New install cannot ping out WAN interface [SOLVED]
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First of all, I am a pfSense n00b.
The installer was a snap to use. Kudos for autodetecting my (dell poweredge) hardware.
Now to the problem: I cannot ping out WAN interface!!
em0 is WAN and set for DHCP, and receives a valid lease of 192.168.1.4 w/ correct gateway of 192.168.1.254.
em1 is LAN and set to 10.0.0.1 – I can ping 10.0.0.2 and I am able to use the webconfig tool from that host.
Not that it matters for pinging, but /etc/resolv.conf is updated with nameservers from the DHCP lease.
I have not touched any of the default rules, and I see that there is a "default LAN to any" rule.
YET.... I cannot ping any WAN hosts. Not the gateway, not my ISP's nameservers, nor UUNet nameservers, etc.
Watching pfTop, I can see my nameservers addresses while pinging google.com
When I plug my laptop into the ISP's device, I get the same DHCP address and hit the net just fine. What am I doing wrong or what have I not done correctly with this pfSense box?
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Well, I can't say that I understand why… But restarting the machine solved the problem. I am now posting from behind pfSense. ;-)
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Probably ARP cache on your modem since you were switching between machines but using the same IP, and waiting a while cleared it (the reboot most likely a coincidence).