pfSense: upgrading in Lab (or how to change WAN configuration and upgrade)

If you get a pfsense on your lab to upgrade it and none of the WAN lines are DHCP you need to follow these steps:
  1. Set Interfaces > WAN to DHCP
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  2. Go to System > Routing and select the new WANDHCP gateway as the default

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  3. Go to System > General and make sure the DNS server has the new WANDHCP gateway selected.

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After the upgrade you need to undo the above ofcourse.
Topic revision: r3 - 24 Jun 2019, NickDemou
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