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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @rtorres
      last edited by johnpoz

      @rtorres said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

      https://v2uploads.zopim.io/p/2/L/p2LbwLkvfQoSdzOl6VEltzQA6StiZqrs/6994fa408e6b3087ac699037647c2fa0c3dfa783.pdf

      You can attach pdf's to posts, as long as they are not too big.. But the link should be fine.

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        yucca1960
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        I tried to upload the pdf but was too big. Also you can use the ivpn guide for pfsense wireguard and add the kill switch, it does work perfectly

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        • Bob.DigB
          Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @rtorres
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          @rtorres said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

          Hopefully this can be accomplished.

          Sure, I said you only can have one connection to them.

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            Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @rtorres
            last edited by Bob.Dig

            @rtorres said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

            I just got the guide for WireGuard!! :)

            Wonder why they say:

            Go to Interfaces > LAN and set the MSS to 1412

            I think this is bad advice. Also those guides want you to disable your WAN-connection entirely which is not a good idea, PBR is the way. 🙅

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              yucca1960 @Bob.Dig
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              @Bob-Dig can you explain what PBR means? Thanks

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                flat4 @yucca1960
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                @yucca1960
                Pro Bull Riding

                but that's not it

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                • Bob.DigB
                  Bob.Dig LAYER 8
                  last edited by Bob.Dig

                  I am under the impression now that surfshark isn't working well with pfSense in general. Lately I only tested with one tunnel and that still made problems after some time (going down after 10-30 minutes and coming up again), even with MTU 1420.
                  But can it be, is WireGuard in FreeBSD so much different than in linux because I have no problems using OpenWRT with them. 😦

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                  • rtorresR
                    rtorres Rebel Alliance @Bob.Dig
                    last edited by rtorres

                    @Bob-Dig Surfshark has been working great for me, MTU 1420 and all no down time what so ever.

                    As bad idea as people would think, I have 4 instances going on with Surfshark - San Jose, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

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                    Although I have been getting a lot of high latency for San Francisco - even though I live about an hour away...

                    Which location are you connecting to? Maybe I can give it a try and report back :)

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                    • Bob.DigB
                      Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @rtorres
                      last edited by Bob.Dig

                      @rtorres said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

                      Which location are you connecting to?

                      Germany, aren't you tired right now? 😁

                      My testing, with only one tunnel, could have been flawed. On the other hand, it is what I have seen long before, so I have my doubts. For me, it is not working well with pfSense and good enough with OpenWRT, all virtualized.

                      Have you watched your tunnels closely for some time? Maybe Surfshark doesn't like me.

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                      • Bob.DigB
                        Bob.Dig LAYER 8
                        last edited by Bob.Dig

                        I just realized that there is a even worse explanation to this: I don't have a "VPN-killswitch" for OpenWRT. And the guide on surfshark for OpenWRT is just trash (confirmed)!
                        That means, I don't see problems on OpenWRT because I have leaks!
                        @rtorres Now my question to you, have you done any "leak protection" for your setup on pfSense?

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                        • rtorresR
                          rtorres Rebel Alliance @Bob.Dig
                          last edited by rtorres

                          @Bob-Dig LOL YES! But insomnia always wins so I'm always up ALL night!

                          I watch them literally every morning, spot check during the day, and at night.

                          I make it a ritual to constantly check because I have Wireguard on my devices to 'remote' to my pfSense to take advantage of pfBlockerNG and Surfshark/IVPN VPN services.

                          I did not include ANY kill switches like IVPN suggests (not too sure if the Surfshark had that on their guide). I only included static routes and rules to allow from VPN server to WAN - although IDK if this is needed since this was part of the kill switch.

                          I am constantly checking on dnsleaktest.com for any leaks.. but so far so good, only the DNS I specified have been popping up. But I am thinking of just removing VPN DNS servers and hosting it 'in-house.'

                          I will add Germany to my list and monitor. I am curious as IVPN has been behaving but I see Surfshark has been a bit crazy with latency and packet loss...

                          I get a good 1.21Gbps - 1.25Gbps, I pay my ISP for 1.2Gbps.. so I call it good! :)
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                          I have about 8 VPN connections on my pfSense and make sure I have a monitor IP on them to check latency and all that good stuff:

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                          • Bob.DigB
                            Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @rtorres
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                            @rtorres said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

                            I did not include ANY kill switches like IVPN suggests (not too sure if the Surfshark had that on their guide).

                            So there is one option in pfSense you really should tick: Skip rules when gateway is down (SystemAdvancedMiscellaneous)
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                            For my setup, it looks like BERLIN has continuous problems but also I have not seen the same flakiness now having a "Killswitch" for OpenWRT. So for me it could still be a problem in pfSense.

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                              Irontalon @yucca1960
                              last edited by stephenw10

                              @yucca1960

                              Yes, I have a very good tutorial in PDF format specifically created for surfshark wireguard on Pfsense.

                              Apparently you can't attach files here so I put it on my Google drive.

                              [Bad link removed]

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                              • stephenw10S
                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by

                                Your link is restricted, I can't open it.

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                                  savostian333 @Irontalon
                                  last edited by johnpoz

                                  @Irontalon said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

                                  @yucca1960

                                  Yes, I have a very good tutorial in PDF format specifically created for surfshark wireguard on Pfsense.

                                  Apparently you can't attach files here so I put it on my Google drive.

                                  snipped link

                                  It says "You need access"
                                  Can u please modify the settings to allow the access for all?

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                                  • johnpozJ
                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @savostian333
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                                    @savostian333 you have a 1 post wonder give some random link to a pdf, Not sure why anyone would follow that link

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                                    • Bob.DigB
                                      Bob.Dig LAYER 8 @johnpoz
                                      last edited by Bob.Dig

                                      @johnpoz But he also is. I would delete both users/posts if I would be in charge, better save than sorry.

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        Mmm, killed it for now. Let's see...

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                                          savostian333 @johnpoz
                                          last edited by

                                          @johnpoz said in surfshark guide for pfsense wireguard:

                                          @savostian333 you have a 1 post wonder give some random link to a pdf, Not sure why anyone would follow that link

                                          I was interested. Is that an issue? 😕

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                            It could be legit. Link was broken and we wait for an update from the poster....

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