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    • jahonixJ
      jahonix
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      https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/firewall/virtual-ip-address-feature-comparison.html

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        ProblemMaker @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz said in Public IP to Client:

        optX netwo

        when i try to put my public ip on lan interface i got this error

        "A valid interface to track must be selected."
        "This IPv4 address is the network address and cannot be used"

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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by

          So what are you entering as the interface address and netmask?

          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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            ProblemMaker @Derelict
            last edited by

            @derelict said in Public IP to Client:

            So what are you entering as the interface address and netmask?

            public ip and the subnet mask 29 for example x.x.x.x/29

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by Derelict

              Ah. When you set that set IPv6 to none.

              If you still get an error you are at least going to have to give us the last octet of the address there.

              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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                ProblemMaker @Derelict
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                @derelict said in Public IP to Client:

                Ah. When you set that set IPv6 to none.

                If you still get an error you are at least going to have to give us the last octet of the address there.

                this error comes now

                IPv4 address 167.114.2x.232/29 is being used by or overlaps with: WAN (167.114.21x.84/1)
                This IPv4 address is the network address and cannot be used

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
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                  @problemmaker said in Public IP to Client:

                  167.114.21x.84/1

                  So you have to find where that is configured.

                  Diagnostics > Routes might show you. That /1 netmask might appear as 128.0.0.0.

                  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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                    ProblemMaker @Derelict
                    last edited by

                    @derelict said in Public IP to Client:

                    @problemmaker said in Public IP to Client:

                    167.114.21x.84/1

                    So you have to find where that is configured.

                    Diagnostics > Routes might show you. That /1 netmask might appear as 128.0.0.0.

                    actually if i dnt use /1 netmask in wan side my wan ip does not response .. because my provider give me 255.255.255.255 mask and gateway is other subnet .

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Not sure what to tell you there. That is unlike any ISP shenanigans I have seen before.

                      Maybe someone else knows.

                      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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                        ProblemMaker @Derelict
                        last edited by

                        @derelict said in Public IP to Client:

                        Not sure what to tell you there. That is unlike any ISP shenanigans I have seen before.

                        Maybe someone else knows.

                        it is an OVH
                        https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/cloud/dedicated/network-bridging/
                        https://docs.ovh.com/gb/en/cloud/dedicated/network-ipaliasing/

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                        • jahonixJ
                          jahonix @ProblemMaker
                          last edited by

                          @problemmaker What settings does your ISP propose? Ask them to come up with a decent solution (starting with your gateway).

                          Don't try to hack something together that might seem to work now. It will byte you in the long run.

                          BTW, you usually get a /32 mask with PPP links.
                          I have something like
                          111.2.3.4 /32 GW 111.9.8.7
                          on my WAN, and always had. Revert to that first and see why it doesn't work in your scenario. Once you figured that out the rest should be easy.

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                          • DerelictD
                            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                            last edited by Derelict

                            Forget it, Jake. It's OVH.

                            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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