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    Wireguard server and client

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      neil1454
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      Hi

      Is it possible to run a Wireguard server for remote network accessing and also the ability to run Wireguard client to have the likes of Private Internet access service at the same time?

      Thanks

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        Should be fine as long as there's no subnet conflict.

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          neil1454 @stephenw10
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          @stephenw10

          Is running both at the same time a use case that people do without issues on pfsense?

          Glinet routers support the ability to do both.
          But not really customisable.

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            psp
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            I'm currently running an instance as server for road warriors connections and one as client for outbound traffic via NordVPN without issues:
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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              Yeah there's no significant difference there. It's just multiple instances.

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                neil1454 @psp
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                @psp was this difficult to set up?

                I will have pfsense connected to an existing router with DHCP server disabled as my main router will handle DHCP.

                so I want to use pfsense to connect remotely and then manually add clients on LAN to have an IP from pfsense that will have wireguard private Internet access VPN access.

                Also remote wireguard clients to route through PIA VPN should I choose.

                Doable without allot of messing ?

                Thanks

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                  psp
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                  Wireguard act as an interface. If you are confident about routing configurations it is doable.
                  I own a GL.iNet Beryl AX and let me say that Wireguard configuration is more or less the same (actually maybe a little bit simpler on GL.iNet).
                  Not so immediate to setup a Wireguard client on both devices with NordVPN, but this is a specific provider issue...

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