Hi folks,
The intention is to set up a small homelab. Its a Lenovo mini PC Intel i5-6500, 32GB RAM.Bare Metal, has proxmox on it. Followed by pfSense installation, All works well, until I create vmbr1 in proxmox AND create a LAN interface in pfSense. The moment I ADD and save this LAN interface (via assigned IP :=192.168.2.1), the pfsense Web GUI goes out.
Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue:
Despite all these steps, the WebGUI is still inaccessible, but LAN is confirmed working via ping. Looking for further guidance or alternative troubleshooting steps.
The intention is to set up a small homelab. Its a Lenovo mini PC Intel i5-6500, 32GB RAM.Bare Metal, has proxmox on it. Followed by pfSense installation, All works well, until I create vmbr1 in proxmox AND create a LAN interface in pfSense. The moment I ADD and save this LAN interface (via assigned IP :=192.168.2.1), the pfsense Web GUI goes out.
Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue:
- Network Configuration:
- Assigned vmbr1 as the LAN interface in pfSense.
- Verified that LAN is reachable via ping (192.168.2.1).
- Checked WebGUI Service:
- Ran ps aux | grep php-fpm to confirm if WebConfigurator is running.
- Restarted WebGUI using /etc/rc.restart_webgui.
- Forced a reset via pfSsh.php playback resetwebgui.
- Firewall & Access Checks:
- Disabled firewall temporarily using pfctl -d.
- Tried accessing http://192.168.2.1 instead of HTTPS.
- Cleared browser cache & tried different browsers.
- Checked Lighttpd Service:
- Verified installation with pkg info | grep lighttpd.
- Attempted manual restart using /usr/local/sbin/lighttpd -f /var/etc/lighty-webConfigurator.conf.
- Reinstalled Lighttpd (pkg install -y lighttpd).
Despite all these steps, the WebGUI is still inaccessible, but LAN is confirmed working via ping. Looking for further guidance or alternative troubleshooting steps.
