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    Applications quit working across network?

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      Marty
      last edited by

      Just started using pfSense the last couple of days.  I have the lan on 192.168.0.x and a static route to 192.168.1.x.  Applications (Openfire IM Server, rdp sessions) that go to the 192.168.1.x network will go away and come back. A consistent ping to the .1 network never shows a failure.  Where do I look to start troubleshooting the problem?

      Thanks
      Marty

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      • Cry HavokC
        Cry Havok
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        Does the 192.168.1.x network also have a route to the 192.168.0.x network?

        Do all these applications "go away and come back" at the same time?

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          Marty
          last edited by

          Yes it does seem so.

          Marty

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          • Cry HavokC
            Cry Havok
            last edited by

            Which of the 2 questions was that vaguely attempting to answer?

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              Marty
              last edited by

              Sorry, I didn't see the first question.  Yes the .1 network has a route back to the .0 network.  And the applications go away at the same time.

              Thanks
              Marty

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              • Cry HavokC
                Cry Havok
                last edited by

                I take it you're not pinging the interface of the pfSense host on the .1 network, but one of the hosts who's services go away?

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                  Marty
                  last edited by

                  Yes, I can start a continuous ping to the im server and the server I am remote desktop-ed into and it will not drop a packet.  But the im and rdp session will go away for a few seconds and then re-establish connection.

                  Any Ideas?
                  Marty

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                  • Cry HavokC
                    Cry Havok
                    last edited by

                    The only few things I can think of are:

                    • You've got another 192.168.1.x LAN

                    • You're not using /24 netmasks

                    • You're running out of states

                    What version (number) of pfSense are you running?

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                      brcisna
                      last edited by

                      Marty,

                      Post a couple screen shots of your static route page and your LAN firewall rules for a starting point.
                      From what you explain the .0/LAN interface and the .1 static routed network are on two different physical switchs??They are not vlan setups through a  switch?  Do you have both of these subnets running off of one physical nic on the pfSense box? Which of the two subnets are the actual servers residing in?
                      Sounds like you are getting 'one way communication' (randomly.?) If you enable logging on your lan firewall rules after lots of eye squinting you will probably being able to see what ports are not talking both directions. This would make sense why pings are A-OK.

                      Barry

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