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    Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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      mcops
      last edited by

      hi all, newbie here so please be kind. Thanks in advance for all the help.

      I've installed pfSense and have the LAN interface configured as static 192.168.1.2. I've no problem access the webgui from the LAN interface.

      On the WAN side, I've configured static IP add as 202.113.111.130 (Jus some fictitious public IP) and connected a laptop directly to the WAN interface with static IP 202.113.111.129. However the problem starts here.. The link is reported as UP from 'ifconfig' but there is no way I'm able to access to the WAN interface with ping. (Tried both straight and cross cables to no avail). I do have the WAN gateway pointed 202.113.111.129 (Laptops IP).

      What I do hope to achieve is to be able to access web server within the LAN interface through NAT from the laptop posing as a client from the Internet. What is missing here?? :-\

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        eirikz
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        Have you tried just adding the NATrule to pass port 80 -> LAN-IP of the webserver then accessing ?

        By default ICMP-requests are ignored if I don't remember incorrectly.

        Running pfSense on :
        DL380G4 with ESX Vsphere and DL360G4p bare metal

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          mcops
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          Hi eirikz, did a 1:1 NAT as follows:

          Interface: WAN
          External IP: 202.113.111.150/32
          Internal IP: 192.168.2.99/32

          and then I did  NAT:Port Forward

          If: WAN
          Proto: TCP
          Ext Port range: 80 (HTTP)
          NAT IP: 192.168.2.99 (ext: any)
          Int Port range: 80 (HTTP)

          and then with the laptop, I prep up the host file by having

          202.113.111.150   www.something.com

          and try telnet and browser access: no go :-\ :-\

          I'm still thinking if it has got anything with the link as once connected, my laptop shows that it is almost not receiving any packets from that interface..

          any idea…. =(

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            mcops
            last edited by

            Okie, I've got some progress here..

            Did a misconfiguration somewhere.

            My WAN masking was 255.255.255.255. Change it to 255.255.255.0 and now I can ping from pfSense to my laptop IP 202.113.111.129 but not the other way from laptop to the WAN interface. Maybe ICMP packets are really dropped. But web access is still no go. Cannot telnet as well X(

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              mcops
              last edited by

              eh.. anybody can help?

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              • GruensFroeschliG
                GruensFroeschli
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                Can you show a screenshot of the firewall-rules on your WAN?

                Per default everything is blocked unless you explicitly allow something.

                We do what we must, because we can.

                Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                  mcops
                  last edited by

                  Hi GruensFroeschli, thanks!

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                    mcops
                    last edited by

                    Finally, I got pfSense deployed successfully in our hosting site!! Thanks for such a wonderful pcs of software! Oh and the book helps a GREAT deal!!

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