WAN Address config with VIPs
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Hi, I've been provided with 5 public IPv4 addresses within the /23 subnet in my colo. Currently, I've configured the WAN address to use xxx.xxx.xxx.60 /23 and the VIPs to use .61 .62. 63 .64 /32.
I've noticed sometimes, after rebooting the appliance, the WAN IP changes to .61 rather than .60, causing OVPN to break. I'm wondering what the correct WAN configuration is. Should I be using xxx.xxx.xxx.60/32 rather than /23 for the WAN interface?
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@jakemurray Are you sure it's a /23? That's more than 500 addresses, an awfully large mask for 6 IPs. I have 12 IPs in a /28. Maybe it's really a /29? Regardless, the WAN IP shouldn't change unless it's configured to use DHCP.
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@kom Thanks for your response. I've just checked my welcome email that details the network info and it is definitely /23 Subnet mask 255.255.254.0
I'm not 100% sure that the IP address changes but the address shown in the WAN status widget changes to .61
Could you clarify if the WAN interface should be configured to use a subnet that is large enough for all VIPs or if it should be set to /32 for the single IP?
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@jakemurray That's a big subnet for 6 IPs. You might want to check with them on that. And yes, your WAN static config should be the IP address and the mask of the subnet, so /23 in your case.
