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    Unable to see individual IP addresses from client machine in pfsense

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      chimwemwe
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      Hie guys, am stuck and I need assistance from someone out there. I have setup pfsense 2.1.3 on my network and it seems pfsense cant display any of the individual client IP addresses on my network. I have the following setup:

      mtl fiber converter modem(internet) =>pfsense2.1.3 => cisco 2800 series router => Cisco catalyst 3560G series( configured with 5Vlans) =>> client pcs

      mtl converter default gateway address:
      41.87.6.121/29

      Pfsense interface setup
      Wan ip address = 41.87.6.124/29
      Lan ip address = 172.22.30.230/29

      Cisco router interface setup
      Outside ip address => 172.22.30.229/29
      Inside ip address =>172.22.30.2/26

      switch interface setup
      ip address =>172.22.30.0/26
      Vlan1 =172.22.31.0/24 'for all the client machines
      vlan2 =172.22.30.64/26 servers

      From this setup, the problem is coming in when I want to monitor clients activity in pfsense. Instead of viewing the individual client addresses I happen to only see the IP address for the outside port of the router as the source of the packets. I actually dont know where am going wrong. Your support guys will be appreciated greatly guys.

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        KOM
        last edited by

        This is normal behaviour.  The Cisco 2800 is NATing your clients behind it, just like how your pfSense WAN NATs the LAN traffic behind it.  Do you even need that 2800 in the mix, or could you replace it with a switch?

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