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Default gateway not set correctly

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    jeffsmith82
    last edited by Jan 26, 2017, 11:34 AM

    I'm trying to remotely setup a pfsense box through an Idrac and need to get the WAN working so I can use the GUI.

    The issue i'm having is that the default gateway appears to be getting set incorrectly.

    I configured the ipv4 address 66.X.X.227 /28 with the default gateway as 66.X.X.225 using the "Set interface(s) IP address"

    but it appears using netstat -rn to be using 66.X.X.224 as the default gateway.

    I have tried "route add default 66.X.X.225" but this returns the error

    "route: writing to routing socket: File exists
    add net default: gateway 66.X.X.225 fib 0: route already in table"

    Any suggestions as to why this might be happens and how to fix it, using 2.3.2-RELEASE ?

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      jeffsmith82
      last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 10:40 AM

      Any recommendations on what to do here, maybe manually configure the IP address and routes?

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        heper
        last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 11:58 AM

        please post your routing table & gateway config

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          jeffsmith82
          last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 3:12 PM

          netstat -rn looks like this (sorry cant copy and paste it through the Idrac Console

          Internet:
          Destination          Gateway                Flags                NetIf    Expire
          default                66.X.X.224            UGS                  bge0
          66.X.X.224/28      link#1                    U                      bge0
          66.X.X.227          link#1                    UHS                  lo0
          127.0.0.1            link#6                    UH                    lo0

          This I think shows the default gateway as 66.X.X.224 though I am definitely setting it as 66.X.X.225

          If I manually add this with

          ifconfig bge0 inet 66.X.X.227 netmask 255.255.255.240
          route add default 66.X.X.225

          It then shows the correct default gateway when doing netstat -rn though i still can't route any traffic out t the internet but i suspect that's an issue at the data center.

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            kpa
            last edited by Jan 27, 2017, 3:21 PM

            Can you post the interface configuration (screenshot preferable) for WAN and the gateways screen at System->Routing->Gateways.

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