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    Two LANs, No DHCP on LAN 2

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

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      • johnpozJ
        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
                  last edited by A Former User

                  @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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                  • johnpozJ
                    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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