====== PFSense - Gateway - Gateway Monitoring ====== To monitor the Gateway to check it is up. Navigate to **System -> Routing -> Gateways -> WAN_PPPOE**: * Click **Edit**. * Monitor IP: **9.9.9.9**. **NOTE:** This allows pfSense to make sure the WAN_PPPOE connection is up. * Not all Gateways respond to ICMP request so this gets around that issue. * This is needed to control what happens when your connection goes down. * You can use any reliable IP you want. * Make sure you check the IP responds to a PING manually so you know it will work for the monitor. * pfSense creates a static route to 9.9.9.9, which is hidden.