Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install

timboau 0

What a S&^t show - someone needs their head read trying to make an online only router installer. Have to be the most $$ driven decision ive seen from Netgate to date.

nardo

I have the very similar issue, but the problem is not with ntp but with PING. In my setup there is no option to allow ICMP packets. With this installer I can't install pfSense+ without functional ping?
curl -I to group3.sites.hscoscdn00.net get no error

stephenw10

@nardo said in Cannot connect to netgate servers during fresh pfsense install:

curl -I to group3.sites.hscoscdn00.net get no error

From the installer after it fails?

Can you curl https://ews.netgate.com?

nardo

@stephenw10

Yes it is working.

nardo

@stephenw10
And this is the error log from which I think that the issue is PING result ;(

It is in daemon.log

stephenw10

Hmm, the next version will not require any other link check, including ping.

firefly2299

After a lot of struggle this was my solution;

It seems a static ip in the 192.168.1.x range is restricted so I changed the ip address of my isp router to 192.168.13.x.
Powered off my pfsense1100 booted with usb (only the righter slot works) and pressed the [y] button a couple of times to prevent autoboot. Then I started the ‘recovery’ instead of ‘install’. And in the recovery I only opened the shell to ping a website and confirmed that my internetconnection was working. Then I typed exit to start with the install. And everything worked instantly.
During the install you get at 3 moments the feeling that everything is stuck. Especially during the last stage, -the real install- just wait for like 10 minutes.