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    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      bigraz1968
      last edited by

      Weird issue

      About every three days. Pfsense stops responding. Server is up. LAN is working just fine, but no internet. I have an IP on my WAN interface. I have all my traffic routed through a VPN. VPN is up but no internet. This has happened at least three times so far.

      To get internet working. I need to release and renew my WAN interface. I restart the unbound prior to the releasing my IP.

      This is a new build from scratch.

      My setup
      pfsense 2.4.4 p2
      16GB RAM
      128 SSD

      Packages installed
      Squid
      Sqiudguard
      Ntop
      pfblocker
      Lightsquid

      Any ideas what is causing this issue?

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        If you can't send any traffic out the WAN, the VPN should go down.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          bigraz1968
          last edited by

          I know, I just looked at the interface and the VPN still had an IP. I would have expected the VPN to go down but it didn't reflect that. My ISP was up but The firewall stopped forwarding traffic.

          Thanks

          Randy

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by Derelict

            Or your VPN stopped processing traffic. Again, if the firewall cannot pass traffic the VPN will go down.

            https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/routing/connectivity-troubleshooting.html

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              bigraz1968
              last edited by

              I'm pretty sure the VPN wasn't the problem. I built this box from scratch. My old firewall worked no issues. This problem only started occurring when I went to this version.

              I also posted my issue on a Pfsense Facebook forum and I had a couple people confirm they also had the same issue when they went to version 2.4.4 p2. Their fix was to revert back a level. That isn't the best option for me at this time.

              I'm not an expert but I'm far from a novice.

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