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Gateway Pending and no WAN inernet connection

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    jpurdy647
    last edited by Jan 2, 2024, 3:53 AM

    I just set up PFSense, tried a few times and with a without RFC1918 restrictions but I have not been able to get a connection through to the outside world. I looked at the manual for troubleshooting and found that the gateway shows as pending.

    My connections are ISP(AtlanticBroadband/SURF Cable Modem) -> PFSense WAN -> Wireless router acting as an access point only -> Desktop connected to the Wireless AP

    In these pics my desktop is connected through wireless AP to the PFSense, but no further. I assume I must have some configuration problem, would love some help getting to the root!

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      jpurdy647 @jpurdy647
      last edited by Jan 2, 2024, 3:58 AM

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        jpurdy647 @jpurdy647
        last edited by Jan 2, 2024, 4:01 AM

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by Jan 2, 2024, 10:31 PM

          How is the WAN configured? The WAN interface showing 0.0.0.0 like that usually implies it's DHCP and is failing to pull a lease.

          The only gateway shown is IPv6 which is odd.

          What does the dhcp log show for dhclient?

          Did you reboot the modem? They will often be fixed to the MAC of whatever was connected before.

          Steve

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            jpurdy647 @stephenw10
            last edited by Jan 3, 2024, 12:39 AM

            @stephenw10

            Wow, so simple, I had not done a reboot and assumed all would work. Killed power and rebooted modem and router together, tada, internet! Thanks!!

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