some network neighborhood MS nonsense.. No matter what package you install on pfsense…

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                  kpa
                  last edited by

                  There's not enough information here as to what type of browsing we are talking about, SMB/CIFS or something else? Ubuntu should have documentation on how this browsing operates and what protocols are involved.

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                    firefox
                    last edited by

                    Unless you have devices on different sides of a bridge on pfsense.

                    I know
                    All computers on one  bridge

                    There's not enough information here as to what type of browsing we are talking about

                    ubuntu nautilus
                    or in windows the file explorer

                    strange
                    I will continue to look for where the problem
                    Is there a suggestion ?

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      "All computers on one  bridge "

                      You have a bridge setup in pfsense??

                      Who is the browse master on your network?  Are they all in the same workgroup?  You do understand this service is not very consistent..

                      In windows you can find it via this info
                      http://scottiestech.info/2009/02/14/how-to-determine-the-master-browser-in-a-windows-workgroup/

                      Linux you can do this..
                      user@ubuntu:~$ nmblookup -M local
                      192.168.9.7 local<1d>
                      user@ubuntu:~$

                      Where my local example would be the workgroup your using.. Or a simple nmblookup -S should show you all your machines.. and you can look for the MSBROWSE entry, etc..

                      
                      user@ubuntu:~$ nmblookup -S local
                      192.168.9.234 local<00>
                      Looking up status of 192.168.9.234
                              W7X64-VM        <00> -         M <active>LOCAL           <00> - <group>M <active>W7X64-VM        <20> -         M <active>LOCAL           <1e> - <group>M <active>MAC Address = 00-0C-29-07-3C-FD
                      
                      192.168.9.100 local<00>
                      Looking up status of 192.168.9.100
                              LOCAL           <00> - <group>B <active>I5-WIN          <00> -         B <active>I5-WIN          <20> -         B <active>MAC Address = 18-03-73-B1-0D-D3
                      
                      192.168.9.7 local<00>
                      Looking up status of 192.168.9.7
                              UBUNTU          <00> -         B <active>UBUNTU          <03> -         B <active>UBUNTU          <20> -         B <active>..__MSBROWSE__. <01> - <group>B <active>LOCAL           <00> - <group>B <active>LOCAL           <1d> -         B <active>LOCAL           <1e> - <group>B <active>MAC Address = 00-00-00-00-00-00
                      
                      192.168.9.8 local<00>
                      Looking up status of 192.168.9.8
                              STORAGE         <00> -         B <active>LOCAL           <00> - <group>B <active>STORAGE         <20> -         B <active>MAC Address = 00-0C-29-48-2D-09
                      
                      192.168.9.11 local<00>
                      Looking up status of 192.168.9.11
                              PRTG            <00> -         B <active>LOCAL           <00> - <group>B <active>PRTG            <20> -         B <active>MAC Address = 00-0C-29-49-91-EB
                      
                      user@ubuntu:~$</active></active></group></active></active></active></group></active></active></group></active></active></group></active></group></active></active></active></active></active></active></group></active></group></active></active></group></active> 
                      

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                        firefox
                        last edited by

                        You have a bridge setup in pfsense??

                        all computers on one lan 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.50

                        Who is the browse master on your network?

                        dont know i use the Default file browser on evrey computer
                        it worked all the time

                        Are they all in the same workgroup?

                        yes

                        Linux you can do this..
                        user@ubuntu:~$ nmblookup -M local
                        192.168.9.7 local<1d>
                        user@ubuntu:~$

                        user@user-vivid:~$ nmblookup -M local
                        name_query failed to find name local#1d
                        
                        
                        user@user-vivid:~$ nmblookup -S local
                        name_query failed to find name local
                        
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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          "user@user-vivid:~$ nmblookup -M local
                          name_query failed to find name local#1d"

                          Really???  How dense are you??

                          Where my local example would be the workgroup your using

                          "all computers on one lan 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.50"

                          What does that have to do with a bridge setup in pfsense??

                          An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools
                          If you get confused: Listen to the Music Play
                          Please don't Chat/PM me for help, unless mod related
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