Pfsense not sending traffic after reboots
Pfsense not sending traffic after reboots
This setup seems unusual to me. I opted for a DIY PFSense router mainly for educational purposes rather than practical need. Now my apartment has a coax connection with 1GB speeds, routed through the router in bridge mode. It connects Cat 6 to the PFSense device (version 2.6.0) which features a micro-ITX board with two 1GB ports. The second port links into a basic unmanaged Netgear 5 switch. My gaming PC, "NAS," along with an Apple Airport Extreme and other devices, are all attached. The main problem is that my PCs go offline every night, even though they’re connected via Ethernet to the switch. I’ve tried resetting the network troubleshooter occasionally—it works about 20% of the time—but it only fixes a small fraction. I usually have to disconnect and reconnect the cable each time I turn on the PC. Once reconnected through the Airport Extreme, it functions normally until the next day when I restart it. The Windows Network Troubleshooter often shows errors like “this computer doesn’t have a valid IP address,” though I’m not sure what it means. So far, I’ve assigned static IPs and reinstalled PFSense twice. I’m really unsure how to proceed. This is my first deep dive into networking after getting a PC in December, so I apologize if my explanation is unclear or if I missed something. I’ve attached a diagram of my network layout in case that helps. TLDR: no IP assigned... I think
I occasionally don't receive IP addresses from the local network. I'm currently connected to the standard 192.168.1.x range.
Run the command in a terminal or command prompt. Here’s the expected output:
```
Host Name: YourComputerName
IP Address: 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
```
Make sure to replace `YourComputerName` with your actual machine name.