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    Understanding Pfsense Load Balancer

    General pfSense Questions
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      moh10ly last edited by

      Hello everyone  ::)

      I would like to understand how does Pfsense LoadBalancer works coz I have tried to set it up but the virtual server IP didn't work for me. I normally use KEMP Load Balancer which turns the Virtual Server/Service IP to a live IP that you can ping, telnet ..etc

      however in the case of Pfsense LB this sounds as if its not the same … I don't know how does the Virtual IP needs to be set?

      I'd appreciate any thoughts.
      Thanks
      M

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        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate last edited by

        It works basically like a fancy port forward. It works entirely in NAT, so the same advice that applies to port forward troubleshooting also applies to the load balancer.

        http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Port_Forward_Troubleshooting

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          cthomas last edited by

          Also, if you are configuring your firewall rules to permit 'icmp' to 'wan address' it's not going to work because the VIP is not the wan address.  You'll need to specify the VIP directly, or create an alias which includes your wan address and vip address, and permit icmp to the alias.

          -ct

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            doktornotor Banned last edited by

            @cthomas:

            You'll need to specify the VIP directly, or create an alias which includes your wan address and vip address, and permit icmp to the alias.

            … or just make it floating? :D

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              cthomas last edited by

              @doktornotor:

              @cthomas:

              You'll need to specify the VIP directly, or create an alias which includes your wan address and vip address, and permit icmp to the alias.

              … or just make it floating? :D

              I have not worked much with the Floating Rules yet, can you elaborate on this setup?

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