Please see my setup below and tell me where I'm going wrong.

[jhaywood]

I hope someone can help me.

I’ve set up PFSense based on the load balancing guide:
Router 1 : 192.168.0.3
Router 2 : 192.168.0.9
PFSense LAN IP :  192.168.0.250
PFSense WAN1 IP : 192.168.0.251 using Router1 as gateway
PFSense WAN2 IP : 192.168.0.252 using Router2 as gateway

I’ve created a load-balancing pool to use WAN1 and WAN2.
The problem is that if I set the “LAN -> any” firewall rule to use the Load Balancing pool as gateway I don’t have any connectivity.
If I set it to use Router1’s IP as gateway it works fine.
If I set it to use Router2’s IP as gateway, it also works fine.
PLEASE HELP!

Once I get the Load-Balancing working, I’ll set up Failover.
Thanks.

[GruensFroeschli]

You have the same subnet on all interfaces.
This cannot work due to how routing works.
You need separate subnets on all interfaces.

example:
Router1: 192.168.1.1/24
Router1: 192.168.2.1/24
pfSense WAN1: 192.168.1.2/24
pfSense WAN2: 192.168.2.2/24
pfSense LAN: 172.17.0.1/24

[jhaywood]

Thank you. I will give it a try as per you suggestions and report back here.

[jhaywood]

All of our workstations have static IP's assigned between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.200. We do not want to change these IP's.

I'm assuming that if I change the PFSense LAN IP to a different subnet, the workstations won;t be able to access PFSense as a gateway. Am I right?

If so, what would you suggest?

[chpalmer]

@GruensFroeschli:

You have the same subnet on all interfaces.
This cannot work due to how routing works.
You need separate subnets on all interfaces.

example:
Router1: 192.168.1.1/24
Router1: 192.168.2.1/24
pfSense WAN1: 192.168.1.2/24
pfSense WAN2: 192.168.2.2/24
pfSense LAN: 172.17.0.1/24

^What he said!    ;)

[GruensFroeschli]

@jhaywood:

All of our workstations have static IP's assigned between 192.168.0.10 and 192.168.0.200. We do not want to change these IP's.

I'm assuming that if I change the PFSense LAN IP to a different subnet, the workstations won;t be able to access PFSense as a gateway. Am I right?

If so, what would you suggest?

Use different IPs?

Router1: 10.0.1.1/24
Router1: 10.0.2.1/24
pfSense WAN1: 10.0.1.2/24
pfSense WAN2: 10.0.2.2/24
pfSense LAN: 192.168.0.1/24

[jhaywood]

HI Guys,

I set it up as above and it still wasn't working. Then I figured out that I setup my Hyper V Virtual PC's VLAN's/virtual network adapters (is there a difference?) incorrectly .

All is working now. Now for the fine tuning.

Thanks a million for your help.  ;D