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    Lost default gateway and Permission Denied

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      xefil
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      Hi to all,
      Due I'm without a stable internet connection because I've moved to new house, so I'm trying to share my Windows10 internet connection using a tethering WiFi from a mobile phone. Ok, it's only temporary, to allow update some packages in my home LAN.
      To do that, I've bridged mi Internet-Wifi network with the Ethernet LAN connection. The Ethernet LAN connection goes to the WAN port of my pfSense. Then, due the WiFi has a dhcp, I've obtained on my router this ip: 192.168.0.190 with GW 192.168.0.1.
      So I've changed the WAN IP of my pfSense to 192.168.0.2 added a new gateway (now it's the only present) with GW 192.168.0.1. Until here all ok.
      I've noticed that if I ping the GW from the pfsense it works ONLY if I specify the WAN interface, even if the 192.168.0.1 is configured as Default Gateway.
      BTW, looging into the pfSense, seems the defaut Gateway is missing.
      I've tried to disable / enable the WAN, add and remove GW monitoring and whatever, but nothing works. At least I've noticed into boot messages errors like those:

      /sbin/ifconfig: Permission denied

      The routing Table is missing the default gateway:

      Routing tables

      Internet:
      Destination Gateway Flags Use Mtu Netif Expire
      127.0.0.1 link#4 UH 19377 16384 lo0
      192.168.0.0/24 link#1 U 420 1500 re0
      192.168.0.2 link#1 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      192.168.1.0/24 link#7 U 702 1500 re1.10
      192.168.1.1 link#7 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      192.168.3.0/24 link#8 U 240 1500 re1.30
      192.168.3.1 link#8 UHS 0 16384 lo0

      Internet6:
      Destination Gateway Flags Use Mtu Netif Expire
      ::1 link#4 UH 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::%re0/64 link#1 U 0 1500 re0
      fe80::2e0:67ff:fe10:7fd2%re0 link#1 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::%re1/64 link#2 U 0 1500 re1
      fe80::2e0:67ff:fe10:7fd3%re1 link#2 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::%lo0/64 link#4 U 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::1%lo0 link#4 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::%re1.10/64 link#7 U 0 1500 re1.10
      fe80::2e0:67ff:fe10:7fd3%re1.10 link#7 UHS 0 16384 lo0
      fe80::%re1.30/64 link#8 U 0 1500 re1.30
      fe80::2e0:67ff:fe10:7fd3%re1.30 link#8 UHS 0 16384 lo0

      Ideas?

      Thanks!

      Simon

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        xefil
        last edited by

        Hello,
        Even trying to reset the IP I get:

        Please wait while the changes are saved to WAN...
         Reloading filter...
         Reloading routing configuration...sh: /sbin/route: Permission denied
        sh: /sbin/route: Permission denied
        
         DHCPD...
        
        The IPv4 WAN address has been set to 192.168.0.2/24
        

        This permission denied is not normal, or?

        Thanks, Simon

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          xefil
          last edited by

          @xefil said in Lost default gateway and Permission Denied:

          Permission denied

          Hello!
          Nobody has ever got the "Permission denied" error? :-)
          Thanks!
          Simon

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            xefil
            last edited by

            Hi, I'm trying the whole week-end to solve this issue. No suggestions really? Please :-)

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              xefil
              last edited by

              Hi all,
              Ok solved by myself. Strange was those "Permission denied" errors, so I've ended first trying a factory reset and restoring a backup, then, 'cause this didn't help, I've reinstalled the whole box and restored the configuration. After that, all went back to work.
              Hope that helps someone.
              Cheers,
              Simon

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