Navigation

    Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search

    WAN 0.0.0.0(DHCP)

    Installation and Upgrades
    5
    5
    2408
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • S
      Schultenbrau last edited by

      Since january '08 i'm using pfsense on a old Dell p3. This week i tried to install pfsense on HP P4 (with 3 giga bit nics) but it did't worked as before.

      After the installation i see the following:
      LAN*  -> bge0  ->
      WAN* -> em0  -> 0.0.0.0(DHCP)
      OPT*  -> em1  -> NONE

      On the Dell it looked for the WAN as follows:
      WAN* -> dc0 -> 83.86.237.24(DHCP)

      What goes wrong and how can i fix it?

      Thanks

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • W
        wallabybob last edited by

        It looks as if your WAN interface hasn't been assigned an IP address by DHCP. I've read of Internet services fixed to a particular MAC address (cable modems if I recall correctly). If you want to change the MAC address of the interface of the interface connected to the internet (and in your case you apparently have because you've changed from a 'dc' to an 'em') you have to do something to reset the stored MAC address in the internet interface. If I recall correctly, in some cases it can be done by powering off the cable modem for a few minutes.

        If its possible, you might try the old WAN interface in the new system to see if that makes a difference. (In most cases a 10/100 WAN interface will be more than fast enough.)

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • N
          nocer last edited by

          Hello,

          Indeed, my cable company also "locks" MAC address when to provide me an address via dhcp. You should definitely check your ISP if they do something with your MAC address and/or follow a suggestion wallabybob kindly mentioned.

          cheers,

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • D
            drarkanex last edited by

            Hook it back up the way you had it before pfsense.  Establish Internet connection.  Release the IP.  Then hook back up pfsense and it should pull down the IP from your ISP DHCP server.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • D
              Delex last edited by

              With my cable provider it can take several hours to update changes and the connection becomes active again, just leave it connected and switched on overnight.
              If its the mac address causing the problem you can enter the old mac on the WAN interface of pfsense box.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • First post
                Last post

              Products

              • Platform Overview
              • TNSR
              • pfSense
              • Appliances

              Services

              • Training
              • Professional Services

              Support

              • Subscription Plans
              • Contact Support
              • Product Lifecycle
              • Documentation

              News

              • Media Coverage
              • Press
              • Events

              Resources

              • Blog
              • FAQ
              • Find a Partner
              • Resource Library
              • Security Information

              Company

              • About Us
              • Careers
              • Partners
              • Contact Us
              • Legal
              Our Mission

              We provide leading-edge network security at a fair price - regardless of organizational size or network sophistication. We believe that an open-source security model offers disruptive pricing along with the agility required to quickly address emerging threats.

              Subscribe to our Newsletter

              Product information, software announcements, and special offers. See our newsletter archive to sign up for future newsletters and to read past announcements.

              © 2021 Rubicon Communications, LLC | Privacy Policy