WAN Interface
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Hi,
I'm trying to do new installation of last version of pFSense as virtual machine (vmware).
The idea is to configure the firewall using the web GUI, and after it do a test by connecting the network.But the problem I found is that the first thing PFS is asking it's a WAN interface: I don't have anyone connected yet because I'm testing.
So, is there a way to bypass this question without write anything?
Thank you.
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Create 2 virtual interfaces for the VM. Assign one for WAN and one for LAN. You do not need the WAN to be up and running with a working internet connection. You just need to assign an interface to keep it happy.
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I created 3 network adapters on the VM. Both 3 are on differents VLAN. And PFS says
connect the WAN interface now and make sure that the link is up
So, I think it's impossible to configure PFS wether I don't connect a physical link to the WAN interface…
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I created 3 network adapters on the VM. Both 3 are on differents VLAN. And PFS says
connect the WAN interface now and make sure that the link is up
So, I think it's impossible to configure PFS wether I don't connect a physical link to the WAN interface…
Just enter the Interface Name, dont use the "auto-detection"
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And what is that interface name? or where can I see it?
I.e., I just have 3 interfaces: eth0, eth1 and eth2. I tried with 3 of them, and PSF continues requesting it. -
The interfaces will be listed by their driver names:
Intel –> em0, em1, em2 or igb0, igb1, igb2
Broadcom --> bge0, bge1, bge2
here you have a guide: http://www.4shared.com/document/9vjmvCk-/pfSense_QIG.html
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Humm, the problem here is that I just see one interface called "le0".
I assigned this to WAN, but then, once on the main menu, I'm not sure what IP I should assign to it. Because if I assign a LAN IP I´ll never be able to get into the admin web, because I suppose by default all the communications from WAN are blocked.
So, this doesn´t make sense: PSF should detect at least two interfaces… -
I'm trying to do new installation of last version of pFSense as virtual machine (vmware).
Check the Virtualization section of the forum : http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/board,37.0.html
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Hi, and thank you for the link.
I fixed the problem. The cause was I setup aditional network interfaces on Vmware as "VMXNET 3", and PFS didn't detect them.
When I changed it to "flexible" the interfaces were detected correctly. -
Hi, and thank you for the link.
I fixed the problem. The cause was I setup aditional network interfaces on Vmware as "VMXNET 3", and PFS didn't detect them.
When I changed it to "flexible" the interfaces were detected correctly.Where did you make this change? I'm asking because I'm setting up pfSense to run in a VMWare virtual enviroment as well.
