So, new Clear user here, looks like what I need so far, but I have run into an issue. I have an old server that I have re-purposed and added some network cards to to provide routing and firewall. There are 2 10/100 ports, and 4 gig ports. I configured the WAN to use 1 of the gig ports (we have a 1 gig internet connection) and one of the other gigs as the LAN side, with the other 4 ports unconfigured (I just wanted to get the primary network up and running at a gig).
LAN side worked fine, but no matter which gig port I used, it would not connect to the internet. I made one of the 10/100 ports the WAN side, and it worked like a charm. Same settings, same DNS, same LAN settings. Is there some limitation on the WAN ports in Clear? The internet connects to my desktop using the same IP settings at a gig just fine.
LAN side worked fine, but no matter which gig port I used, it would not connect to the internet. I made one of the 10/100 ports the WAN side, and it worked like a charm. Same settings, same DNS, same LAN settings. Is there some limitation on the WAN ports in Clear? The internet connects to my desktop using the same IP settings at a gig just fine.
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Steven,
If you logon to your ClearOS box and issue the "ifconfig" command do both NICs show up, i.e., eth0 and eth1? Does the output from "ifconfig ethX" look correct? Can you ping towards the Internet, i.e., your ISP modem or something like google.com?
If those things work that implies your WAN NIC is okay. You mentioned the LAN NIC on ClearOS is okay. I assume that means you can logon to your ClearOS webadmin from a PC on your LAN? If you do an "ipconfig /all" from a PC on your LAN does that look correct? Your ClearOS box should be the default gateway.
If both these things are true that implies something like the Firewall, Squid, Content Filtering, etc., is disrupting access to the Internet from your LAN. -
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Hi Steven,
Just a thought: What are your settings under "Network - Settings - IP Settings" ?
All your network port should be listed there. Can it be, that the gig ports are set (as role) to LAN, not External? If yes set the gig port to external and everything should be fine I hope.
Best
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The 4 gig ports are Intel (not in front of the machine right now, don't remember the chip) and they do connect at a gig on the lan side. I have tried each port as both LAN and WAN, and every one of them gets connectivity on the LAN side, gives out IP addresses, and I can reach the web interface from them. The 10/100 ports also work on the WAN side, and I can get throughput of 95-100mbps (or so claims speedtest.net) -
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