Hi people,
I will admit that I am not experienced with Pfsense however I got the impression that a standard install with the wan and lan being set up correctly should just at the very least allow me to connect to the Webgui? I have tried using a Dell Optiplex 7010 i5-3570 with an intel l350-T4 nic which didn't seem to work (I did try reinstalling several times and following various online suggestions relating to similar looking problems). I then decided perhaps the reconditioned nic could be a problem so I bought an intel x540-T2 to have another go with (still no joy). I then (in the wisdom of my inexperience) bought a Dell Poweredge R210ii as I thought maybe there was some sort of conflict with the Optiplex 7010 or that it was also perhaps faulty.
At one point I did get access to the webgui for long enough to go through the first time...