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    Two LANs, No DHCP on LAN 2

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      A Former User @JKnott
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      @JKnott Got it working! Thanks again.

      I'm just trying to get internet on the new LAN now. Do you have any ideas for me on that?

      I only have 1 WAN port connected to the internet on my pfsense box, currently giving internet to my original LAN subnet.

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        bobbenheim @A Former User
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          A Former User
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          Internet is working!

          This may be a stupid question but, to get my new subnet communicating with my original subnet, the dhcp server on that network and to get internet, I had to plug in the switch that is connected to my new pfsense lan/subnet port to the switch that is plugged into my original pfsense lan/subnet port that has my DHCP server connected to it.

          Is that correct? or should my new subnet be able to get ip from DHCP without having to plug into the switch connected to my original lan/subnet port on pfsense.

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            A Former User
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            oops, spoke too soon. Internet not working yet. Just the LAN is working.

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              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by johnpoz

              What rules do you have on this 2nd network .11 interface in pfsense?

              In your scope you created for this 2nd network on your dhcpd on .10 network - where did you point the gateway, what did you set for dns.

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                A Former User
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                Currently, I have it to set to allow everything.

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                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by johnpoz

                  Do your clients in .11 get an IP from your dhcp, and point to pfsense .11 address as their gateway - where do they go for dns, etc.

                  You left outbound nat set to automatic?

                  As to everything - you sure, see lots of times users set tcp only - since is the dropdown default when creating a new rule.

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                    A Former User @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz I pointed the gateway to 10.1.11.1, which was the IP I gave the new .11 subnet interface on pfsense.

                    DNS I set to the local dns server for the domain on the same domain controller that has DHCP server.

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by johnpoz

                      Can your clients in the .11 network ping pfsense IP? 10.1.11.1

                      can they query your dns.. Possible your windows box firewall blocking them from doing dns.. Simple test using nslookup, dig etc on the client would validate dns is working.

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                        A Former User @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz omg, thanks so much for giving me that hint. I had my outbound mode on Manual because of the VPN I have setup on pfsense.

                        So I just had to duplicate the existing rules for my original lan/subnet and change the ip address to my .11 subnet.

                        Now it's working. Yahoo!!!

                        I'll be playing around with the new subnet and firewall rules to fine tune it. Then when I feel comfortable i'll try the VLAN subnetting on my switch again to see if I have better luck.

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                          Just so you know, you do not need to set manual for vpn client in pfsense... You DONT!!

                          All that is needed is a hybrid setup... The guides that these vpn services put out are almost always just utter CRAP!!!

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                            A Former User @johnpoz
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                            @johnpoz oh, I didn't know that... thank you AGAIN.

                            Does that mean I can simply switch my outbound mode to "Hybrid Outbound Nat mode?

                            I'll give it a try, i'll backup my pfsense incase anything messes up and I can restore quickly!

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                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                              last edited by johnpoz

                              Here I have a vpn client setup in pfsense to point to a vps running openvpn access server, that I use for testing policy routing and such to help other users..

                              hybridnat.jpg

                              I only use it when testing stuff... So if I policy route a client on my lan network (192.168.9/24) to go out the vpn - this outbound nat is used to nat to the vpn interface IP..

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                                A Former User @johnpoz
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                                @johnpoz Okay, i'll take a look and give it a whirl!

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                                  A Former User @johnpoz
                                  last edited by A Former User

                                  @johnpoz Working like a charm. Thaaaaank you!

                                  I basically just had to click Hybrid outbound and save. Then Just add 1 more mapping for my new .11 subnet (just duplicated the original mapping that was already there)

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