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    How to properly add linux bridge to pfsense in proxmox

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      bumzag last edited by

      context: I'm a pfsense noob, sorry for the dumb questions

      My current set up is I have pfsense (10.10.1.1) in a VM in proxmox (10.10.1.2) VE 7.3. Proxmox loops back to the pfsense VM. I created a linux bridge on the VE and added it to pfsense, named OPT1. I enabled OPT1, assigned it a static IPv4 (10.10.2.1/24), and then added a static lease for another VM to this interface (10.10.2.2)

      The VM with 10.10.2.2 gets it's assigned IP but I have no access to the LAN or WAN. I'm guessing this is a rule thing? Admittedly I don't know what I'm missing. Thanks in advance

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        viragomann @bumzag last edited by

        @bumzag
        If you add additional interfaces to pfSense you need to create firewall rules on it to pass traffic. Otherwise devices on this interface cannot get to anywhere.

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          bumzag @viragomann last edited by

          @viragomann said in How to properly add linux bridge to pfsense in proxmox:

          @bumzag
          If you add additional interfaces to pfSense you need to create firewall rules on it to pass traffic. Otherwise devices on this interface cannot get to anywhere.

          I had a feeling. These are the rules I've added to the new interface, what's wrong about them?
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            viragomann @bumzag last edited by

            @bumzag
            Seems as you could not do more from the point of rules.

            Did you set pfSense as gateway on the VM?

            Can you even ping the pfSense OPT1 IP?

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              bumzag @viragomann last edited by bumzag

              @viragomann so I used route -n and it was indeed missing a gateway. I updated the VMs interface and added pfsense as the gateway. Now when I ping the gateway (10.10.1.1) I'm getting From 10.10.2.2 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable whereas before it just said Network Failure

              Edit: nvm I got it.

              I gave the VM's network interface a static IP with /etc/network/interfaces and had to set its gateway as the IP of the linux bridge on the VE.

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