Setting up Spark (NZ) UFB PPP settings

[pouakai]

Shouldn't that be 8.8.8.8 and not 8.8.8?  However if you can ping Spark's nameserver by IP address, I'd say you've got internet connectivity.  The gateway and route are set during PPPOE negotiation.

You can play with routing tables, use extra interface and create separate subnets on the device, but I've not had reason to do this.

[dazz]

Shouldn't that be 8.8.8.8 and not 8.8.8?

  Yes 8.8.8.8  typo.

However if you can ping Spark's nameserver by IP address, I'd say you've got internet connectivity.  The gateway and route are set during PPPOE negotiation.

  Yes got that but I think I should be able to setup a local static ip in my network for the the gateway. 
Although I can ping the Spark DNS, I still cannot ping Google dns 8.8.8.8 on the internet over my LAN, or from the keyboard connected to the firewall.  That rules out a problem with the LAN setup.  So the remaining problem seems to be that I can't setup a local IP gateway address (eg. 192.168.0.1) on the pppoe.

You can play with routing tables, use extra interface and create separate subnets on the device, but I've not had reason to do this.

I have the most basic setup at present.  WAN and 1x LAN.  By using a keyboard and display connected to the firewall pc, the LAN is out of play.

I know what I want to do, I just haven't found where to do it.
I haven't explored routing tables, but I am thinking for the current basic setup, the default should work. 

[dazz]

Hi
My problem is very close to this topic https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=9653.15 but also slightly different.

I am also an engineer with over 40 years computer experience.  I am also running a  opnsense dedicated 4xLAN fanless PC. I am also trying to get a very basic setup talking to the Internet.  I can also ping the ISP dns server, but not 8.8.8.8.  I cannot get out onto the Internet.  Very frustrating.

[dazz]

Hi
I think I have exactly the same bug described here:  https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/2186
I need to do some checking to see if the routing is off, but the description matches my symptoms.

[dazz]

Hi
I think I have exactly the same bug described here:  https://github.com/opnsense/core/issues/2186
I need to do some checking to see if the routing is off, but the description matches my symptoms.

OK I have confirmed that I have the exact bug. When I force a ping as described in the link above, I get a ping from 8.8.8.8.  A ping from the CLI returns nothing. 
For me, this raises the following issues:
1.  The bug was reported 5 years and over 4 versions ago and is still not fixed, but the issue is closed after timing out, unresolved.
2.  The Telecom NZ changed to Spark over 10 years ago, and it still appears in the opnsense wizard.
3.  The opnsense documentation that I have referred to has been sparse.
4.  A comment in the github indicate higher priority was placed on scheduled releases than QA.  That is scary and has shaken my confidence in opnsense. 

As a security product, it seems that security should be THE priority.  A key enabler of security is QA to minimize the risk of bugs and security holes.   

It appears this bug applies to pppoe connections in-general, not just to my isp.  I don't think it is unreasonable to expect a fix.  I have not tried to reconfigure the routing yet.  I can provide logs and the results of commands to help find a solution. 

[Greelan]

From a skim of the GH issue it seems the problem is only with the setup through the wizard, but manual setup of PPPoE is OK? Have you tried manual setup? I guess it hasn’t been worth anybody’s while, including Telecom NZ/Spark users, to update the wizard.

[dazz]

From a skim of the GH issue it seems the problem is only with the setup through the wizard, but manual setup of PPPoE is OK?

I couldn't use the wizard for telecom, even if I wanted to, because the settings are different.  My entire setup is manual.
I have the additional symptom that I can't ping from the CLI running on the firewall.  No LAN in the middle of that. That could still be a routing issue, but it eliminates the LAN as part of the problem.

Have you tried manual setup?

As above, manual setup is my only option.

I guess it hasn’t been worth anybody’s while, including Telecom NZ/Spark users, to update the wizard.

Although I can code in a number of languages, they don't include PHP or Python.  If no one can or will fix this problem, noting that it affects more than just Telecom NZ/Spark users, then at least there should be a note in the documentation.     I have spent well over a week to end up at a known bug.

[dazz]

Hi
I regret to advise that I have abandoned attempts to get opnsense running.  It just isn't working out for me.  I have spent too many hours not making progress.