New to pfSense
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@Sir_SSV said in New to pfSense:
it is running Private Internet Access through OpenVPN and changing the gateway.
Yeah that could be a problem..
As to reconnecting to a vpn service on pfsense - yeah if you set it to reconnect it should.. All comes down to why there was a disconnect, etc. etc
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Ok, thanks. I’ll have to do some research to see how to set up OpenVPN on pfSense.
To prevent a device on Vlan50 (IoT) seeing a device on either Vlan20 or Vlan40, should I do an Alias to block these or should I set a firewall rule on VLAN50 to block any protocol source: any destination: LAN net?
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Rules are evaluated on the interface the traffic enters on, from the network its connected too.. So if you don't want devices on vlan X to talk to vlan Y, then on vlan X you would put a rule that blocks access to vlan Y.
Above rules that would allow, say your dest any rule that allows access to the internet..
Rules are evaluated top down, first rule to trigger wins - no other rules are evaluated.
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Ok, so finally I have everything up and running! It took a while however everything is working perfectly right down to OpenVPN and the RPi's (including a "Killswitch" in case the VPN network goes down it does not default to the WAN address) :)
However, I have one more question: on Vlan30 resides my FreeNAS server. This is only accessible by the computers on Vlan 20. FreeNAS sends email/status updates/critical alerts via Gmail (TLS over port 587). I do not want the FreeNAS server to be connected to the internet but would like it to be able to send these updates via Gmail. I have tried several rules however none seem to be working (it mentions could not resolve Hostname).
Is this possible to do? I was attempting to open the address/port for Gmail however this did not work.
Edit: After having a think about what Firewall rules I was using, I worked it out. Due to not having an internet connection on Vlan30, I made rules for connection to DNS servers then rule for Gmail's IP range (74.125.0.0/16)
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I’ve followed the SG-3100 manual to the letter and configured the port 4 as VLAN port. Every thing seems okay except there’s no internet from that port. I don’t know what to do know.
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And what rules did you put on that initerface? Did you dick with the automatic outbound nat? Network network did you put on that interface.. Are you clients able to ping pfsense IP on that interface?
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Hi John,
I put IPv4 and IPv6, allow anything to anything. Haven’t touched NAT outbound rules at all (still default to automatic). I connect FMC transmitter/receiver pair to that interface (LAN port 4 or OPT2). At the other far end is a gigabit switch. An access point plugs into the switch. A music server plugs into the switch as well. I have not yet tried pinging from music server to the pfSense IP.
WAN connects to a Comcast Xfinity modem/router which offers wired and wireless internet.
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I’ve just pinged pfSense IP 192.168.1.1 on the interface. No problem. Actually, ping works on all 4 ports including the configured one and 3 other “raw” ports.
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What exact IP did you put on pfsense interface in this new vlan? Sure the mask is not /32? Is dhcp working on this vlan? You didn't mess with outbound nat say per some idiot vpn guide? And its set to automatic for your wan?
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It’s 192.168.100.1
Before getting on the road, I fiddled with system/advance/system tunables, 2 bridge/filter related parameters and it seemed to work. Laptop connected to that interface shows internet. Will dig more after work.
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You wouldn't be doing anything with bridging!!! You made no mention of bridging in your OP.. You sure wouldn't be bridging your vlan 192.168.100 to your lan 192.168.1
Set your port to untagged in the vlan you want, set the port 5 (the uplink to the soc) to tagged for your vlan... It really is that simple.
Here I have the switch ports with different vlan on port, with 1 being the default lan
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No John, I didn’t mention bridging because I had not touched it before posting the last message.
Thanks for the attached screenshot. I’ll get to learn from it after work.
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@Thuan said in New to pfSense:
I had not touched it before posting the last message.
And why would you think you should? Make no sense!! clicking random shit is not how you correct a problem!
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You’re right John, it isn’t working. I’m resetting the SG-3100 and starting over again.
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John, let’s assume that I know nothing about setting pfSense router, and my goal is simple: configure an internet port out of 4 available ports on the 3100. My existing source is Comcast Xfinity modem.
Starting from a factory default 3100 unit, what steps should I take to fulfill my simple requirement: having an internet capable port in which I can plug in a switch and go from there?
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@Thuan said in New to pfSense:
John, let’s assume that I know nothing about setting pfSense router, and my goal is simple: configure an internet port out of 4 available ports on the 3100. My existing source is Comcast Xfinity modem.
Starting from a factory default 3100 unit, what steps should I take to fulfill my simple requirement: having an internet capable port in which I can plug in a switch and go from there?
It's pretty easy, if you have in fact reset the 3100 to factory defaults.
The SG-3100 has a WAN and 4 LAN switch ports (see image link).
https://www.netgate.com/assets/img/products/sg-3100-back.pngUse the wizard to do all of this. If you setup your WAN port properly (Static IP address or DHCP address from your Comcast modem), that should be good for that one. Then set your LAN switch ports up, using the default 192.168.1.0/24 address range. You can then plug in anything to the LAN ports, even a switch, like you're asking about. Leave the OPT1 port alone for now.
SG-3100 getting-started and setup instructions are here:
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/solutions/sg-3100/getting-started.htmlIs there anything more complicated with your Comcast connection - VLAN stuff, PPPoE login stuff, TV/Phone/Security thingies, anything...? I don't think Comcast operates their modems with those kinds of settings, but I could be wrong.
Jeff
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Thanks Jeff for your help, but I have no luck. Not yet. No matter what or how I tried, I can’t see the internet from any port on the SG-3100. I just have no luck with pfSense.
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And without you posting anything - its impossible to tell you what you are doing wrong...
So your lan has internet? And now you want to do what exactly with the switch ports
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Hi John,
After configured as instructed in the SG-3100 manual, I have no internet from the only VLAN. The grey areas are firewall and DHCP server setup.
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And again without you actually posting what you did there is no way for us to tell what your doing wrong.. Users say they did X all the time and come to find out they actually did Y..
You saying it doesn't work is not going to get anyone anywhere.
