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    How to Make WAN Pingable?

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    • N
      Nonsense
      last edited by

      I am running version 2.0.1 and would like to (temporarily) make my WAN port pingable to the outside world.  I can find no easy way to do so in the menus.  How is it done? ???

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      • N
        NoOneParticular
        last edited by

        You need to create a rule for icmp and the set the destination as the wan.

        I believe that is all there is to it.

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        • N
          Nonsense
          last edited by

          How (assume nothing, please)?

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          • pttP
            ptt Rebel Alliance
            last edited by

            Here you have an example:

            PING_WAN.PNG
            PING_WAN.PNG_thumb

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            • B
              bkamen
              last edited by

              @bc2946088:

              You need to create a rule for icmp and the set the destination as the wan.

              I believe that is all there is to it.

              That's correct. he can also make a "floating" rule to allow ICMP depending on where the unit is sitting.

              I'm using pfSense strictly as a proxy inside an already private network. So ping is important and thus allowed everywhere.

              –
              Ben - O.D.T., S.P.

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              • N
                Nonsense
                last edited by

                Thanks all, it worked. :D

                By the way, ptt, how are you able to post an image on this forum (I have tried clicking image but it just shows text)?

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                • pttP
                  ptt Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  In Additional Options, you can upload diferent files to attach to your post:

                  attach.PNG
                  attach.PNG_thumb

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                  • N
                    Nonsense
                    last edited by

                    Thanks!

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                    • S
                      sgtr
                      last edited by

                      Hi,

                      You should try to unchecked on wan interfaces (wan1 or wan2) private networks. Look at pics behind.

                      Regards,
                      SGTR

                      ![wan private networks.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/wan private networks.png)
                      ![wan private networks.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/wan private networks.png_thumb)

                      Bir umut olmasa bile Asla Pes Etme.

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                      • N
                        Nonsense
                        last edited by

                        What benefit does the unchecking yield?

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                        • pttP
                          ptt Rebel Alliance
                          last edited by

                          None If your WAN have a public IP

                          This is only usefull if your WAN have a "Private" IP (RFC1918)

                          He's just replying without reading that you have solved the problem.

                          Maybe you can Edit the Thread Title and add [SOLVED] to it.

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