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    Resolved - New pfSense installation is blocking everything

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    • DerelictD
      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by

      OK that should be working fine. If not check your WAN connection.

      Can pfSense ping the gateway address from Diagnostics > Ping? How about pinging from there setting the source address as LAN? Pinging 8.8.8.8? Resolving names using Diagnostics > DNS Lookup?

      Again: https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/routing/connectivity-troubleshooting.html

      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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        sarmad
        last edited by

        no, pfsense can't ping neither gateway nor 8.8.8.8
        in System > General, i have added the 4 DNSs, two that is provided from ISP and the other two are google's DNS 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
        i can't try Diagnostics > DNS Lookup now because the firewall isn't near me now, i will give it a try ASAP.
        But, could be a hardware problem?

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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by Derelict

          Then you need to figure out why your WAN is not working.

          could be a hardware problem?

          Really hard to tell from here. What does Status > Interfaces say for WAN?

          Please look at the things in that connectivity troubleshooting document. We can't see your network. You can.

          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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            sarmad
            last edited by

            the WAN connection should be a cross cable? because i am using the same straight CAT5e cable for testing the internet directly using a normal PC and is working fine

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by Derelict

              Depends on what it is connected to. If you don't have auto-mdix then maybe you will need a crossover cable.

              I was assuming this whole time, since I forwarded that connectivity troubleshooting document to you several times, that you had verified you at least had link up on all of your interfaces.

              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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                sarmad
                last edited by

                thank you,
                the NIC lights of WAN are on normally, but i will try a crossover cable ASAP and try to check all steps in that connectivity document link.
                So the problem isn't the configuration, it is the hardware or the cable assuming that pfSense working fine with NIC Gigabit

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  You should be able to see in Status > Interfaces exactly what state the WAN is in.

                  Steve

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                    sarmad
                    last edited by

                    i changed the hardware of pfsense and now it is working
                    thanks,

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                      akuma1x @sarmad
                      last edited by

                      @sarmad said in Resolved - New pfSense installation is blocking everything:

                      i changed the hardware of pfsense and now it is working
                      thanks,

                      That's cheating! LOL

                      Jeff

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                        sarmad
                        last edited by

                        i discovered, it was the external NIC

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