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    Can pfsense detect requests and routing to set hostname

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
      last edited by

      Ok so I assume 192.168.100.254 is the LAN interface address.

      That state could be the backend on-line check.

      If you are trying to connect to it you should also see states on the WAN.

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      • sysbitnetS
        sysbitnet
        last edited by

        I just tested with mobile internet and have this result
        Diagnostics-States-States-2.jpg

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        • sysbitnetS
          sysbitnet @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 said in Can pfsense detect requests and routing to set hostname:

          Ok so I assume 192.168.100.254 is the LAN interface address.

          That state could be the backend on-line check.

          If you are trying to connect to it you should also see states on the WAN.

          I get this result with a local private network because i use the same IP and for that reason, i get a local IP

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            Ok so you do see a state open on the WAN. Do you also see a new state open on LAB when that happens? That's what you would expect to see if HAProxy is opening the backend.

            If it isn't then it's probably not trying because it thinks the backend is down.

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            • sysbitnetS
              sysbitnet @stephenw10
              last edited by sysbitnet

              @stephenw10 said in Can pfsense detect requests and routing to set hostname:

              Ok so you do see a state open on the WAN. Do you also see a new state open on LAB when that happens? That's what you would expect to see if HAProxy is opening the backend.

              If it isn't then it's probably not trying because it thinks the backend is down.

              This is how it configures Backend and Frontend
              @sysbitnet said in Can pfsense detect requests and routing to set hostname:

              @stephenw10
              I agree with you.

              How can testing what is the problem only leave this service, for example, i used to test proxmox.

              Inside Services / HAProxy / Backend

              Name: PM_8006
              Mode: active
              Name: pm
              Forward to: Address+Port
              Address: 192.168.100.3
              Port: 8006
              Encrypt(SSL): yes
              SSL checks: yes
              And in the Health check method set: basic

              How i configure On the Frontend part.

              Services / HAProxy / Frontend
              Name: PM_Front
              External address
              Listen address: WAN address (IPv4)
              Port: 8006
              SSL Offloading: yes

              In Access Control lists inside the same
              Name: pm
              Expression: Host matches
              CS: empty
              Note: empty
              Value: pm.domain.com

              In part Actions inside the same

              Action Use Backend the name that i set on PM_8006
              Condition acl names: the same name that i set in Access Control lists pm

              And inside the same Additional certificates select SSL Offloading what i on System / Certificates / Certificates

              The same certificate and added inside proxmox, because is letsencrypt wildcard certificate

              And when i try to visit https://pm.domain.com:8006/ the result is like this below message.

              503 Service Unavailable
              No server is available to handle this request.

              The web interface can be reached via https://youripaddress:8006 or https://pm.domain.com:8006
              proxmox-login.jpg

              When i open Stats FS i see Green for this profile
              Stats-FS.jpg

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                Oh this is simply the Proxmox webgui. That should work Did you add the Proxmox CA cert to pfSense so it will allow connections?

                You should change the backend health-check to https. When that shows as available then proxied requests should do also.

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                • sysbitnetS
                  sysbitnet @stephenw10
                  last edited by

                  @stephenw10 said in Can pfsense detect requests and routing to set hostname:

                  Oh this is simply the Proxmox webgui. That should work Did you add the Proxmox CA cert to pfSense so it will allow connections?

                  You should change the backend health check to https. When that shows as available then proxied requests should do also.

                  I have a Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate, which i add inside ProxMox

                  Or you mean to add this from ProxMox to pfSenese proxmox-cert.jpg

                  When i change on Services / HAProxy / Backend
                  In the Health check method set: from Basic to HTTP when i have status Down

                  For now, only add my Let's Encrypt wildcard certificate on Services / HAProxy / Frontend

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    I'm just speculating that HAProxy cannot open a connection to Proxmox because it refuses the cert. However it should be OK if Proxmox is using a LE cert.

                    Try to open it from pfSense directly. It fails for me here because I'm using the self signed cert in Proxmox:

                    [24.03-RELEASE][root@m270-2.stevew.lan]/root: curl https://172.21.16.250:8006
                    curl: (60) SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
                    More details here: https://curl.se/docs/sslcerts.html
                    
                    curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and therefore could not
                    establish a secure connection to it. To learn more about this situation and
                    how to fix it, please visit the web page mentioned above.
                    
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                    • sysbitnetS
                      sysbitnet
                      last edited by

                      I back with this case, when i use like this
                      Firewall-NAT-Port-Forward-pm.jpg

                      Is not meather did i enter Public IP https://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:8006 or https://pm.domain.com:8006

                      I get similar results on the ProxMox login screen
                      proxmox-login.jpg

                      In this case, the only SSL that it uses is the SSL that is installed inside ProxMox.

                      When i disable rule inside Firewall / NAT / Port Forward

                      And back inside HAProxy where in Frontend
                      PM_Front rule

                      Just inside SSL Offloading => Certificate use, for example, pfSense certificate and open in the same way first what i get is

                      Your connection is not private
                      Attackers might be trying to steal your information from pm.domain.com (for example, passwords, messages, or credit cards). Learn more
                      NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID

                      And when i agree with that and want to continue again like the final point get

                      503 Service Unavailable
                      No server is available to handle this request.

                      And inside Diagnostics / States / States get this like result
                      Diagnostics-States-States-2.jpg

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        Did you try to open it with curl like I showed above?

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