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    Stale WG session ?

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    • chudakC
      chudak @cmcdonald
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      @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

      @chudak Is it just DNS resolution that stops working or is it all connectivity?

      That's a good question, I have not tried using IPs
      Suspect it's DNS but will try using IPs next time it happens

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      • chudakC
        chudak @chudak
        last edited by

        @cmcdonald

        I was wrong - no connectivity at all, can't ping my router/gateway or 8.8.8.8

        any clues ?

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        • cmcdonaldC
          cmcdonald Netgate Developer @chudak
          last edited by

          @chudak And if you toggle the iOS client on and off everything starts working again?

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          • chudakC
            chudak @cmcdonald
            last edited by

            @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

            @chudak And if you toggle the iOS client on and off everything starts working again?

            Precisely

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            • chudakC
              chudak
              last edited by

              @cmcdonald

              This is extremely annoying :(

              Wonder if you had a chance to find a suspect?

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              • cmcdonaldC
                cmcdonald Netgate Developer @chudak
                last edited by

                @chudak Try the latest package version 0.1.5_3, which includes a pretty significant fix that impacts handshakes.

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                • chudakC
                  chudak @cmcdonald
                  last edited by

                  @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

                  @chudak Try the latest package version 0.1.5_3, which includes a pretty significant fix that impacts handshakes.

                  Thanks
                  But I will wait for it to be in stable release
                  Any clues for its eta?

                  @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

                  @chudak Try the latest package version 0.1.5_3, which includes a pretty significant fix that impacts handshakes.

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                  • cmcdonaldC
                    cmcdonald Netgate Developer @chudak
                    last edited by

                    @chudak Should in all stable branches now.

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                    • chudakC
                      chudak @cmcdonald
                      last edited by

                      @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

                      @chudak Should in all stable branches now.

                      Installed it, but so far not sure if this issue was fixed.

                      Have you been able to reproduce it?
                      Why do you think it’s fixed?

                      Thx

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                      • chudakC
                        chudak @chudak
                        last edited by

                        @chudak
                        @cmcdonald

                        Actually, I left my iPhone on 5G network and WG connected and so far after > 3 hours, I see no problems.

                        :)

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                        • cmcdonaldC
                          cmcdonald Netgate Developer @chudak
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                          @chudak Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated.

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                          • chudakC
                            chudak @cmcdonald
                            last edited by chudak

                            @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

                            @chudak Thanks for the feedback! Much appreciated.

                            I don't see a stale state as often as I used to, but it's not completely fixed AFAICS

                            I will be paying more attention and see if other users provide more data points.

                            @Lakitu78 You saw the same problem, can you see if it's better/same/worse on the latest release?

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                            • chudakC
                              chudak
                              last edited by

                              @cmcdonald

                              This problem is not fixed and is very annoying :(

                              It's very simple to test - connect WG on an iPhone and see if you can use the phone for a whole day.
                              The iPhone becomes unresponsive and no DNS names get resolved until WG I disable and then activate again.

                              Please take a look at it!

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                              • cmcdonaldC
                                cmcdonald Netgate Developer @chudak
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                                @chudak I have not been able to replicate this issue as of yet. I have several devices that maintain connections all the time without issue. Can you upgrade to 2.6.0-RC and give v0.1.6 a test?

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                                • chudakC
                                  chudak @cmcdonald
                                  last edited by

                                  @cmcdonald said in Stale WG session ?:

                                  @chudak I have not been able to replicate this issue as of yet. I have several devices that maintain connections all the time without issue. Can you upgrade to 2.6.0-RC and give v0.1.6 a test?

                                  I want to wait till 2.6.0 is released.

                                  The devices that you maintain connected to WG all the time, do you turn them off or they are on all the time?

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                                    hvbakel
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                                    Just chiming in that I've seen the same issue with the official wireguard app on Android. The symptoms are the same with an always-on VPN connection that stays on for a day or more but eventually goes stale with no connectivity. A reconnect will fix the issue but it will return occasionally once every 1-3 days. I've noticed it most on first use in the morning after the phone has been idle during the night.

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                                    • chudakC
                                      chudak @hvbakel
                                      last edited by

                                      @hvbakel

                                      The frequency of this problem I see on iPhone is 1-3 hours

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                                        ericafterdark @chudak
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                                        @chudak said in Stale WG session ?:

                                        @hvbakel

                                        The frequency of this problem I see on iPhone is 1-3 hours

                                        So this is an issue on iOS with the latest WireGuard app?

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                                        • chudakC
                                          chudak @ericafterdark
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                                          @eirikrcoquere

                                          Yes in my case

                                          And i saw somebody saying it's the same problem on Android

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                                            ericafterdark @chudak
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                                            @chudak said in Stale WG session ?:

                                            @eirikrcoquere

                                            Yes in my case

                                            And i saw somebody saying it's the same problem on Android

                                            I need to give it a try. Are there any good up-to-date tutorials for setting things up in pfSense and iPhone? Last time I tried the handshake went well but I had no internet.

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