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    • C
      craigpf
      last edited by

      Hi, I'm unsuccessfully trying to get into Netgate SG-3100.  I'm clearly doing something stupid, just not sure what.  Here's sequence of events:

      • Nothing connected to Netgate SG-3100.  Cycle power, wait for diamond LED to pulse
      • Hold reset button 10 seconds, wait for diamond LED to pulse
      • PC configured for DHCP
      • Connect PC to Netgate port LAN 1 with known good cable
            * ipconfig shows IP address assigned to PC as 169.254.8.53
            * Arp -a shows nothing for Netgate, only
                * 169.254.255.255, and
                * Local addresses (224.0.0.x, etc)
      • Change PC IP address to static 192.169.1.37, via control panel/properties
            * No change to arp table, no connection to netgate
            * Change PC back to DHCP
      • Change to Netgate port LAN2
            * No change
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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        Please connect the serial console and see what is shown there:

        https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/sg-3100/connect-to-console.html

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          craigpf
          last edited by

          Thank you very much Derelict.  That worked perfectly and was also THE most polite RTFM ever.  Much appreciated.

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            So you got it worked out? What was it?

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              craigpf
              last edited by

              Yep, all good.  Not sure what the original problem source was, but am sure that once I went in via console, reset and reconfigured, it was receptive and behaved as expected.  Thx for the follow up!

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