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    • J
      jerryxLinuX
      last edited by

      ok i try in other network were pfsense is updated. and let you know.

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      • J
        jerryxLinuX
        last edited by

        While trying from another two network its working fine , in vpn status i got status " up and bytes sent and received are changing only in bytes:
        but while trying to ping from one network to other it fails.

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        • J
          jerryxLinuX
          last edited by

          sorry for the wrong update , client can access the server but server is not responding to client .
          what might be the issue .
          while trying ping from client its success ,
          while trying ping from server to client it fails

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          • johnpozJ
            johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
            last edited by

            firewall on client is quite often blocking…

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            • J
              jerryxLinuX
              last edited by

              Still same problem , server cant able to access client
              checked firewall i have made rules same as server on client.
              any configuration for firewall rules do you have

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              • J
                jerryxLinuX
                last edited by

                Firewall/Rules
                Tab OpenVPN
                Create rule: pass, any, any, any

                i gave all but still now no luck

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                  doktornotor Banned
                  last edited by

                  Which part of "firewall on client" was confusing? Most importantly - there are firewall logs, use them!!!

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                  • J
                    jerryxLinuX
                    last edited by

                    how to check firewall log?
                    status–>systemlogs-->firewall tab. is it so : i have found oly tcp are blocked in my client Ip varies not the server IP is blocked in there.

                    in server config
                    what to mention in advanced option
                    push "route server.o subnet" ; route client.o subnet;
                    is this the correct way ? why we are doing this?
                    in my case
                    eg. push "route"192.168.114.0 255.255.255.0";route 192.168.140.0 255.255.255.0

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                    • johnpozJ
                      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Dude.. The CLIENT firewall… Why would that be in logs on pfsense?

                      What OS is your client?

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                      • J
                        jerryxLinuX
                        last edited by

                        the client firewall is also pfsense . i am trying to communicate b/w two pfsense.
                        or i mistook your question

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          So where did you state that?  What IP are you trying to ping?  An IP on the network in your site to site connection?  Or the pfsense client vpn IP, or its lan or its wan??  What?

                          Did you create a peer to peer or a remote access on the server pfsense?  What networks do you have at each site??

                          edit:  Dude while I don't normally mind PMs with questions, etc..  Post your stuff in this thread… And what networks are on each side and what is the tunnel network..  Who exactly are you trying to ping..  These are basic questions that we need to know if you want any sort of help..

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                          • J
                            jerryxLinuX
                            last edited by

                            peer to peer ssl/tls
                            my server.conf

                            dev ovpns2
                            verb 1
                            dev-type tun
                            tun-ipv6
                            dev-node /dev/tun2
                            writepid /var/run/openvpn_server2.pid
                            #user nobody
                            #group nobody
                            script-security 3
                            daemon
                            keepalive 10 60
                            ping-timer-rem
                            persist-tun
                            persist-key
                            proto udp
                            cipher AES-128-CBC
                            auth SHA256
                            up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                            down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                            local xxxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
                            tls-server
                            server 10.0.8.0 255.255.255.0
                            client-config-dir /var/etc/openvpn-csc
                            ifconfig 10.0.8.1 10.0.8.2
                            tls-verify "/usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify tls 'cantonpfs' 1 "
                            lport 1194
                            management /var/etc/openvpn/server2.sock unix
                            push "route 192.168.114.0 255.255.255.0"
                            ca /var/etc/openvpn/server2.ca
                            cert /var/etc/openvpn/server2.cert
                            key /var/etc/openvpn/server2.key
                            dh /etc/dh-parameters.1024
                            tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/server2.tls-auth 0
                            comp-lzo adaptive
                            persist-remote-ip
                            float
                            push "route 192.168.114.0 255.255.255.0"
                            route 192.168.140.0 255.255.255.0

                            client.conf

                            dev ovpnc1
                            verb 1
                            dev-type tun
                            tun-ipv6
                            dev-node /dev/tun1
                            writepid /var/run/openvpn_client1.pid
                            #user nobody
                            #group nobody
                            script-security 3
                            daemon
                            keepalive 10 60
                            ping-timer-rem
                            persist-tun
                            persist-key
                            proto udp
                            cipher AES-128-CBC
                            auth SHA256
                            up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                            down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                            local 10.1.10.11
                            tls-client
                            client
                            lport 0
                            management /var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock unix
                            remote xxx.xxxx.xxxx.xxxx 1194
                            ifconfig 10.0.8.2 10.0.8.1
                            ca /var/etc/openvpn/client1.ca
                            cert /var/etc/openvpn/client1.cert
                            key /var/etc/openvpn/client1.key
                            tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/client1.tls-auth 1
                            comp-lzo adaptive
                            resolv-retry infinite

                            so my server ip is : 192.168.114.254
                            my client ip is : 192.168.140.254

                            i can ping from client(140.254) to server(114.254) , but not from server(114.254) to client(140.254)

                            any other info needed , sorry for giving less details

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                            • johnpozJ
                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              please just post up a gui shot of your client config and server config..  Your not editing the .conf manually are you?

                              What do you have in your outbound nat on the client?  On the server?  What is the routing table on pfsense of the client look like and on the server side..  On the client you should be putting in what networks are remote..

                              clientvpnsettings.png
                              clientvpnsettings.png_thumb

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                                jerryxLinuX
                                last edited by

                                herewith i have attached all the config screenshots

                                server.conf1.jpg
                                server.conf1.jpg_thumb
                                server.conf2.jpg
                                server.conf2.jpg_thumb
                                clent.conf1.jpg
                                clent.conf1.jpg_thumb
                                client.conf2.jpg
                                client.conf2.jpg_thumb
                                ![clentspecific overrides.jpg](/public/imported_attachments/1/clentspecific overrides.jpg)
                                ![clentspecific overrides.jpg_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/clentspecific overrides.jpg_thumb)
                                server.nat.outbound.jpg
                                server.nat.outbound.jpg_thumb
                                client.nat.outbound.jpg
                                client.nat.outbound.jpg_thumb

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                                • johnpozJ
                                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  so your not natting anything through your vpn interfaces.. Fine since your just all local networks..  But you don't have anything in your remote or local networks  You don't normally have to push routes.. Unless your doing something specific odd..

                                  Where are you routing tables from pfsense?

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                                  • J
                                    jerryxLinuX
                                    last edited by

                                    Routing table means? how to get that?

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                                    • J
                                      jerryxLinuX
                                      last edited by

                                      I think you are asking about this

                                      routing.jpg
                                      routing.jpg_thumb

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                                      • J
                                        jerryxLinuX
                                        last edited by

                                        hey success man , i just made an entry in client specific overrides as " iroute 192.168.140.0 255.255.255.0" my client ip . it was success.
                                        Thanks dude.
                                        i have another question how to add multiple client in the server , do i want to continue my post in same thread or want to raise a new thread

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                                        • johnpozJ
                                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          no that is not your routing table…  under diagnostics routes, it will list out your routing table.

                                          Why should you have to put it in overrides if you would just setup the server and client correctly in the first place?  With the local and remote network fields.

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                                            divsys
                                            last edited by

                                            SSL/TLS still needs an iroute via the CSC section for each client.

                                            Much easier in 2.2.5 than it used to be, but that iroute is often a last Gotcha in S2S links.

                                            -jfp

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