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    WAN configuration and connection issue

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Problems Installing or Upgrading pfSense Software
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    • J
      jan.gestre
      last edited by

      Hi All,

      I have this chronic problem regarding pfSense installation that I can't seem to figure out. The ISP gave a single public ip 222.xxx.xx.66/255.255.255.248, when I set this info on the WAN interface plus other info like DNS servers I can't get any internet connection but when I use Linux and Windows using the same info I have no problem. This always happens when there is only one public IP given, I have no problem when a whole subnet of /29 is given. What do you think is causing this problem? I asked my officemate and he said it might be due to arp? Not sure if this reliable though.

      This is my network diagram:

      Modem
        |
        |
        |
      pfSense WAN 222.xxx.xx.66/29
        |
        |
        |
        LAN 192.168.1.1

      TIA

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      • Cry HavokC
        Cry Havok
        last edited by

        What gateway address?

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        • jahonixJ
          jahonix
          last edited by

          Sorry, I don't get it.

          When you say your WAN is  222.0.0.66/255.255.255.248  you are defining a /29 subnet, right?
          How does that correlate with "only one IP", assuming the ISP assigns this /29 to you only? What about the other 5 hosts (and which one is the gateway)?

          from IP calculator  Version 0.35.2 2005/07/07

          Address:  222.0.0.66
          Netmask:  255.255.255.248 = 29
          Wildcard:  0.0.0.7
          =>
          Network:  222.0.0.64/29
          Broadcast: 222.0.0.71
          HostMin:  222.0.0.65
          HostMax:  222.0.0.70
          Hosts/Net: 6

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          • J
            jan.gestre
            last edited by

            @Cry:

            What gateway address?

            222.xxx.xx.65 is the gateway I used, it works on Linux or Windows but not pfSense, I don't know why.

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            • J
              jan.gestre
              last edited by

              @jahonix:

              Sorry, I don't get it.

              When you say your WAN is  222.0.0.66/255.255.255.248  you are defining a /29 subnet, right?
              How does that correlate with "only one IP", assuming the ISP assigns this /29 to you only? What about the other 5 hosts (and which one is the gateway)?

              from IP calculator  Version 0.35.2 2005/07/07

              Address:  222.0.0.66
              Netmask:  255.255.255.248 = 29
              Wildcard:  0.0.0.7
              =>
              Network:  222.0.0.64/29
              Broadcast: 222.0.0.71
              HostMin:  222.0.0.65
              HostMax:  222.0.0.70
              Hosts/Net: 6

              Yes it is a /29 subnet. This buffles me, when I looked at the modem the subnet says 255.255.255.255, when I connect a windows or Linux box to the modem and used 222.xxx.xx.65 as gateway it works, but not on pfSense.

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              • Cry HavokC
                Cry Havok
                last edited by

                Ah, I've had "fun" with this type of arrangement before.

                When you connect your Linux or Windows box, are you using DHCP?

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                • J
                  jan.gestre
                  last edited by

                  @Cry:

                  Ah, I've had "fun" with this type of arrangement before.

                  When you connect your Linux or Windows box, are you using DHCP?

                  No, I'm using the public static ip provided that is 222.xxx.xx.66 and used .65 as gateway, I wonder why it doesn't work with pfSense. What so special about the other OS' that pfSense can't do the same?

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                  • Cry HavokC
                    Cry Havok
                    last edited by

                    Try setting the netmask to 255.255.255.255.  Counter intuitive I know, but I've had ADSL modems that required hosts to use this configuration.

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