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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
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                      @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
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                        @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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