Hi Gary, Firstly thanks for the prompt response !
I have finally found some documentation, I will go about that shortly. I think one of my problems is DNS and handling those requests. Please confirm how I go about setting up static routes to the DNS servers belonging to a particular WAN connection. Lastly what is the difference between setting up firewall rules under the LAN tab vs the WAN tab ? Regards, Mike Lever Tenacity Films (Pty) Ltd t/a Velocity Films (T) +2711-807-0100 (F) 086-681-7518 http://www.velocityfilms.com CONFIDENTIALITY CAUTION: If you have received this communication in error, please note that it is intended for the addressee only, is privileged and confidential and dissemination or copying prohibited. Please notify us immediately by e-mail and return the original message. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: Gary Buckmaster [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 Feb 2008 05:59 PM To: support@pfsense.com Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] Basics of connecting 2 or more WAN ports Mike, Item 1 is a FAQ. The answer is that pfSense only supports PPPoE on the primary WAN interface. All other OPT interfaces treated as WANs must use a device in front of them to negotiate the PPPoE connection and provide a static IP address. Load balancing is configured in the Load Balancing dialog inside the pfSense webGUI. Consult the pfSense documentation on setting up outbound load balancing. A common mistake people make when configuring outbound load balancing is that they neglect to set up static routes to the DNS servers belonging to a particular WAN connection. -Gary Mike Lever wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have been searching high and low but I cannot seem to find anywhere > a manual or instructions on how to setup multiple WAN ports only, no > DMZ, SMTP , HTTPS etc separation. All I want to do is correctly > balance my 5 DSL lines using PFsense 1.2RC4 > > > > My questions are as follows: > > > > 1. How can I setup multiple PPPoe sessions ? I can see the one WAN > port where it allows me to but on the option cards all I can > select is static and DHCP. If I use DHCP how do I set the > firewall to allow an internal IP address access to the router ? > 2. How does the firewall work ? Where do I set load balancing rules > ? on the LAN / on each WAN port or both ? > 3. What else do I need to set ? > 4. how would I set DNS if I have a separate DHCP server ? > > > > I understand these may be basic questions but seem to be pulling my > hair out over this combination that works very intermittently. > > > > Any feedback would gladly be appreciated ! > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Mike Lever > > > > Tenacity Films (Pty) Ltd t/a > > Velocity Films > > > > (T) +2711-807-0100 > > (F) 086-681-7518 > > http://www.velocityfilms.com > > > > > > *CONFIDENTIALITY CAUTION*: If you have received this communication in > error, please note that it is intended for the addressee only, is > privileged and confidential and dissemination or copying prohibited. > Please notify us immediately by e-mail and return the original > message. Thank you. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
