I recently put a pfSense firewall between my router and my cable modem. My router is now in AP mode, so it is just forwarding traffic to the firewall and the firewall is acting as a router.
My question is: what do I need to enable in the firewall so that I can see it listed in router monitoring?
In SNMP, it has the IP address listed, but nothing in the drop-down list for WAN interface. If I change to UPnP, the firewall is not listed in the Gateway Name drop-down list.
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How to monitor traffic from pfSense firewall
Started by Jeremy A.
Jeremy A.
How to monitor traffic from pfSense firewall 31 January 2024, 15:47 |
Re: How to monitor traffic from pfSense firewall 31 January 2024, 15:58 |
Admin Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 897 |
You would need to enable SNMP in pfSense.
If you leave the default 'public' connection string, then it should work right away. Otherwise, you will need to access the Settings are in NetWorx as shown below and match those details with the ones in pfSense.
If you leave the default 'public' connection string, then it should work right away. Otherwise, you will need to access the Settings are in NetWorx as shown below and match those details with the ones in pfSense.
Jeremy A.
Re: How to monitor traffic from pfSense firewall 01 February 2024, 09:27 |
That is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for the help.
I did notice that after changing the connection string, the data did not get saved. I clicked the test button and it showed me the correct information for the pfSense device. I clicked OK and started adding the interfaces. None of the interfaces were showing data in the graphs. I went back into router settings and the connection string was set back to 'public'.
After realizing the issue, I changed the connection string in pfSense, added all of the interfaces again, and was able to see the traffic. I am good with things in the current state, but I did want to share the bug that I found.
I did notice that after changing the connection string, the data did not get saved. I clicked the test button and it showed me the correct information for the pfSense device. I clicked OK and started adding the interfaces. None of the interfaces were showing data in the graphs. I went back into router settings and the connection string was set back to 'public'.
After realizing the issue, I changed the connection string in pfSense, added all of the interfaces again, and was able to see the traffic. I am good with things in the current state, but I did want to share the bug that I found.
Re: How to monitor traffic from pfSense firewall 03 February 2024, 12:33 |
Admin Registered: 10 years ago Posts: 897 |