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

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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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                                      walternet @johnpoz
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                                      @johnpoz

                                      I try to check each param

                                      client
                                      proto udp => field protocol
                                      dev tun => field device mode
                                      ca ca.crt => field ...
                                      dh dh2048.pem => field ...
                                      cert m_nge.crt => field ...
                                      key m_nge.key => field client certificate
                                      remote 151.80.148.150 1281 => fields server host + server port
                                      cipher AES-128-CBC => field data encryption algorithms
                                      verb 2 => field ...
                                      mute 20 => field ...
                                      keepalive 3 10 => field ...
                                      comp-lzo => field ...
                                      persist-key => field ...
                                      persist-tun => field ...
                                      float => field ...
                                      resolv-retry infinite => field ...
                                      nobind => field ...
                                      auth-nocache => field ...
                                      remote-cert-tls server => field ...

                                      a screenshot or precisions would be appreciate to be sure ...

                                      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:

                                        I try to check each param

                                        You said you connected, none of those settings would have anything to do with "routing" or not routing.. If you wan some clients to use your vpn connection, that would be setup via a policy route in your firewall rules.

                                        If you want all of your traffic to go out this vpn that could also be set in your gateways and what is set as default..

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

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

                                          I try to check each param

                                          You said you connected, none of those settings would have anything to do with "routing" or not routing.. If you wan some clients to use your vpn connection, that would be setup via a policy route in your firewall rules.

                                          Perhaps, but not sure ... I really appreciate to have a verif for each field ... only because I didn't change anything in my firewall rules ...
                                          However, I never said I want some client to use my vpn connection
                                          If you really want to help me, please check with me each field in the conf ...

                                          If you want all of your traffic to go out this vpn that could also be set in your gateways and what is set as default..

                                          That's no either the subject ... but thx !

                                          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:

                                            If you really want to help me, please check with me each field in the conf ...

                                            Why would I waste such time.. Again none of those have anything to do with routing.. Just a quick glance your not actually showing the config anyway.. Here is a client config from pfsense for openvpn

                                            [23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@sg4860.local.lan]/var/etc/openvpn/client3: cat config.ovpn 
                                            dev ovpnc3
                                            disable-dco
                                            verb 1
                                            dev-type tun
                                            dev-node /dev/tun3
                                            writepid /var/run/openvpn_client3.pid
                                            #user nobody
                                            #group nobody
                                            script-security 3
                                            daemon
                                            keepalive 10 60
                                            ping-timer-rem
                                            persist-tun
                                            persist-key
                                            proto udp4
                                            auth SHA256
                                            up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                                            down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                                            local 209.snipped
                                            tls-client
                                            lport 0
                                            management /var/etc/openvpn/client3/sock unix
                                            remote 209.snipped 1194 udp4
                                            pull
                                            capath /var/etc/openvpn/client3/ca
                                            cert /var/etc/openvpn/client3/cert 
                                            key /var/etc/openvpn/client3/key 
                                            tls-crypt /var/etc/openvpn/client3/tls-crypt 
                                            data-ciphers CHACHA20-POLY1305:AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM
                                            data-ciphers-fallback AES-128-GCM
                                            allow-compression no
                                            resolv-retry infinite
                                            route-noexec
                                            tls-version-min 1.3
                                            route-nopull
                                            [23.05.1-RELEASE][admin@sg4860.local.lan]/var/etc/openvpn/client3: 
                                            

                                            Not sure what you posted - but clearly its not complete, nor a screenshot even from your gui setup of your client, etc.

                                            So how do I know if you even put in what you posted, etc.

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