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      bfulford7
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      Currently I am running a Cisco DHCP router/firewall and am looking to replace it with a new box running pfSense. I have configured pfSense from the console menu to the default IP of 192.168.1.1 and connected to the WebGUI from a LAN interface connected box to finish configuration. So WAN and LAN are configured and the connected box can surf the internet and ping the pfSense box. My current network is running as xxx.xxx.10.xxx with the cisco router being xxx.xxx.10.25 and dns server being xxx.xxx.10.51.

      I change the pfSense LAN IP to xxx.xxx.10.1 and also change the LAN interface connected box to xxx.xxx.10.2 and both have the DNS set to xxx.xxx.10.51. NOW the LAN interface connected box can ping google.com as well as xxx.xxx.10.1 but cannot open the WebGUI.

      Suggestions?

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        bfulford7
        last edited by

        So a little diagram to make it clearer

        Current setup w/out pfsense box
        ISP gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.249 –> cisco router WAN xxx.xxx.xxx.250/LAN xxx.xxx.10.25 DHCP (DNS setting points to 10.51)
                                                                                        |___> switch ---> xxx.xxx.10.51 Domain/DNS

        Isolated network for pfsense
        ISP gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.249 --> pfSense WAN xxx.xxx.xxx.251/LAN xxx.xxx.10.1 (DNS setting points to ISP DNS)
                                                                                        |___> TEST BOX xxx.xxx.10.2  THIS WORKS and allows TEST BOX to surf the internet

        MERGING THE TWO
        ISP gateway xxx.xxx.xxx.249 --> cisco router WAN xxx.xxx.xxx.250/LAN xxx.xxx.10.25 DHCP (DNS setting points to 10.51)
                                              --> pfSense WAN xxx.xxx.xxx.251/LAN xxx.xxx.10.1 (DNS setting points to 10.51)

        BOTH CONNECTED TO SAME SWITCH and SAME LAN  ---> switch ---> xxx.xxx.10.51 Domain/DNS

        NOW I cannot reach xxx.xxx.10.1 via web browser for configuration or surf the web from any pc having 10.1 as their gateway.... possible DNS setting in PFsense? Firewall not allowing external DNS?

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          ipfftw
          last edited by

          it wouldnt be because you turned on https ONLY so it will only use https ( 443 ) to connect right? What happens if you telnet to port 80?

          Ive done that 443 mistake more than once :P

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