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    Pfsense no internet access on Esxi server

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    • awebsterA
      awebster
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      This is an OVH thing. Basically they give you a single /32 and the gateway is on a different subnet.

      You might try changing the WAN interface mask back to /32, then going into System > Routing > Gateways, add your default gateway and click on the Advanced settings button and scroll down to the bottom.
      Check on Use non-local gateway.
      This will allow use of a gateway outside of this interface's subnet.

      –A.

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        craig121
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        I have set as you have suggested and it worked after a reboot.

        I suppose now its a question of time to see if it works :)

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          craig121
          last edited by

          Unfortunately the same error - the gateway that i set is to the IP of ESxi server - which is what a tutorial specified.

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            awebster @craig121
            last edited by

            @craig121 said in Pfsense no internet access on Esxi server:

            Unfortunately the same error - the gateway that i set is to the IP of ESxi server - which is what a tutorial specified.

            I'm not sure that setting the gateway to the IP of the ESXi server is correct. Which tutorial did you follow?

            –A.

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              craig121
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              The tutorial that i followed which is very long winded and you have skip a lot is the playlist:

              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiQNQNdAAdA&list=PLf0swTFhTI8qOAbrJhihZZTWfZA_arTYZ&index=13

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                craig121
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                Also its very similar to

                https://support.us.ovhcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002175944-How-to-Connect-a-VM-to-the-Internet-Using-VMware-ESXi-6-5

                https://support.us.ovhcloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000096990

                I have just tried changing my final gateway ip address octlet to 254. So the first three octlets are the same as the Esxi server and the final octlet is 254.

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                  craig121
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                  Hallelujah - its finally working and sorted - follow the OVH links for a server on OVH.

                  I wish i had looked at the articles rather than following a youtube video where i shouldn't have configured pfSense by adding static routes etc. Plus the gateway was set incorrectly.

                  Kom and Awebster - really appreciate your help.

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