Routing problem between two pfsense and vpns
Hello, we have two pfSense with this configs:#------------------------------------------------ Pfsense1 (10.128.0.251): - WAN: x.x.x.220/29 next hop x.x.x.217/29 - LAN: 10.128.0.0/24 - IPSEC: -...
View ArticleIPSec/IKEv2 authenticating LDAP
Hello everyone!I'm trying unsuccessfully to configure an IPSec / IKEv2 VPN (Windows 10 clients) using authentication on an LDAP server (samba + ldap on Ubuntu). I can already get PFSense to...
View ArticlePfSense not responding to ping on WAN interface
Hopefully I explain this correctly. I have a virtual network on my desktop using hyper-v. On the virtual network is a pfsense machine, win server and window 10 machine. My LAN network is...
View ArticleQuestion about single x4 VS dual x2 NIC for pfsense
Hi all!I'm looking at getting the Intel I350-T4V2 and am wondering, is there any advantage to going with dual x2 Intel NIC VS a single quad from a security point of view?Also, if I wanted to run a...
View ArticlePFSENSE NAT 1:1 Routing IPsec Issues
I’ve got a 1:1 NAT rule setup to a customers Draytek, this routes through a pfsense firewall and works in terms of internet connection. But the customer is unable to get an IPSec connection working....
View ArticleUnconfirmed Pfsense NIC worries
I am building a new pfsense machine very soon, it's going to be second hand for a lot of the gear. I have two options right now about the router itself. I want to use either an HP DL 360 G7 or a Dell...
View ArticlePFSense configured as just a router without NAt?
We were issued a routed subnet from our ISP. They gave us a single WAN address and a /29 public subnet to put on the LAN side of our router. To configure this correctly, we need two routers. One that's...
View ArticleSyncing problems 2 sites PFSense
I installed Pfsense with 2 sites in a lab. Created an AD environment, site A and site B and a DFS environment. Every Site has a DFS server.I noticed, when using DFS with PFSense, the FSense isn't...
View ArticleUsing a L3 Switch to expand a pfSense device
I’ve been experimenting with pfSense on an old, power-hungry computer and would now like to install the software on something more practical.I'd like to connect three separate LANs to the pfSense, and...
View ArticleSnort performance on pfSense (SG-5100) with 1gbbs circuit
We've been requested to implement and IDS/IPS on our network. We currently use pfSense running on a SG-5100 appliance ( Intel Atom 2.2 GHz 4-Core) and I'd like to run Snort to tick the IDS/IPS box. Our...
View ArticlePFsense installed on VM but LAN port on actual machine has no internet
I have installed pfsense on a VMWare and had 3 NIC on the actual machine. Had assigned 3 network adapter on virtual WAN, LAN and LAN2. WAN is now working but i can get internet on the LAN if i connect...
View ArticleNo Available Package in PFSense Package Manager
I'm getting "Unable to retrieve package information" under the Available Packages. I tried to factory reset my box and I'm still getting the same error. Please advise on how to fix this. Thanks in...
View ArticleBOGON Message for Security Cameras
My router has been blocking access to my security cameras. The system logs state " Feb 24 14:05:49arpwatch91789bogon 192.168.2.108 9c:8e:cd:21:bf:87". Each of these messages is tagged with the IP of...
View ArticleChoosing a hardware for my home network with Pfsense FW (VBox,KVM,ESXi)
I am quite new to pfsense and only installed it on a host Win10 Laptop(HP Omen 17 with 32GB RAM) with Virtualbox VM and ESXi VM. Laptop has 2 NICs: 1st on mainboard and 2nd one using thunderbolt 3...
View ArticleSAGE Access
Hello,I recently installed PFsense on an PC with 2 NIC cards, it has been working on perfectly. However i am faced with a challenge i cant seem to be in a position to set up SAGE access from the...
View ArticleCaptive Portal - Allow MAC address file location
pfsense , Radius, ADusually, Users log in via captive portal after joining the WIFI network. Laptops are configured on autopilot so that users login to the laptop with their O365 creds. Problem is when...
View ArticleVirtual Pfsense Security
Hi all,Iv been recently looking into putting my pfsense router into a VM as it’s running on really overpowered hardware and I’d like to make use of the spare resources. I have been looking into the...
View ArticleOpenVPN Active Directory Authentication
Hello all,I currently have a functioning Server 2019 Active Directory environment.I am looking at replacing the FortiClient VPN with OpenVPN running on PFsense 21.02.The FortiClient VPN uses the Active...
View ArticleHow can I use my pfSense router as a DNS server? Want DNS lookup for my devices
I have a VM that is running Win Svr 2012 R2 and doing all the standard AD, DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, etc. DNS and DHCP work 100% in lab, but that's only for VMs (not physical devices on the LAN). Also,...
View ArticleVLANs not working properly in pfsense
I am a noob when it comes to networking stuff but I try to learn from everything.I got pFSense up and running and decided to create some VLANs for Guests and IOT devices. I setup the rules following...
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