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      marvosa
      last edited by

      OP, this is what we need:

      1.  Post the contents of your openvpn server config (server1.conf).  i.e.:

      • Diagnostics -> Edit file

      • Navigate to "/var/etc/openvpn"

      • Post the contents of "server1.conf"

      2.  Post screenshots of the firewall rules on your LAN and OpenVPN tab

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        tsolrm
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        @xerovis:

        @tsolrm:

        What's your LAN?

        I am not sure what you mean?

        The backup file I posted should allow someone to completely recreate the pfsense box I am having trouble with, except the the WAN IP configuration, which I changed before posting.

        What's your local network subnet? Go into Interfaces -> LAN -> Post your .../** number

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          xerovis
          last edited by

          LAN subnet is 10.1.100.0/24

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            tsolrm
            last edited by

            @xerovis:

            LAN subnet is 10.1.100.0/24

            That would be a problem. Put the VPN clients on an ENTIRELY different subnet, like 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255

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              marvosa
              last edited by

              @tsolrm:

              @xerovis:

              LAN subnet is 10.1.100.0/24

              That would be a problem. Put the VPN clients on an ENTIRELY different subnet, like 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255

              Yes and no.  Yes, in a routed tunnel your tunnel network needs to be on a different subnet than your LAN and everything else.  But no, he doesn't have to go to 172.16.0.0/12 because in fact his tunnel network is on an ENTIRELY different subnet:

              Tunnel Network - 10.2.100.0/24
              LAN - 10.1.100.0/24

              So, he's ok there.

              OP, as soon as you post your config and firewall rules we can tell you more.

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                xerovis
                last edited by

                @marvosa:

                OP, this is what we need:

                1.  Post the contents of your openvpn server config (server1.conf).  i.e.:

                • Diagnostics -> Edit file

                • Navigate to "/var/etc/openvpn"

                • Post the contents of "server1.conf"

                2.  Post screenshots of the firewall rules on your LAN and OpenVPN tab

                dev ovpns1
                verb 1
                dev-type tun
                tun-ipv6
                dev-node /dev/tun1
                writepid /var/run/openvpn_server1.pid
                #user nobody
                #group nobody
                script-security 3
                daemon
                keepalive 10 60
                ping-timer-rem
                persist-tun
                persist-key
                proto udp
                cipher AES-256-CBC
                auth SHA1
                up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                local XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
                tls-server
                server 10.2.100.0 255.255.255.0
                client-config-dir /var/etc/openvpn-csc
                tls-verify "/usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify tls 'test-firewall' 1"
                lport 1194
                management /var/etc/openvpn/server1.sock unix
                max-clients 10
                push "route 10.1.100.0 255.255.255.0"
                ca /var/etc/openvpn/server1.ca
                cert /var/etc/openvpn/server1.cert
                key /var/etc/openvpn/server1.key
                dh /etc/dh-parameters.2048
                tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/server1.tls-auth 0
                comp-lzo adaptive
                persist-remote-ip
                float
                topology subnet

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                  xerovis
                  last edited by

                  Please find attached screenshots of my firewall rules.

                  ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.40 am.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.40 am.png)
                  ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.40 am.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.40 am.png_thumb)
                  ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.50 am.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.50 am.png)
                  ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.50 am.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 7.20.50 am.png_thumb)

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                    kejianshi
                    last edited by

                    These look like LAN and WAN rules, but there also needs to be similar allow rules on the openvpn tab

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                      xerovis
                      last edited by

                      @kejianshi:

                      These look like LAN and WAN rules, but there also needs to be similar allow rules on the openvpn tab

                      Crap - Sorry!

                      ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 8.24.04 am.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 8.24.04 am.png)
                      ![Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 8.24.04 am.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Screen Shot 2015-03-11 at 8.24.04 am.png_thumb)

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                        kejianshi
                        last edited by

                        I see no problem with the rules…

                        Can you go to OpenVPN: Server, edit the server and post that page here.

                        I'm a simple minded guy.  Reading that is easier for me.

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                          phil.davis
                          last edited by

                          Your settings look good to me.
                          What is it that you cannot ping on LAN?
                          Various versions of Windows will respond to ping from devices on their local subnet, but not to ping from another subnet. Make sure to turn off any firewall on the LAN device. Make sure the LAN device has default gateway pfSense LAN IP, so it can answer.

                          As the Greek philosopher Isosceles used to say, "There are 3 sides to every triangle."
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                            marvosa
                            last edited by

                            You have an any/any firewall rule on our openvpn tab and your config is nearly identical to my working config, so I suspect your tunnel is working as expected.

                            Most likely this is a software firewall issue.  If you're pinging a windows box, by default the windows firewall will deny ICMP echo requests from IP's sourced outside of it's local subnet.  Disable the windows firewall and test your ping.  If it works (which I suspect it will), and you want to keep the firewall enabled, you need to add a windows firewall exception that allows ICMP echo requests from all IP's.

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                              HunorR
                              last edited by

                              i have the same problem, i can connect to the vpn, i can ping the host for me it`s 192.168.5.0/24 but i can't ping nobody on the network :-[

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                                marvosa
                                last edited by

                                @HunorR:

                                i have the same problem, i can connect to the vpn, i can ping the host for me it`s 192.168.5.0/24 but i can't ping nobody on the network :-[
                                [/quote]
                                Happy to help, but start a new thread, so we can keep everything straight.

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                                  washimi
                                  last edited by

                                  I have the same issue here. It used to run flawlessly, but suddenly stoped. I already rebuilt the server, restored the configuration and got stucked on the server. Can ping, open the url in a browser but cannot reach any of the machines on the LAN side.

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