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    Introducing Netgate Nexus: Multi-Instance Management at Your Fingertips.

    Turn pfsense into a pure router problem !

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    • W Offline
      whitexp
      last edited by

      Good evening ,
      to make the pfsense a pure router (without the firewall function by) the doc tells you to set the option to disable packet filter, but always when I do that devices on the LAN can not send or receive Internet packages.
      If I see the ping option in pfsense, I can verify that it (the pfsense itself) with this internet normally.

      Any hint or solution?

      Thank you .

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      • DerelictD Offline
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        You are turning off NAT when you do that.

        Do all your LAN devices have routable IP addresses?

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        • W Offline
          whitexp
          last edited by

          Sorry i dont understand what you mean about routable IP .

          In my Pfsense wan is ADSL with ppoe method  and LAN is 192.168.2.1(Pfsense) and  devices are 192.168.2.2  - 192.168.2.254

          Thanks for reply

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            doktornotor Banned
            last edited by

            The non-RFC1918 IPs. None of those you mentioned. You need something to NAT those eventually, pfSense or a box in front of its WAN. Kinda don't get the purpose of what you trying to do.

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              KOM
              last edited by

              Sorry i dont understand what you mean about routable IP .

              :o  You don't understand a basic element of networking and you're trying to disable your firewall.  I'm with the other guys in asking what the heck you're really trying to do.

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