Restore a new ZFS install from a config file made on a UFS install
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On the WAN interface config page you can enter a different MAC address to use. Try setting it to the same MAC the other firewall has.
Steve
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I will and report back, thank you for that...
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Well I hunkered down for a long list of troubleshooting, listed out the various things I was gonna try in the order I'd try them.
- I released and renewed DHCP under Status->Interfaces->WAN (while running a pcap)
- I restarted the modem with the WAN ethernet cable plugged in and the pfsense box powered on the whole time
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And I never got to spoofing the mac address or anything. The WAN IP was still 0.0.0.0 and the pcap looked the same after the first step but after a restart of the modem it grabbed an IP address!!!! I swear I power cycled the devices many times in a multitude of different orders of operations and it never worked. Maybe the release and renew of the dhcp, though not working before a modem restart, actually did something to help on the next modem restart. In any event, fingers crossed, i seem to finally be up. I don't understand why I had issues with only the Dell installation but at least I have learned a few things along the way:) Thanks for all your help!
