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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 @heuvep
      last edited by johnpoz

      @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
              last edited by

              @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
                        last edited by walternet

                        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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                                        walternet @johnpoz
                                        last edited by walternet

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

                                        Please note we are in a particular case, around VPN.S provider ...
                                        Regarding my post, I only share information communicated by provider ; as I said, I just try WITH PEOPLE WHO SHARES THE SAME DIFFICULTIES WITH THIS PROVIDER to confront configurations and experience return

                                        @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

                                        If you answer, it's because you have solution ... or not !
                                        If you don't want to waste such time, don't answer ... I didn't ping you, but @heuvep

                                        [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.

                                        see above ...

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

                                        I didn't catch your point, but thx anyway for your efforts

                                        Regards

                                        W.

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                                          walternet @walternet
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                                          I found my issue : compression param was misconfigured ! :-)

                                          I was able to find thanks to @johnpoz config share !

                                          Regards

                                          W.

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                                            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @walternet
                                            last edited by johnpoz

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

                                            compression param was misconfigured

                                            which has nothing to do with "routing" which was your question.. Glad you got it sorted!

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