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    OpenVPN Client Issue with VPN.S (VPNSecure.me) after upgrading 2.6 -> 2.7

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      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @walternet
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      @walternet said in OpenVPN Client Issue with VPN.S (VPNSecure.me) after upgrading 2.6 -> 2.7:

      proxy-at1.vpnsecure.me

      that doesn't resolve either, and that is not what the log says it was trying to connect too.. So if their plan is to move to naming scheme like that - its isn't currently working..

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        walternet @johnpoz
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        that doesn't resolve either, and that is not what the log says it was trying to connect too.. So if their plan is to move to naming scheme like that - its isn't currently working..

        I saw that, yes ... :'-(

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          heuvep
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          Some one any news on this problem?

          grt

          Pierre

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            walternet @heuvep
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            @heuvep nope
            I asked them via Facebook
            I published a twit on X

            Nothing ... Cerebral death

            W.

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              heuvep @walternet
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              @walternet

              Still nothing found?

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                johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @heuvep
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                @heuvep I still do not show them resolving..

                Contact the company - sure hope you didn't pay for a year in advance..

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                  heuvep @johnpoz
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                  @johnpoz

                  I did install the app on my phone and then the vpn did work. So there is something wrong in the settings icw pfsense. Does anyone has the right serverlist?

                  grt

                  Pierre

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                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @heuvep
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                    @heuvep said in OpenVPN Client Issue with VPN.S (VPNSecure.me) after upgrading 2.6 -> 2.7:

                    here is something wrong in the settings icw pfsense

                    Maybe the app uses a hard coded IP? What I can tell you is the names they list on their sites for the end points do not resolve on the public internet. That is just fact..

                    Its quite possible maybe they changed them - what I would be really concerned with is zero answer to support request.. If they changed their fqdn they use for their end points, they clearly should list them or let their clients know etc..

                    Per their own instructions says to use a list from here.

                    https://www.vpnsecure.me/vpn-locations//

                    None of those resolve..

                    $ dig us1.vpnsecure.me
                    
                    ; <<>> DiG 9.16.44 <<>> us1.vpnsecure.me
                    ;; global options: +cmd
                    ;; Got answer:
                    ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NXDOMAIN, id: 55199
                    ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 1, ADDITIONAL: 1
                    
                    ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
                    ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
                    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
                    ;us1.vpnsecure.me.              IN      A
                    
                    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
                    vpnsecure.me.           3600    IN      SOA     darwin.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2321840821 10000 2400 604800 1800
                    
                    ;; Query time: 42 msec
                    ;; SERVER: 192.168.3.10#53(192.168.3.10)
                    ;; WHEN: Mon Oct 09 14:35:39 Central Daylight Time 2023
                    ;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 109
                    

                    So no it would not be possible for pfsense to connect to some fqdn that does not resolve on the public internet. That is not something wrong with pfsense.

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                      heuvep @johnpoz
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                      @johnpoz

                      I did find out that they not use dns anymore but hard ip adres. I did regenerate a new config zip file and then you get a email with the config files and then you see it uses ip adres and not dns.

                      client
                      proto udp
                      dev tun
                      remote 212.83.133.203 1281
                      cipher AES-128-CBC
                      verb 3
                      mute 20
                      keepalive 10 120
                      comp-lzo
                      float
                      persist-key
                      persist-tun
                      resolv-retry infinite
                      nobind
                      auth-nocache
                      remote-cert-tls server

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                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @heuvep
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                        @heuvep well that would explain the problem - so nice of them to let their users know ;)

                        So you should update your config on pfsense to use IP vs fqdn (that doesn't resolve) and you should be good to go then.

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                          heuvep @johnpoz
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                          @johnpoz

                          Thats correct, if you login with your account ont there portal and generate a new config for your self it uses ip adres instead of fqdn. it will be update in the back in the app but they have not communicate at all. Yesterday i did receive a mail and that triggert me. I will test today to see if it works.
                          So if you do not use the app you need the new ip adresses and hope they do no change all the time!

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                            heuvep @heuvep
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                            @heuvep

                            Yes it works now. So you need to use the ipadres.

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                              walternet @heuvep
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                              @heuvep & all

                              Hi guys !

                              Thanx for this tip / generation of new config
                              I tested with success with remote 212.83.133.203 1281 => I have connexion, but a very bad rate ... :-(

                              Of course, I asked a new config server, but I just receive .. nothing !

                              So, can we share a list of IP adresses please ? Besides 212.83.133.203, do we know another IP adresses ?
                              Can we also share location for each IP ?

                              Have a nice day !

                              Regards

                              W.

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                                heuvep @walternet
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                                @walternet

                                When you login the portal you can generate the config file your self. You then get a zip file with lot of ovpn files from diffrent country's. You can find the ipadres in that file

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                                  heuvep @heuvep
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                                  @heuvep

                                  usa -> 216.105.168.250

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                                    heuvep @walternet
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                                    @walternet

                                    I did receive a anwser from helpdesk :

                                    ========= RESPOND ABOVE THIS LINE =========
                                    Yes this is normal, DNS is not working at the moment.
                                    Please go there:
                                    https://www.vpnsecure.me/members/index.php?do=profile
                                    And click "Generate Server Configs", you'll receive them by email.
                                    Best Regards,
                                    Adrian.

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                                      walternet @heuvep
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                                      Hi @heuvep

                                      I finally received an answer by mail last friday (with
                                      however, after revisiting my pfSense configuration with following params (see below), OpenVpn Tunnel is up, but none traffic can be routed inside ... :-(
                                      of course, no modif in pfSense FW rules between old config (down) and new (up)

                                      client
                                      proto udp
                                      dev tun
                                      ca ca.crt
                                      dh dh2048.pem
                                      cert m_nge.crt
                                      key m_nge.key
                                      remote 151.80.148.150 1281
                                      cipher AES-128-CBC
                                      verb 2
                                      mute 20
                                      keepalive 3 10
                                      comp-lzo
                                      persist-key
                                      persist-tun
                                      float
                                      resolv-retry infinite
                                      nobind
                                      auth-nocache
                                      remote-cert-tls server

                                      Did I miss something ? Can you please confirm each field ?

                                      Regards !!

                                      W.

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                                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @walternet
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                                        @walternet said in OpenVPN Client Issue with VPN.S (VPNSecure.me) after upgrading 2.6 -> 2.7:

                                        but none traffic can be routed inside

                                        What can not be routed where?

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                                          walternet @johnpoz
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                                          @johnpoz

                                          no traffic inside VPN.S OpenVPN tunnel whereas flux should be OK (no change in menu Firewall / Rules / LAN )

                                          I think I missed something in my VPN.S client configuration (menu services / VPN / openvpn / client) ; I look for what, so my question ...

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                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @walternet
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                                            @walternet said in OpenVPN Client Issue with VPN.S (VPNSecure.me) after upgrading 2.6 -> 2.7:

                                            no traffic inside VPN.S OpenVPN tunnel whereas flux should be OK

                                            Not helping to be honest, its more like you just had a stroke or something.. "whereas flux should be OK " ???

                                            I think I missed something in my VPN.S client configuration

                                            How would you have missed something.. If all you did was upgrade there wouldn't be any changes, etc..

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