2.5.1 upgrade have no internet now yet reports i do

winternoir

Hi, might be a long shot, but I face similar issue in 2.5.0.

What I did was I changed from using DNS Resolver to using DNS Forwarder instead. This is after running through most of the options from pfSense's troubleshooting guide. DNS servers used are google's and cloudfare's.

To be honest, I was looking to see should I upgrade to 2.5.1 when I found this thread.

comet424

@winternoir @NollipfSense

at this point i wouldnt recommend upgrading yet till bugs fixed..
im already using dns resolver.. i use NordVPN so you gotta set it to resolver to NordVPN interfaces and there ipaddress's in the general setup.. but ill give it a try on a 2nd hard drive the dns forwarder see if i can get it to work.. ill try anything or i wait till 2.5.5 or 2.5.7 or 2.6 whatever be it that its fixed...

so they replied it didnt help me.. what hes talking about
"I can't reproduce anything like that here on PPPoE -- please keep the discussion going on your forum thread until a more accurate diagnosis can be identified. It sounds more like it might be related to DNS than DHCP, but the details are still unclear.

Also note that part of what you stated is expected and you're perhaps not working with the interface as you need to be. When you first change an interface to PPPoE it's changed significantly -- the firewall automatically makes an entry on the PPPs tab and the interface is reassigned to be based on that, which can only be PPPoE from that point. To change away from PPPoE to something like DHCP or static you have to go back to the assignments list and change it to use the physical parent interface again, then remove the PPP tab entry."

so apparently its not a bug but its ok thing and i gotta ask for more help here and its not abug so deal with it.. is the answer i understand from that answer..
i offered to send my config file to see the problems from a 2.4.5 working flawlessly to a broken 2.5.1

so i stuck so i guess they wont help so its back to here to solve the issue..
i also told them even if i save config file to DHCP for my WAN in 2.4.5 and set it up and then tranisition to 2.5.1 it still does not work
so hopefully i can get help here

so i back to spinning my wheels stable release to 2.5.1 should be called beta it may work.. i thought it was supposed to been tested

i just frustrated 4 days.. trying to get it to work and 4 days nothing and tells me its not a bug frustrated

i might as well have to re type everything up if you cant upgrade flawless

i waited till 2.5.1 because people were having iternet problems in to 2.5.0 so i waited till .1 figured all thats solved but here a iam day 4 and still frustrated..

ill just get a 2nd SSD
and keep my working 2.4.5 on it so when i get sick and tired of trying to get the 2.5.1 i just plug it back in.. right now i been cursing cuz i only have 1 SSD so its pain staking since my box is headless and i have to keep bring a screen to it.

ill probably take my 2nd laptop apart just to get the hard drive out to use as a 2.5.1 tester

comet424

so the only thing i can think of is

i have experimented with things to try to improve firewall or to access the modem.. or different programs like rocket chat to get it to work or what not

maybe in 2.4.5. with a checkbox set or a value on or whatever but worked fine
and maybe that same check box value etc breaks it in 2.5.1 so i figure ill go page by page and figure try to remember everything i added important and turn off anything.. my last kick at the can without typing each one manually from a clean install

comet424

well i given up so much a headache.
i learned about conf/config. on usb it install config
so i did that internet partially works.. some websites work most dont.. webpages work on firefox but not Edge

Packages will not install at all.. if i manaully install it from the config file it just hang and sits there that its being initialized.. how long does it take 30 min being initialized is long enough "Please wait while the update system initializes"
..
Nord VPN is down
but Site to Site Open VPN is connected but. and there is a BUT
only the other pfsense box. nothong on the network is accessable i locked out..
on 2.5.1
i going crazy i fed up and i got a migrain 4 days and i cant get this to work and the only reponse is its not a bug and what not from the comment above.. i not crazy.. how can it worked for 2.4.5 but soon i upgrade to 2.5.1 its totally broken and its not a bug? ugh

for now i give up so fed up and dont know how to get it.. ill just wait till a real stable version out there..

sorry venting too much i just cant figure this out deleted this and that changed WAN interfance to DHCP that i got it to dhcp ... you think it would work .no still broken..

so ill just wait and use 2.4.5 as long as it works till bugs are fixed

i appreciate the help and input so far.. i give up for now as no one else really put in input how do i fix this and i searched forum and couldnt find similiar issues
i do a usb of 2.4.5 and config file and installs everything ok.. i sitll have some websites not working but i back up and working though

ill just wait