pfSense/networking idiot needs help :)

[Ev0]

As title, I'm trying to setup an environment within VMWare workstation 10 that has multiple host only VMNets all connected to interfaces on a virtual instance of pfSense, with one NAT'd VMNet acting as the WAN interface.

Now the first LAN interface on pfSense is working fine, it can get out to the internet, see all the other pfSense interfaces etc.

But none of the other interfaces (which are OPT interfaces) seem to be working as I'd expect, i.e. like the LAN interface.

I'll be the first to admit I'm a bit lost with this, but any ideas from what I've said as to what might be wrong? What information would be helpful to work this out?

I need to be able to connect from one interface to another on the internal virtual network side, and also get out to the internet through the WAN interface on pfSense.

Does any of that make sense to someone?

 

[ASE001]

First check the firewall rules, allow everthing first on opt1. Protcol any, source any, destination any. Remember by default everything is blocked on pfsense interfaces. If that still doesn't work then it's not a firewall issue. If that works then you will need to delete that rule and create new rules to open ports needed for internet access, which will depend on what you are accessing?

If it still doesn't work then check that opt1 hasn't picked up the same interface as the lan interface. Go to asign interfaces and check that the mac addresses are different or the interface name is different em0=wan em1=lan em2=opt1 em3=opt2 etc.

Then start looking at your network connection from your host, check the virtual NICs are the same for the lan as opt1. Do they need to be bridged from the host NICs.

If you are still stuck post your config here or screen shots of your setup and I maybe able to suggest other things to try.

 

[Ev0]

Cheers I'll have another play today and see what happens, my config appears to be the same as a colleagues that works fine but there's obviously something wrong with it!

He's not free to help until tomorrow so will have another go myself today.

 

[Ev0]

Just to follow up, I redid my pfSense VM from scratch, set it up the same way with the same interface config and firewall rules etc, all worked this time.

Very weird!

All I've done is assign IPs to each of my interfaces, and added firewall rules in to allow traffic between them.