New pfsense install

chpalmer

My other suggestion is that you inadvertently set your lan up on the opposite NIC.

You might try setting up the box to hand out dhcp and then let your computer request its address from the box.

Cry Havok

Type exit to leave the shell.

At the top of the console screen, when you first log in, it lists your interfaces and IP addresses. Interfaces with a * next to them have a cable connected. Disconnect all but the LAN cable and see which interface has the * next to it.

A Former User

@Cry:

Type exit to leave the shell.

At the top of the console screen, when you first log in, it lists your interfaces and IP addresses. Interfaces with a * next to them have a cable connected. Disconnect all but the LAN cable and see which interface has the * next to it.

thanks for the exit command.

only the LAN is plugged in and it doesn't have a * next to it.

i cant ping anything on my actual network.

Cry Havok

Ok.

When you log in, what interfaces are listed? I'd expect you to see something like:

  WAN*                     ->   rl0     ->      192.168.1.2
  LAN*                     ->   re0     ->      192.168.3.4

Can you provide a list of all the interface types, their names and the IP addresses?

ETA: And what one does have a * next to it?

A Former User

@Cry:

Ok.

When you log in, what interfaces are listed? I'd expect you to see something like:
  WAN*                     ->   rl0     ->      192.168.1.2
  LAN*                     ->   re0     ->      192.168.3.4
Can you provide a list of all the interface types, their names and the IP addresses?

ETA: And what one does have a * next to it?

it looks just like that, but w/o *

my wan is 0.0.0.0 dhcp
lan is 192.168.1.5

Cry Havok

Then you have no network cables attached to a live interface. Either the NIC is bad, the device on the other end of the cable is bad or the cable is bad.

A Former User

@Cry:

Then you have no network cables attached to a live interface. Either the NIC is bad, the device on the other end of the cable is bad or the cable is bad.

nope…windows XP pro was on this box before i wiped it to install pfsense.

not a big deal since it was a test box, but i browsed online with it every day. it is hooked up to a 16 port gigabit switch that i use for the rest of the PCs on my network.

and i did try a different port before writing this post. even though the port it was on before was the same one that i was using when XP was on the box.

Cry Havok

Then the other possibility is that you're using hardware without support in FreeBSD. Unfortunately despite prompting you're still not providing the information asked for so it's proving impossible to help you.

A Former User

@Cry:

Then the other possibility is that you're using hardware without support in FreeBSD. Unfortunately despite prompting you're still not providing the information asked for so it's proving impossible to help you.

what other information do you need?

i have tried my best to answer all of your questions so that you can help me get to the gui via the web.

i could not post the info you wanted because my screen was filled with information, the only way to get it to you would be to type it out letter by letter or snap a pic with my camera. however, i don't think that would help.

if i missed a step, something that you asked possibly, i apologize. i have no reason to not provide you guys with any info you might need to help me. well, i guess i could not provide some information, but that would only hurt me.

Cry Havok

Take a photo if you have to. Helping you with partial information is impossible.

Let's see:

the output of ifconfig -a
a list of all physical interfaces on the system (or at least a count)