Not able to access GUI
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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? ???
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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.
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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.
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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