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    How to get 2 separate networks to talk to each other?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Routing and Multi WAN
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    • kiokomanK
      kiokoman LAYER 8
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      now i'm curious to see where the hell we are hitting the head

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        ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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        @johnpoz @kiokoman
        The server is a physical machine directly connected to pfsense interface with no switches in between this connection. Unfortunately, I am out of time for now and will come back to this later to try this.

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by johnpoz

          see my edit.. about using arping package as well.

          Clearly you would use server as the interface and ip of your nas..

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            ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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            @johnpoz @kiokoman
            Ok I did a complete shut down and reboot. The NAS is now getting the correct static IP. In Pfsense, under Status/ DHCP Leases -showing as online
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            I installed ARPing and ran it with following settings
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            As for SSH and tcpdump, I am going to need to educate myself on this because I'm treading onto something completely new to me. I'll be back try your advice after I go through some documentations and tutorials. I don't have SSH set up and it looks like I need to generate a key.

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by johnpoz

              so arping works, but normal ping does not?

              That just SCREAMS, SCREAMS!!! firewall on that box!!!

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                ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                @johnpoz
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                Correct, this is the newest try at pinging.

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                  Well your clearly arping for the IP.. Which comes back with mac correct, and you got your dhcpd address you reserved. So you seem to not being answering..

                  The odd thing is you didn't show any pings going out even when you tried to ping.. Which makes no sense - unless you didn't do the sniff right..

                  Again can the server ping pfsense IP? Sniff when your doing that test..

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                    ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                    @johnpoz
                    Sorry! Ran the sniff and ping from NAS server to 192.168.70.1 resulted in 100% packet loss.
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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by johnpoz

                      Ok so your seeing traffic to pfsense interface on 192.168.70.1 - but no answers!

                      That points to firewall on pfsense, but that shouldn't stop you from pinging from pfsense unless you have an outbound rule on your lan.. Do you have anything in floating?

                      example

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                        ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                        @johnpoz
                        Current floating and LAN rules
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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by johnpoz

                          Well what interfaces do you have all those rules on? Its quite possible your blocking something in all those rules...

                          Disable them all for "testing"

                          Your lan and server rules mean nothing for pinging from pfsense - the only thing that could cause what seeing would be a outbound rule on your server interface blocking pfsense from sending the ping even..

                          What are you rules on your server interface?

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                            ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
                            last edited by ilovechickennuggets

                            @johnpoz
                            So counting from top to bottom, the first 11 rules (pfB_Top_v4 to pfb_TOR_v4) - all 11 have the same setting with block to WAN interface only (only WAN is highlighted in interface box).
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                            • johnpozJ
                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                              Ok well your server interface rules would not allow ping.. So that explains why pfsense would not answer ping.

                              Set a rule to allow ping to pfsense server address.
                              And possible dns is not listening on on 70.1

                              Set your ping rule, and try to ping from server again to 70.1

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                                ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                                @johnpoz
                                Is this the correct way to set up this rule?
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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by johnpoz

                                  No!

                                  On your server interface allow ping to the server address.

                                  example
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                                  You want to allow your server to ping pfsense server IP 70.1 - lets get that working atleast!

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                                    ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                                    @johnpoz
                                    Ping resulted in 100% packet loss
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                                    • johnpozJ
                                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                                      OH my GAWD!! dude... how is the dest 70.2 that is not pfsense IP address!!

                                      Please set a rule on your server interface to allow PING to pfsense address server address.. And ping from your server..

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                                        ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                                        @johnpoz
                                        Sorry! Dumb mistake! Fixed it. I pinged from the NAS and resulted in packet loss
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                                        • johnpozJ
                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                          last edited by johnpoz

                                          Well there is something major wrong... You sure pfsense IP is actually 192.168.70.1?

                                          Can you use a different interface? You don't have any vlans setup or anything like that?

                                          Why was there no answer to the dhcp you show there on port 67? You can arp, but not doing any sort of traffic... Makes no sense at all..

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                                            ilovechickennuggets @johnpoz
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                                            @johnpoz
                                            The vlans are all on the LAN side (192.168.69.1) with switch.
                                            The SERVER side has nothing, just a straight direct connection to NAS.

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