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    Getting IP but cant PING pfSense?

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    • P
      profIT
      last edited by

      I can access the web gui from my laptop, but not from my desktop. The desktop gets a IP from the router but cant ping it... Very confusing.

      Any thoughts?

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      • GertjanG
        Gertjan @profIT
        last edited by

        @profit said in Getting IP but cant PING pfSense?:

        I can access the web gui from my laptop, but not from my desktop. The desktop gets a IP from the router but cant ping it... Very confusing.

        Any thoughts?

        Noop.
        Missing details.
        How is your desktop connecting ? Laptop ?

        You have access to the GUI, does the desktop obtain an IP (DNS, gateway, etc) : check the dhcp log in the GUI.

        Also : what are the network settings on the desktop ? DHCP ? Or you set static settings ?

        No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
        Edit : and where are the logs ??

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        • P
          profIT
          last edited by

          Both devices are hardwired to same switch. Both devices are non-static dhcp leased by pfsense and show up on the gui, which is accessible from every device on network besides said "desktop".

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          • GertjanG
            Gertjan
            last edited by

            Compare the output of

            ipconfig /all

            on both PCs.

            If they have the same gateway, and same DNS - but a different IP, in the same network, then network and pfSense are ok.
            pfSense doesn't "like your laptop" and "dislikes your desktop". Must be something non-default or your desktop.

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            • P
              profIT
              last edited by

              Everything between them is identical besides IPv4 address... I tried playing around and giving the desktop static IP from both windows and pfsense but it didn't make a difference..

              odd situation.

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                Sounds like layer 2 issues. This stuff pretty much just works.

                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!
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                • GertjanG
                  Gertjan
                  last edited by Gertjan

                  The LAN firewall rule set on pfsense is "default" ?

                  You're aware that PC's also have firewall rules - they could have been "modified" ?

                  Time to switch your cables.

                  No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                  Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                    profIT @Derelict
                    last edited by

                    @derelict just reset switch, both devices are on the same one. No luck.

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan @profIT
                      last edited by

                      @profit said in Getting IP but cant PING pfSense?:

                      @derelict just reset switch, both devices are on the same one. No luck.

                      Reset the switch ?
                      Like power down / power up ? Dumb switch or a smart one ?
                      Change ports on the switch / use the cables for the desktop that you used for the laptop.

                      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                      • P
                        profIT @Gertjan
                        last edited by profIT

                        @gertjan yes and I tried turning off the firewall, I never manipulated anything in there that has to do with this. tried the powerup/down and port switching. no difference

                        Dumb switch

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                          profIT
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