After About 5 Days I get this: openvpn[5531]: RESOLVE: Cannot resolve host addre

[m3ki]

Hmm… that could be dns issue.... what if you ping google on one of those machines by ip?
Also is there an overlap in your aliases by any chance?

EU_VPNCLIENT -> DOWN
US_VPNCLIENT -> UP

EU_MACHINE -> ping -> 8.8.8.8 ??
US_MACHINE -> ping -> 8.8.8.8 ??

[archedraft]

I checked to make sure the aliases where in the correct spots and they appear to be. I then took the EU vpn down and tried 8.8.8.8 and still both will not get packets.

[m3ki]

can you screenshot the do not nat rule?

[m3ki]

Also try disabling floating rules try to troubleshoot. What happens if floating rules are disabled? any luck then?

[archedraft]

Here is the DO NOT NAT RULE


[archedraft]

If I disable the floating rules and ping 8.8.8.8 instead of getting "destination host unreachable" it says "request timed out" on both machines. So that doesn't seem to be the problem.

[m3ki]

This means that DO NOT NAT is applied. So packets are not dropped. But still lurking. Keep Floating disabled for now. Try turning off do not nat rules. ( keep in mind they are applied top down.) If one doesnt apply next one will catch it ;)

[archedraft]

OK so (Note: EU Do NOT NAT is on top)

TEST 1:
ALL floating rules disabled -> USA DO NOT NAT unchecked -> USA VPN disabled = USA machines can ping / EU machine will not ping

TEST 2:
ALL floating rules disabled -> USA DO NOT NAT unchecked -> EU VPN disabled = USA machines can ping / EU machine will not ping

TEST 3:
ALL floating rules disabled -> EU DO NOT NAT unchecked -> EU VPN disabled = USA machines can ping / EU machine will not ping

TEST 4:
ALL floating rules disabled -> EU DO NOT NAT unchecked -> USA VPN disabled = USA machines can ping / EU machine can ping

TEST 5:
ALL floating rules disabled -> ALL DO NOT NAT unchecked -> USA VPN disabled = USA machines can ping / EU machine can ping

[archedraft]

Figured it out. The problems was that under Firewall -> Rules -> Lan, proto was set to "TCP" on both VPN's, I changed proto to "Any" and now if one vpn goes down the other one still works.

[archedraft]

How to use Policy Based Routing and Multi VPN

• I Followed this guide http://www.komodosteve.com/archives/232

• NOTES: I used the same server port for both VPN's

• NOTES: I added the following commands into Advanced Config (When pfSense first boots it loads VPN_IP_#1 but if the client gets restarted it will randomly pick of the the 3 VPN_IP's

• SCREENSHOT: OpenVPN Client 1

• SCREENSHOT: OpenVPN Client 2

remote_VPN IP_#1 Port#;
remote VPN_IP_#2 Port#;
remote VPN_IP_#3 Port#;
remote-random;

• SCREENSHOT: System Gateways

• This is where you will setup two aliases for the USA VPN's and EU VPN's

• Make sure you have static IP address for the machines

• I made 3 rules (1 that redircts the EU vpn through the EU gateway, 1 that redirects the US vpn through the US gateway, and 1 that selects every other IP address not specified in aliases and sends it to the defualt WAN gateway)

• Proto: ANY, Source: Alias, Gateway: VPN

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall Rules 1

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall Rules 2

• First delete all rules

• Select "Automatic outbound NAT rule generation" and click save

• Select "Manual Outbound NAT rule generation" and click save

• This should auto created any rules needed for the VPN's

• Now create a rule that will stop traffic if the VPN is down

• Click "Do not NAT", Interface "WAN", Protocol "any", Source "Alias"

• MAKE SURE you move the rule to the top of the list as pfsense carries out rules from top down

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall NAT Outbound 1

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall NAT Outbound 2

• Action "Block", Interface "WAN", Direction "any", Protocol "any", Source "alias"

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall Rules Floating 1

• SCREENSHOT: Firewall Rules Floating 2

• This along with with #5  will block your machine from going to internet


[archedraft]

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[m3ki]

Sounds about right ;) Glad I could help :)

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[m3ki]

Hah now the topic went from cannot resolve address to…..... how to make policy based routing with multiple vpn clients.......

[archedraft]

Yeah, I was going to rename the first post but I guess it doesn't let you modify the first post… Ill start a new thread as well lol. Thanks again m3ki!

[m3ki]

Any time :)

Next steps to think about…... you can also forward certain ports, protocols, domains...... to go to vpn........ etc.... moar fun!

[archedraft]

is it be possible to setup a rule that let certain websites go through the USA vpn even if I am using the machine on the EU vpns?????  :D

[m3ki]

Lol yes I think so, remember rules go top down.
So if rule us caught before bottom one that one is executed.

ie.
1. If source…. EU, DESTINATION = google.com then US
2. if source EU, DESTINATION * then EU

so #1 will be executed. you can also use ! in front of ip etc..... which will mean if not this then that..

The only issue is i think domain names wont work... and you may have to use ip address instead.