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    pfSense as subrouter, track interface and routing problems

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      Spaylia @JKnott
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      @JKnott Makes sense, thank you!

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        Spaylia @Spaylia
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        @JKnott well, it comes from pfSense WAN somehow

        2023-12-02 23:35:52.560376 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:5d (oui Unknown) > 33:33:00:00:00:01 (oui Unknown), ethertype IPv6 (0x86dd), length 198: fe80::xxxx:xxff:fexx:xx5d > ip6-allnodes: ICMP6, router advertisement, length 144

        5d is the MAC address/link local address of the WAN interface
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          JKnott @Spaylia
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          @Spaylia

          That's not right. It can only be the LAN interface.

          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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            Spaylia @JKnott
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            @JKnott Since I can't add a deny rule for router advertisement on WAN (I guess hidden rules come before to allow it), I added an ip6tables rule to deny icmpv6 type 134 (RA) from fe80::xxxx:xxff:fexx:xx5d to all clients in the WAN of pfsense, and I don't get the route anymore.

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              JKnott @Spaylia
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              @Spaylia

              Well, I don't know what to say. It's a really strange system you have there. The MAC address comes from the NIC, not pfSense. So, if you're seeing the MAC, that is the 48 bit hardware address, on the LAN side, there must be some other path involved. This is why I asked you to provide the Packet Capture file, so that I can examine it in Wireshark.

              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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