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      Athish
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      lan ip : 192.168.5.1/24
      host ip :192.168.5.2 /24
      wan ip :192.168.10.240/24
      default gateway: 192.168.10.1/24
      no one in 192.168.10.0 network can ping and i couldnot ping them either , unticked those two private ip blocking rules in wan interface .
      gateway is shown offline but it actually works
      00:14:41.245015 ARP, Request who-has 192.168.10.1 tell 192.168.10.240, length 46
      00:14:41.247736 ARP, Reply 192.168.10.1 is-at 28:3b:82:fb:9a:e0, length 46
      this is what packet capture shows
      i have also written allow any any in both lan and wan interfaces
      i tried manual nat rules and auto generated nat rules , no change
      but i can ping pfsense lan and wan from the host:192.168.5.2
      what am i missing ?

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        viragomann @Athish
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        Ensure you stated the gateway in the WAN interface settings.

        @athish said in pfsense not connecting to internet:

        gateway is shown offline but it actually works

        This basically means that the gateway doesn't respond to pings.
        If so go to System > Routing and edit the gateway to disable monitoring or set a public monitoring IP which is pingable.

        It should work well with automatic outbound NAT rules.

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          Athish @viragomann
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          @viragomann thanks for the response .
          already tried no change still unable to connect to internet

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            viragomann @Athish
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            @athish
            Is the gateway status online now? If not that is the first you have to care for.

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              Athish @viragomann
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              @viragomann the gateway status is offline ... trying to find the reason

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                viragomann @Athish
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                @athish
                I wrote above, you can simply disable gateway monitoring!

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                  Athish @viragomann
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                  @viragomann disabling gateway monitoring will show the status of the gateway online but i would be still unable to get internet ... actually i already tried it.

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                    JKnott @Athish
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                    @athish said in pfsense not connecting to internet:

                    wan ip :192.168.10.240/24

                    Are you getting carrier grade NAT from your ISP? Or is there some other equipment you haven't mentioned?

                    PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                    i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                    UniFi AC-Lite access point

                    I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                      viragomann @Athish
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                      @athish
                      The gateway status must not be offline. Otherwise it is not used.

                      So disable the gateway monitoring and set the outbound NAT into automatic mode.
                      Then try a ping from pfSense itself to a public IP like 8.8.8.8 in Diagnostics > Ping. Does this fail?

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                        Athish @viragomann
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                        @viragomann yes , i tried these already .it failed .

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                          viragomann @Athish
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                          @athish
                          So I assume something in your 192.168.10.0/24 network is wrong.
                          Can you ping / access the gateway or public IP outside from other devices?

                          Are the network settings on pfSense correct?
                          What shows Status > interfaces?
                          Something in the system log?

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                            Athish @viragomann
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                            @viragomann @jknott no , i am using the fire wall inside a private network ... the gateway 192.168.10.1 is the l3 switch connecting me to internet

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                              Athish @viragomann
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                              @viragomann other devices connected to 192.168.10.1 are getting internet .... both pfsense interfaces are up ... if i directly connect my pc to 192.168.10.1 .i am getting access

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                                Athish @viragomann
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                                @viragomann
                                Dec 10 23:08:14 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:14 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:15 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:15 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:16 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:16 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                Dec 10 23:08:17 dpinger GW_WAN 192.168.10.1: sendto error: 64
                                this is what system logs gateways section says

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                                  Athish @viragomann
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                                  @viragomann Dec 11 00:18:05 php-fpm 313 /interfaces.php: Unbound /var/unbound/root.key file is corrupt, removing and recreating.
                                  DO ANYONE KNOW WHAT DOES IT MEAN

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                                    Athish @Athish
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                                    @athish system logs
                                    Dec 11 03:59:13 kernel arpresolve: can't allocate llinfo for 192.168.10.1 on rl0
                                    Dec 11 03:59:14 kernel arpresolve: can't allocate llinfo for 192.168.10.1 on rl0
                                    Dec 11 03:59:14 kernel arpresolve: can't allocate llinfo for 192.168.10.1 on rl0

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