<![CDATA[Not able to access GUI]]>So I have been on here b4 asked some dumb noob questions and got everything working. Now I had to reinstall my machine(s) and no GUI? Here are the steps I have done….

Installed pfsense 1.2.2 , 1.2.3 and 2.0 (same problem with each)
everything installs fine, I am able to goto shell and ping google successfully.
when I plug the ethernet cable into the outbound card to another system the other system acts like nothing even plugged into it. I have tried 3 different cables thinking it was a bad cable. I have tried on multiple pc's both client and host.

heres my configuration.

internet----cable modem------pfsense-------client for gui

both network cards are detected, and if I reconfigure the one doing WAN with the one doing LAN I am still able to ping google.

everything was fine. what happened? ???

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/13249/not-able-to-access-guiRSS for NodeFri, 16 Oct 2026 07:45:18 GMTThu, 05 Feb 2009 06:52:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Not able to access GUI on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:40:02 GMT]]>Thank you. I didnt even think about the crossover cable. I do have one in a box around here somewhere. These are pretty old cards "'99"

Thank you again ;D

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/190075https://forum.netgate.com/post/190075Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:40:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Not able to access GUI on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:33:01 GMT]]>Its common for two computers connected together (your first configuration without a switch) to require a crossover cable. Its not a universal requirement because some interfaces have automatic "polarity" detection.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/190046https://forum.netgate.com/post/190046Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:33:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Not able to access GUI on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:46:20 GMT]]>It gets weirder.

When I have the configuration like this…..

internet-----cable modem------pfsense-----switch-----client for gui

....than there is LAN activity. if I do not use the switch and go straight to the client, the LAN goes dead as if there is no cable plugged in.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/190004https://forum.netgate.com/post/190004Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:46:20 GMT