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    How to create an OpenVPN client to IPVanish (updated & working)

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      prius
      last edited by

      Solved !

      You have to create the openvpn client BEFORE creating the OPT1 interface.

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        willieaames
        last edited by

        so i got it to work but when i go and check my ipvanish ip on my browser it's still the same?

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          lar
          last edited by

          I don't have an add button on mine under interfaces/assign
          can someone help me out please?

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            If you do not have any unassigned interfaces there is no add button presented. Create your OpenVPN client instance first.

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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              fauxfaust
              last edited by

              Agreed. I did this in the altered order suggested and it worked - although the auto-created rules didn't get made in the Firewall:NAT:Outbound section. I created them myself though (as close to the examples in the post as possible) and everything appears to be working.

              Also did a test through www.ipleak.net to see if it was leaking dns - no dns leak either. Pretty impressed!
              I'd previously tried a number of other devices for this kind of setup and none worked exactly right (or none of them had write ups/openvpn capable). This one is working exactly as expected and took me all of 20 mins max to get installed AND configured.

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                fauxfaust
                last edited by

                Ack…spoke to soon. Worked fine for a month or so...now completely  not functional.

                Nothing changed, although for some reason the openvpn service went down and now (although restarted) won't get an IP address from the ipvanish server side.

                Anyone have any ideas on a fix?

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  Sounds like a problem with IPvanish. Have you called them?

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                    fauxfaust
                    last edited by

                    No not yet. Thinking it's something specific to the config/settings and might just reset them first and try again.

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                      fauxfaust
                      last edited by

                      Hmm…may be. Getting the following in the status for openvpn

                      ![vpn down.JPG](/public/imported_attachments/1/vpn down.JPG)
                      ![vpn down.JPG_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/vpn down.JPG_thumb)

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                        fauxfaust
                        last edited by

                        Ok, following what was in this thread, but without ssh or other checks - shutdown the whole machine (previously rebooted).

                        Modified the /conf/ipvanish.auth file with updated credentials.

                        Restarted Openvpn services. 2 Services wouldn't start automatically (NTP and one other I can't remember) - started them manually. Connection started working after this.

                        I'll keep monitoring. Considering it's been running for a while (about a month or more) without a complete shutdown, this could be something that needs scheduling in.

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                        • DerelictD
                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                          last edited by

                          Your walk through is old. You don't need an auth file any more. There's a place for username and password in the pfSense gui now.

                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                            gertty
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                            Would a CPU with AES-NI instructions help with this configuration?

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