loopback address being blocked?

kiokoman · Sep 16, 2020, 12:24 PM

it's in the wrong interface
127.0.0.1 link#4 UH lo0

should be lo0, not vmx0
idk how you ended up with something like this

johnpoz · Sep 16, 2020, 1:18 PM

Yeah that is clearly Borked!!

ludejim · Sep 16, 2020, 1:56 PM

Borked it is! I can see how to assign all other interfaces. Anyway to reassign the loopback?

johnpoz · Sep 16, 2020, 2:03 PM

Never seen such a thing.. Some weirdness with interfaces being re-arranged when interfaces added in esxi maybe?

I don't know how you would re-assign that to be honest.

I would start over with new VM..

ludejim · Sep 16, 2020, 2:25 PM

That’s what I figured. I just backed up all my configurations and began setting up the new VM. It’ll have to wait for tonight because work from home and schooling from home. We need the internet for the day. I’ll let you guys know how it works out. Thanks for the help!

johnpoz · Sep 16, 2020, 2:28 PM

I would double check your lo0 assignment before you get to far into the config ;)

ludejim · Sep 16, 2020, 3:26 PM

Are you taking about on the new VM? If so, that was my going to be step one.

johnpoz · Sep 16, 2020, 3:47 PM

Yeah on the new vm ;)

Do you have any other VMs running on this host that you could look to see how the lo0 is assigned?

ludejim · Sep 17, 2020, 2:41 AM

I simply rebooted the pfsense VM and the loopback was reassigned to lo0. What a headache for apparently no reason!

johnpoz · Sep 17, 2020, 5:36 AM

I would of assumed you had done that already ;) When it wasn't working the first time?

ludejim · Sep 17, 2020, 1:06 PM

Unfortunately no. I rarely if ever need to restart that VM. It’s uptime was 172 days prior to my restart.