Gateway offline issue

[nikkon]

Hi all,
I'm on 2.2 64 bit full image.
I use PPPoE for the wan interface.The problem is that on the Gateway status it shows : Offline!
WAN_PPPOE 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.1 0ms 100%
Offline
Last check:
Thu, 05 Feb 2015 10:37:53 +0200

It this normal behaviour?
Internet works fine.

thanks

[heper]

what is the monitor ip, configured for that WAN ?  (system–>routing-->edit the gateway-
is that monitor ip pingable? if not --> pick a different monitor ip.

it could also be an issue with "apinger" service ... if it isn't running for some reason, you should try to start it.
If it doesn't want to start ==> post the errors shown in the logs

[nikkon]

Hi
Thanks for the reply.
the monitor ip is 10.0.0.1..same address after apinger restart.
LOGS:
Feb 5 14:12:39 apinger: Starting Alarm Pinger, apinger(30244)
Feb 5 14:12:49 apinger: ALARM: WAN_PPPOE(10.0.0.1) *** down ***

[doktornotor]

@nikkon:

the monitor ip is 10.0.0.1..same address after apinger restart.

That does NOT answer the question. This should be an ISP gateway (or something manually configured on the Internet side of things.) What's 10.0.0.1 and how did it get there?

[nikkon]

That's a good question….!!! when WAN interface got connected through pppoe i got this which seems correct.Just tested on my old ddwrt.

[stephenw10]

Some ISPs seem to have started handing out gateways like that, in private IP space, apparently in an effort to conserve addresses. Do you still have connectivity?
Change the monitor IP for the WAN interface to something pingable like, for example, 8.8.8.8. in System > Routing, Gateways tab, edit gateway.

Steve

[nikkon]

yes i have link and works fine.
just did that…seems ok now...@least i can see when is really down

[heper]

@stephenw10:

Some ISPs seem to have started handing out gateways like that, in private IP space, apparently in an effort to conserve addresses. Do you still have connectivity?
Change the monitor IP for the WAN interface to something pingable like, for example, 8.8.8.8. in System > Routing, Gateways tab, edit gateway.

Steve

this does mean that is probably impossible to use  e.g. 10.0.0.1/24 on any LAN/OPT/routed subnets connected directly with pfsense ?
i would ask for a discount if that was the case.

[stephenw10]

Interesting question. Does it appear in the routing table?

[nikkon]

default 10.0.0.1 UGS 121059 1492 pppoe0
5.12.101.150 link#7 UHS 0 16384 lo0
8.8.8.8 pppoe0 UHS 477 1492 pppoe0
10.0.0.1 link#7 UH 0 1492 pppoe0
10.20.30.0/24 10.20.30.2 UGS 0 1500 ovpns1
10.20.30.1 link#8 UHS 0 16384 lo0
10.20.30.2 link#8 UH 0 1500 ovpns1
127.0.0.1 link#5 UH 80 16384 lo0
192.168.100.0/24 link#2 U 85661 1500 igb1
192.168.100.1 link#2 UHS 0 16384 lo0
193.231.252.1 10.0.0.1 UGHS 124 1492 pppoe0
213.154.124.1 10.0.0.1 UGHS 113 1492 pppoe0

it does appear !!!

[stephenw10]

Almost certainly not then! Though because it's a pppoe connection it's probably /32 so you could use other IPs from the subnet. I wouldn't though.  ;)

Steve