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    Unable to acccess Web GUI of fresh installed Pfsense on Virtual Box

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      techsovereignty
      last edited by techsovereignty

      Browser Error Message: This Site Can'b be reach

      1st Set-up of Virtual Box Network Setting:

      NAT and Internal Network mode

      Pfsense Given Addresses with that Virtual Box Set-up Mode

      WAN DHCP - 10.0.2.15/24
      LAN Static - 192.168.1.1/24

      Checking Step that I have done using Pfsense CLI:
      Ping 192.168.1.1(LAN pfsense itself), 10.0.2.15(WAN), 8.8.8.8(google), 192.168.254.191(host device) from pfsense Command Line
      Result: Successfully Ping LAN, WAN, Google, Host

      Checking Step that I have done using Host device (WindowsPC) :
      Ping 10.0.2.15(WAN of pfsense),
      Result:Failed "Request timeout"


      2nd Set-up of Virtual Box Network Setting:

      Bridge and Internal Network Mode

      Pfsense Given Addresses with the Virtual Box Set-up

      WAN DHCP - 192.168.254.105/24
      LAN Static - 192.168.1.1/24

      Checking Step that I have done using windowsPC: Ping 192.168.1.1(LAN pfsense itself), 192.168.254.105(WAN), 8.8.8.8(google), 192.168.254.191(host device) from pfsense Command Line

      Result: Successfully Ping LAN, WAN, Google, Host

      Checking Step that I have done using Pfsense CLI: Ping 192.168.254.105 (WAN of pfsense),
      Result:Failed "Request timeout"


      Troubleshooting that I have done:
      -Set-up pfsense WAN and LAN as static, not worked

      -Reinstall pfsense again

      -change my host device IP address as static with a default gateway -using the LAN IP of pfsense, not worked

      -turn off my windows 10 firewall

      -use other browser like chrome and brave

      I really appreciate for your future help thank you!

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        tman904
        last edited by tman904

        If you want to access the LAN side of pfSense that's running in the vm from within windows. You'll have to create a bridge interface in your host OS then set your pfSense's LAN interface to be bridged to that bridge interface.

        for example
        windows
        |
        bridge interface
        |
        virtualbox
        |
        pfsense LAN interface (using the bridge interface in the host OS)
        |
        pfsense WAN interface (using the NAT interface in virtualbox)
        |
        Internet

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