pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet

bfj7234

@daddygo said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

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jah,.... and why are you disabling the GW monitor action?

One of the troubleshooting steps I tried, have since enabled it again without success.

DaddyGo

@bfj7234

gotcha... - you have no DNS resolution at the moment
Okhay, I show you....

you do not have to use CF DNS - choose what you want

network interfaces to the internals (LAN, OPT1, OPT2, etc,)
Outgoing Intf.s (WAN, WAN2 or VPN intf., etc.)

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Unbound in forwarding mode!

pls. on GENERAL TAB + DNS servers + DNS behavior = USE REMOTE DNS SERVERS!!!

bfj7234

@daddygo said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

you do not have to use CF DNS - choose what you want

CF is my 2nd choice for DNS provider:

DaddyGo

@bfj7234 said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

CF is my 2nd choice for DNS provider:

this is not relevant now

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Unbound in forwarding mode! (at least that's what's on the PRTSC you showed me)

pls. on GENERAL TAB + DNS servers + DNS behavior = USE REMOTE DNS SERVERS!!!

bfj7234

@daddygo said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

Unboud in forwarding mode! (at least that's what's on the PRTSC you showed me)

Yes its enabled (should it be enabled or disabled? I assume it should be enabled)

pls. on GENERAL TAB + DNS servers + DNS behavior = USE REMOTE DNS SERVERS!!!

DaddyGo

@bfj7234 said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

Yes its enabled

don't touch it
this is correct if you want to use third party DNS (like CloudFlare 1.1.1.1) instead of root servers

the problem will be with this: ( System / General Setup)

bfj7234

@daddygo I just did my 7th restart of the ONT and re-socket of the Ethernet cable, internet is working now. No idea what it could be, maybe a faulty ONT or NIC

DaddyGo

@bfj7234 said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

restart of the ONT and re-socket of the Ethernet cable, internet is working now

that doesn't fix your DNS setting, just look up your Dig

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I guess the DNS server override is checked

bfj7234

@daddygo said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

@bfj7234 said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

restart of the ONT and re-socket of the Ethernet cable, internet is working now

that doesn't fix your DNS setting, just look up your Dig

DNS is working:

pfSense command prompt:

; <<>> DiG 9.16.12 <<>> bbc.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 22534
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 512
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;bbc.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.128.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.192.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.0.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.64.81

;; Query time: 170 msec
;; SERVER: 9.9.9.9#53(9.9.9.9)
;; WHEN: Mon Jun 07 21:56:26 SAST 2021
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 100

My laptop

; <<>> DiG 9.16.15 <<>> bbc.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 41
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 4, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1432
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;bbc.com. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.0.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.64.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.128.81
bbc.com. 300 IN A 151.101.192.81

;; Query time: 19 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.10.1#53(192.168.10.1)
;; WHEN: Mon Jun 07 21:58:07 SAST 2021
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 100

DaddyGo

@bfj7234 said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

DNS is working:

Ok magic

but you have a lot of wrong settings...

this will help you in many ways

https://www.vikash.nl/setup-pfblockerng-python-mode-with-pfsense/

bfj7234

@daddygo said in pfSense: online and pingable upstream gateway via PPPoE but no internet:

I guess the DNS server override is checked

Nope it isn't
The DNS Resolution Behavior is also set to "Use remote DNS servers, Ignore local DNS"

this will help you in many ways
https://www.vikash.nl/setup-pfblockerng-python-mode-with-pfsense/

Will check it out tnx!

I used Lawrence Systems on youtube's guide on configuring pfBlocker and other areas.