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      cjk422
      last edited by

      I'm running pfSense 2.0.1 and OpenVPN 2.3.4 for a remote access VPN. The client is running on Windows 8.1. I can connect to the VPN just fine, but while connected I drop a lot of packets:

      PS C:\Users\> ping -n 20 172.16.0.55
      
      Pinging 172.16.0.55 with 32 bytes of data:
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=127
      Request timed out.
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=126
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=126
      Request timed out.
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=126
      Request timed out.
      Request timed out.
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=126
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=126
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=126
      Request timed out.
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=63ms TTL=127
      Reply from 172.16.0.55: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=127
      Request timed out.
      
      Ping statistics for 172.16.0.55:
          Packets: Sent = 20, Received = 14, Lost = 6 (30% loss),
      Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
          Minimum = 61ms, Maximum = 63ms, Average = 61ms
      

      Other users don't experience this. I don't see any issues on the firewall itself. I'm really not sure what to check. My local network is behind a Cisco ASA 5505, so I thought maybe that was causing issues, but I can't see anything on that either.
      What else can I do to try and troubleshoot this issue? Thanks.

      Here's the OpenVPN config file:

      dev tun
      persist-tun
      persist-key
      proto udp
      cipher AES-128-CBC
      tls-client
      client
      resolv-retry infinite
      remote <redacted> 1194
      tls-remote vpnuser
      auth-user-pass
      ca fw01-udp-1194-ca.crt
      tls-auth fw01-udp-1194-tls.key 1</redacted>
      
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        cjk422
        last edited by

        So I think this is related to the ASA I'm using. I'm connected at another location and I'm not experiencing any packet loss.

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