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    • jimpJ
      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
      last edited by

      Looks like you have a different tunnel address set on both sides, so it's not matched up.

      Post the client and server configurations and it may be easy to spot.

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      • M
        mst
        last edited by

        Hmmm this is kinda of wired….

        WEB GUI shows something different that files in /var/etc .....

        here are server and client files from /var/etc :

        192.168.99.0/24 - openvpn client subnet
        192.168.10.0/24 - openvpn server subnet

        server:
        writepid /var/run/openvpn_server0.pid
        #user nobody
        #group nobody
        daemon
        keepalive 10 60
        ping-timer-rem
        persist-tun
        persist-key
        dev tun
        proto tcp-server
        cipher BF-CBC
        up /etc/rc.filter_configure
        down /etc/rc.filter_configure
        ifconfig 10.0.8.1 10.0.8.2
        lport 64000
        push "dhcp-option DISABLE-NBT"
        route 192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0
        secret /var/etc/openvpn_server0.secret
        comp-lzo
        persist-remote-ip
        float

        client:

        writepid /var/run/openvpn_client0.pid
        #user nobody
        #group nobody
        daemon
        keepalive 10 60
        ping-timer-rem
        persist-tun
        persist-key
        dev tun
        proto tcp-client
        cipher BF-CBC
        up /etc/rc.filter_configure
        down /etc/rc.filter_configure
        remote x.x.x.x 64000
        lport 1194
        ifconfig 192.168.99.2 192.168.99.1
        route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0
        secret /var/etc/openvpn_client0.secret
        comp-lzo

        BOTH in GUI server and client CUSTOM OPTIONS have empty .....

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        • jimpJ
          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
          last edited by

          You'd be looking for the "Address pool" and "Interface IP" boxes, not the local/remote subnets.

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          • M
            mst
            last edited by

            I am sorry ….. so "Address pool" and "Interface IP" should be the same? in my case 10.0.8.0/24

            Thank you

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            • jimpJ
              jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
              last edited by

              Yes.

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              • M
                mst
                last edited by

                thank you,

                looks like client connects to the server but can't ping each other …

                Feb 3 08:50:01 openvpn[21655]: Connection reset, restarting [0]
                Feb 3 08:50:01 openvpn[21655]: SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
                Feb 3 08:50:02 openvpn[21655]: Re-using pre-shared static key
                Feb 3 08:50:02 openvpn[21655]: LZO compression initialized
                Feb 3 08:50:02 openvpn[21655]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: x.x.x.x:58864
                Feb 3 08:50:02 openvpn[21655]: Preserving previous TUN/TAP instance: tun0
                Feb 3 08:50:02 openvpn[21655]: Listening for incoming TCP connection on [undef]:64000
                Feb 3 08:50:27 openvpn[21655]: TCP connection established with x.x.x.x:59177
                Feb 3 08:50:27 openvpn[21655]: TCPv4_SERVER link local (bound): [undef]:64000
                Feb 3 08:50:27 openvpn[21655]: TCPv4_SERVER link remote: x.x.x.x:59177
                Feb 3 08:50:27 openvpn[21655]: Peer Connection Initiated with x.x.x.x:59177
                Feb 3 08:50:28 openvpn[21655]: Initialization Sequence Completed

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                • M
                  mst
                  last edited by

                  hmmm i have added route "x.x.x.x x.x.x.x" to custom options in client and servers but still can't ping …....

                  advice would be appreciate

                  thank you

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                  • M
                    mst
                    last edited by

                    hmmmm I don't understand

                    if I go back to the client GUI config and change INTERFACE IP to local network I can ping each networks in VPN but Interface shoud be address pool of server …....

                    I am confused why wrong config works and right one does not .......

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                    • jimpJ
                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                      last edited by

                      Do the openvpn configs still have the routes in them? (you still need the 'remote network' box filled in with the subnet for the far side)

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                      • M
                        mst
                        last edited by

                        Yes I added to the client in custom options under GUI:

                        route "192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0";
                        push "route "192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0";

                        And to the server in custom options:
                        route "192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0";
                        push "route "192.168.99.0 255.255.255.0";

                        where: 192.168.99.0 - clien subnet
                                  192.168.10.0    server subnet

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                        • jimpJ
                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                          last edited by

                          You can't push routes with shared key.

                          You need no custom options, you only need to fill in the remote network field properly.

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                          • M
                            mst
                            last edited by

                            OK,

                            then erasing everything from custom options on client side and server side …..

                            going back to the client and in field INTERFACE IP replacing 192.168.99.0/24 to 10.0.8.0/24

                            after that server and client logs shows

                            server:
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[42524]: TCP connection established with x.x.x.x:55362
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[42524]: TCPv4_SERVER link local (bound): [undef]:64000
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[42524]: TCPv4_SERVER link remote:x.x.x.x:55362
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[42524]: Peer Connection Initiated withx.x.x.x:55362
                            Feb 3 11:14:14 openvpn[42524]: Initialization Sequence Completed

                            client:

                            eb 3 11:14:06 openvpn[33248]: event_wait : Interrupted system call (code=4)
                            Feb 3 11:14:06 openvpn[33248]: /etc/rc.filter_configure tun0 1500 1547 10.0.8.2 10.0.8.1 init
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: OpenVPN 2.0.6 i386-portbld-freebsd7.2 [SSL] [LZO] built on Dec 4 2009
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn_client0.secret' is group or others accessible
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: LZO compression initialized
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: gw x.x.x.x
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: TUN/TAP device /dev/tun0 opened
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: /sbin/ifconfig tun0 10.0.8.2 10.0.8.1 mtu 1500 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
                            Feb 3 11:14:08 openvpn[33652]: /etc/rc.filter_configure tun0 1500 1547 10.0.8.2 10.0.8.1 init.
                            Feb 3 11:14:09 openvpn[33248]: SIGTERM[hard,] received, process exiting
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[33672]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with x.x.x.x:64000
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[33672]: TCP connection established with x.x.x.x:64000
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[33672]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef]
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[33672]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: x.x.x.x:64000
                            Feb 3 11:14:13 openvpn[33672]: Peer Connection Initiated with x.x.x.x:64000
                            Feb 3 11:14:14 openvpn[33672]: Initialization Sequence Completed

                            But again can't ping each other ….

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                            • M
                              mst
                              last edited by

                              i have double checked on the server side:

                              remote network: 192.168.99.0/24

                              and client side: 192.168.10.0/24

                              in field REMOTE NETWORK where:

                              client network:192.168.99.0/24
                              server network: 192.168.10.0/24

                              So all should be perfect but still can't ping each other …....

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                              • jimpJ
                                jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                last edited by

                                Where are you trying to ping from?

                                A client machine, or the firewall GUI?

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                                • M
                                  mst
                                  last edited by

                                  both,

                                  in GUI on the server I try to ping client GW 192.168.99.1 and vice versa –-- no luck

                                  also on the XP laptop behind server try to ping 192.168.99.1 ----- no luck

                                  With Interface IP set to the wrong one "192.168.99.0/24" instead of "10.0.8.0/24" I can ping the other side from whatever place (GUI or XP client) in both ways....

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                                  • M
                                    mst
                                    last edited by

                                    In firewall rules under LAN I have respectivelly rules that

                                    on the server all traffic should be passed from source 192.168.99.0/24

                                    and client from source 192.168.10.0/24 so firewall should not be the issue. Also the WAN port 64000 TCP/UDP is open on both client and server.

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                                    • jimpJ
                                      jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                      last edited by

                                      show the routing table from both sides:

                                      netstat -rn

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                                      • M
                                        mst
                                        last edited by

                                        server pfsence:

                                        netstat -nr

                                        Routing tables

                                        Internet:
                                        Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
                                        default            x.x.x.x            UGS        0  4541712  sis0
                                        10.0.8.2          10.0.8.1          UH          1        0  tun0
                                        127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          0        0    lo0
                                        X.X.X.80/29  link#2            UC          0        0  sis0
                                        X.X.X.85      00:00:0c:07:ac:f3  UHLW        2    20485  sis0    13
                                        192.168.1.0/24    192.168.200.2      UGS        0    16369  tun1
                                        192.168.8.0/24    link#4            UC          0        0    de1
                                        192.168.9.0/24    link#3            UC          0        0    de0
                                        192.168.10.0/24    link#1            UC          0        0    em0
                                        192.168.10.1      00:1a:a0:8d:20:ff  UHLW        1        0    lo0
                                        192.168.10.103    00:04:f2:10:52:6f  UHLW        1        1    em0  1029
                                        192.168.10.104    00:30:48:12:59:7f  UHLW        1    44503    em0  1169
                                        192.168.10.107    00:19:d1:4f:45:1a  UHLW        1      104    em0  1105
                                        192.168.10.111    00:0e:0c:aa:a0:93  UHLW        1  951812    em0  1151
                                        192.168.10.113    00:04:f2:03:0a:97  UHLW        1        1    em0    572
                                        192.168.10.114    00:04:f2:13:28:3f  UHLW        1    2144    em0    749
                                        192.168.10.115    00:14:c2:54:e5:cf  UHLW        1        1    em0    577
                                        192.168.10.118    00:1c:23:37:ac:bf  UHLW        2  159550    em0    563
                                        192.168.99.0/24    10.0.8.2          UGS        0      129  tun0
                                        192.168.100.2      192.168.100.1      UH          0        0  tun2
                                        192.168.200.2      192.168.200.1      UH          1        0  tun1

                                        client XP behind server (pfsence)
                                        C:>netstat -nr

                                        Route Table

                                        Interface List
                                        0x1 …........................ MS TCP Loopback interface
                                        0x2 ...00 1c 23 37 ac bf ...... Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller - Pac
                                        ket Scheduler Miniport
                                        0x3 ...00 1f 3a 1e 79 31 ...... Dell Wireless 1390 WLAN Mini-Card - Packet Sched
                                        uler Miniport
                                        0x4 ...00 ff 65 48 64 db ...... TAP-Win32 Adapter OAS - Packet Scheduler Minipor
                                        t
                                        0x5 ...00 ff 33 ec 08 85 ...... TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 - Packet Scheduler Miniport

                                        ===========================================================================

                                        Active Routes:
                                        Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway      Interface  Metric
                                                  0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0    192.168.10.1  192.168.10.118      20
                                                127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0        127.0.0.1      127.0.0.1      1
                                            192.168.10.0    255.255.255.0  192.168.10.118  192.168.10.118      20
                                          192.168.10.118  255.255.255.255        127.0.0.1      127.0.0.1      20
                                          192.168.10.255  255.255.255.255  192.168.10.118  192.168.10.118      20
                                                224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0  192.168.10.118  192.168.10.118      20
                                          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255  192.168.10.118              4      1
                                          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255  192.168.10.118              3      1
                                          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255  192.168.10.118  192.168.10.118      1
                                          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255  192.168.10.118              5      1
                                        Default Gateway:      192.168.10.1

                                        Persistent Routes:

                                        CLIENT pfsence:

                                        netstat -nr

                                        Routing tables

                                        Internet:
                                        Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
                                        default            X.X.X.1      UGS        0  295969    dc0
                                        10.0.8.1          10.0.8.2          UH          0        0  tun0
                                        x.x.x.x            127.0.0.1          UGHS        0        0    lo0
                                        X.X.X.0/23        link#3            UC          0        0    dc0
                                        X.X.X.1            00:01:5c:22:3c:41  UHLW        2        0    dc0  1199
                                        X.x.x.x            127.0.0.1          UGHS        0        3    lo0
                                        127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          2        0    lo0
                                        192.168.10.0/24    192.168.99.1      UGS        0    2016    em0
                                        192.168.99.0/24    link#2            UC          0        2    em0
                                        192.168.99.1      00:1b:21:08:81:0b  UHLW        2    1984    lo0
                                        192.168.99.109    00:04:f2:16:30:e9  UHLW        1  222919    em0    467
                                        192.168.99.115    00:bb:46:8a:f3:bb  UHLW        1    4254    em0    861

                                        Internet6:
                                        Destination                      Gateway                      Flags      Netif Expire
                                        ::1                              ::1                          UHL        lo0
                                        fe80::%fxp0/64                    link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                        fe80::20e:4eff:fe9e:a22c%fxp0    00:0e:4e:9e:a2:2c            UHL        lo0
                                        fe80::%em0/64                    link#2                        UC          em0
                                        fe80::21b:21ff:fe08:810b%em0      00:1b:21:08:81:0b            UHL        lo0
                                        fe80::%dc0/64                    link#3                        UC          dc0
                                        fe80::2bb:46ff:fe8a:f3bb%dc0      00:bb:46:8a:f3:bb            UHL        lo0
                                        fe80::%lo0/64                    fe80::1%lo0                  U          lo0
                                        fe80::1%lo0                      link#4                        UHL        lo0
                                        fe80::20e:4eff:fe9e:a22c%tun0    link#8                        UHL        lo0
                                        ff01:1::/32                      link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                        ff01:2::/32                      link#2                        UC          em0
                                        ff01:3::/32                      link#3                        UC          dc0
                                        ff01:4::/32                      ::1                          UC          lo0
                                        ff01:8::/32                      link#8                        UC        tun0
                                        ff02::%fxp0/32                    link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                        ff02::%em0/32                    link#2                        UC          em0
                                        ff02::%dc0/32                    link#3                        UC          dc0
                                        ff02::%lo0/32                    ::1                          UC          lo0
                                        ff02::%tun0/32                    link#8                        UC        tun0

                                        don't have netstat -nr from any XP behind pfsence client .....

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                                        • jimpJ
                                          jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          Do you have static routes set on the client pfSense under System > Static Routes? If so, remove it.

                                          Your client pfSense box has a route for 192.168.10.0/24 on em0, not tun0 like it should be.

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                                          • M
                                            mst
                                            last edited by

                                            ok I see…. so after changing Interface IP on the client from right one (10.0.8.0/24) to the wrong one (192.168.99.0/24)
                                            I can ping each other and on pfsence client:

                                            ping 192.168.10.1

                                            PING 192.168.10.1 (192.168.10.1): 56 data bytes
                                            64 bytes from 192.168.10.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=15.586 ms
                                            ^C
                                            --- 192.168.10.1 ping statistics ---
                                            1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
                                            round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 15.586/15.586/15.586/0.000 ms

                                            netstat -nr

                                            Routing tables

                                            Internet:
                                            Destination        Gateway            Flags    Refs      Use  Netif Expire
                                            default            x.x.x.x      UGS        0  297425    dc0
                                            x.x.x.x          127.0.0.1          UGHS        0        0    lo0
                                            x.x.x.0/23      link#3            UC          0        0    dc0
                                            x.x.x.x        00:01:5c:22:3c:41  UHLW        2        0    dc0  1199
                                            x.x.x.x        127.0.0.1          UGHS        0        3    lo0
                                            127.0.0.1          127.0.0.1          UH          2        0    lo0
                                            192.168.10.0/24    192.168.99.1      UGS        0      13  tun0
                                            192.168.99.0/24    link#2            UC          0        2    em0
                                            192.168.99.1      192.168.99.2      UH          1        0  tun0
                                            192.168.99.109    00:04:f2:16:30:e9  UHLW        1  253487    em0    781
                                            192.168.99.115    00:bb:46:8a:f3:bb  UHLW        1    4282    em0  1185

                                            Internet6:
                                            Destination                      Gateway                      Flags      Netif Expire
                                            ::1                              ::1                          UHL        lo0
                                            fe80::%fxp0/64                    link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                            fe80::20e:4eff:fe9e:a22c%fxp0    00:0e:4e:9e:a2:2c            UHL        lo0
                                            fe80::%em0/64                    link#2                        UC          em0
                                            fe80::21b:21ff:fe08:810b%em0      00:1b:21:08:81:0b            UHL        lo0
                                            fe80::%dc0/64                    link#3                        UC          dc0
                                            fe80::2bb:46ff:fe8a:f3bb%dc0      00:bb:46:8a:f3:bb            UHL        lo0
                                            fe80::%lo0/64                    fe80::1%lo0                  U          lo0
                                            fe80::1%lo0                      link#4                        UHL        lo0
                                            fe80::20e:4eff:fe9e:a22c%tun0    link#8                        UHL        lo0
                                            ff01:1::/32                      link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                            ff01:2::/32                      link#2                        UC          em0
                                            ff01:3::/32                      link#3                        UC          dc0
                                            ff01:4::/32                      ::1                          UC          lo0
                                            ff01:8::/32                      link#8                        UC        tun0
                                            ff02::%fxp0/32                    link#1                        UC        fxp0
                                            ff02::%em0/32                    link#2                        UC          em0
                                            ff02::%dc0/32                    link#3                        UC          dc0
                                            ff02::%lo0/32                    ::1                          UC          lo0
                                            ff02::%tun0/32                    link#8                        UC        tun0

                                            well so what can be done in order to make it right tun0? recreate vpn tunnel on the client side from scracth?

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