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    Pfsense and openvpn for new users tutorial <– with Site-To-Site now

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    • D
      dairaen
      last edited by

      cheers,

      again some updates:

      • added a FAQ section at the bottom with solutions to the latest
        postings
      • added link to "my certificate wizard"

      http://www.uplinksecurity.de/data/pfsense-ovpn.pdf

      kind regards
      dairaen

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        hoba
        last edited by

        @dairaen:

        again some updates:

        kind regards
        dairaen

        Thanks for your work! We really appreciate your help on this!  :D

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          sullrich
          last edited by

          File in the tutorial section has been sync'd.  Thanks!

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            micromani
            last edited by

            For first time: sorry for my english  ::)

            Second: little problem

            I've log in my pfsense by putty (for windows)

            Option 8 (Shell)

            down penvpn-2.0.9.tar.gz

            tar -xvzf openvpn-2.0.9.tar.gz

            cd openvpn-2.0.9

            cd easy-rsa

            vi vars

            […] After that some scripts need to be executed, if asked for “Common Name” enter
            the hostname you used in “General Setup” this time. Here are my keystrokes:
            [/tmp/openvpn-2.0.8/easy-rsa]# source ./vars […]

            source ./vars

            export: Command not found.
            D: Undefined variable.

            Why?

            My Vars file:
            _# NOTE: If you installed from an RPM,

            don't edit this file in place in

            /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa –

            instead, you should copy the whole

            easy-rsa directory to another location

            (such as /etc/openvpn) so that your

            edits will not be wiped out by a future

            OpenVPN package upgrade.

            This variable should point to

            the top level of the easy-rsa

            tree.

            export D=/tmp/

            This variable should point to

            the openssl.cnf file included

            with easy-rsa.

            export KEY_CONFIG=$D/openssl.cnf

            Edit this variable to point to

            your soon-to-be-created key

            directory.

            WARNING: clean-all will do

            a rm -rf on this directory

            so make sure you define

            it correctly!

            export KEY_DIR=$D/keys

            Issue rm -rf warning

            echo NOTE: when you run ./clean-all, I will be doing a rm -rf on $KEY_DIR

            Increase this to 2048 if you

            are paranoid.  This will slow

            down TLS negotiation performance

            as well as the one-time DH parms

            generation process.

            export KEY_SIZE=1024

            These are the default values for fields

            which will be placed in the certificate.

            Don't leave any of these fields blank.

            export KEY_COUNTRY=KG
            export KEY_PROVINCE=NA
            export KEY_CITY=BISHKEK
            export KEY_ORG="OpenVPN-TEST"
            export KEY_EMAIL="me@myhost.mydomain"_

            I must tell too:

            D=5

            D=5: Command not found.

            while if I make 'D=5' on other shell (like ubuntu o similar) I write a variable.

            I'm niubby for linux but I think that the Shell from prompt is'nt usually shell!

            Help me!

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            • GruensFroeschliG
              GruensFroeschli
              last edited by

              you use a TAP device but have to use a TUN device

              if you use the redirect it has to like like this:
              push "redirect-gateway def1"
              push "dhcp-option DNS x.x.x.x"

              you push the custom DNS since the clients loose their route to their local DNS after the redirect is in place.

              We do what we must, because we can.

              Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                callinectes
                last edited by

                I followed the instructions on setting up remote VPN's and it worked wonderfully.  I am having one problem though - i have come back to create a new client cert using build-key but when i run it i am getting an error listing a bunch of options - almost like it doesn't know what to do.  Does anyone have any suggestions on what I might do to be able to build a new key that will connect to our existing server (and its already generated keys)?  I know all of the files that were originally generated still exist.

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                • GruensFroeschliG
                  GruensFroeschli
                  last edited by

                  if i remember right you just need to run the vars before using the build-key again.

                  We do what we must, because we can.

                  Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                    callinectes
                    last edited by

                    Thanks…  I tried that - no joy  :-[

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                    • GruensFroeschliG
                      GruensFroeschli
                      last edited by

                      Can you describe the exact steps you took?

                      We do what we must, because we can.

                      Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                        callinectes
                        last edited by

                        I ran it again, step by step, and its working now.  It is simply running vars, then build-key <machinename>.  Evidently I didn't type something correctly.

                        Thanks for your help. </machinename>

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                          Wasca
                          last edited by

                          Hey Guys

                          The Link to this article is no longer working

                          http://www.uplinksecurity.de/data/pfsense-ovpn.pdf

                          Could the owner please update the link

                          Thanks

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                          • GruensFroeschliG
                            GruensFroeschli
                            last edited by

                            I already mailed him. No answer.
                            In the meantime you can find it here:
                            http://www.pfsense.org/mirror.php?section=tutorials/openvpn/pfsense-ovpn.pdf

                            Also note that on page 21 is a typo.
                            The field "Interface IP" should be 192.168.10.0/24 and NOT 192.168.1.0/24

                            We do what we must, because we can.

                            Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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