Can't access remote network through OpenVPN tunnel
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Attached is a snapshot of the Firewall Rules i have setup on the OpenVPN interface
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Check the local firewall on the host you're trying to ping then.
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And there it is…the OBVIOUS :-. I'm so happy that this post will forever live in the ether documenting my childish mistake.
I disabled my firewall and everything works as advertised. Thank you for the help.
BTW, I really appreciate the network diagram you link to in your signature. It really helps to decipher networking terms you may use when troubleshooting peoples problems. For instance, when you mentioned host I initially thought you were referring to the server where OpenVPN was running...but looking at your diagram I immediately know what you mean when you say host. Would you mind if I also use it in my signature?
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No. It's MINE!
I guess if you want.
You would be AMAZED how unobvious local "software" firewalls are. Everyone beats their head against one occasionally. It still happens to me when I take my laptop to a hotel, enable the firewall, then try to use it for testing some days later. It's something you just get used to checking when you should be able to ping a host and can't. (And they're worth the trouble, to be sure).
I try to use the terminology and formatting found here:
https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php?title=Wiki_Style_Guide
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I'm having the same problem.
Firewall is not running on my mac and I have the same IP any any rule on my openvpn rule tab.
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What rule?
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The same Hayward posted above on his Firewall>Rules>OpenVPN Passing IPv4 any any source any port any destination any port.
I can ping the Remote host from my firewall when openvpn shows that it is up. I try to ping Google public DNS and that fails from the firewall.
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I try to ping Google public DNS and that fails from the firewall.
What does that have to do with OpenVPN. If you're having a problem you should probably start another thread.
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I'm describing the failures that I'm seeing because I can't access a network external to mine, kind of like what this thread is called.
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Good luck.
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I see what you're saying. Thanks.
