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      phil123456
      last edited by

      no, only via ip adress

      there is no dns, I use static ip's and host files, my frontends are managed via vpn and load balanced via pfSense

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        viragomann
        last edited by

        To access them via  internal IP shouldn't be a problem. You just need a firewall rule on VPN interface which allow this.
        From routing aspect, if ping works to these web servers, web access should work also.

        If it doesn't enable logging and check the firewall logs if it is blocked by pfSense.

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          phil123456
          last edited by

          in firewall/rules/openvpn

          for IPV4 I got a * * * * * rule created by openvpn wizard

          I also tested ssh connections, it does not work

          I tried adding a * * * * LAN rule as a test on both firewall, but with no luck

          I dont see any entry in the logs concerning the ip I try to access

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            phil123456
            last edited by

            is the traffic in the firewall log blocked ? cos I added 2 rules LAN

            source 192.168.2.0/24
            destination 192.168.1.0/24

            and

            source 192.168.1.0/24
            destination 192.168.2.0/24

            now the entries concerning my http requests on 192.168.1.23 dont show up anymore in the log, but I still cannot access it via firefox

            also something weird: in the logs, port 80 is the source port while it should be the destination port

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              phil123456
              last edited by

              anyone ?

              please this is a serious issue and I really need help on this one

              thanks

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                viragomann
                last edited by

                So what tells the filter log?
                Post a screenshot, please.

                Also post your clients routing table.

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                  phil123456
                  last edited by

                  bellow are my fwal rules, route print and filter log on second pfsense

                  as mentioned before it really seems odd that the port 80 is at the source and not the destination

                  on the first pfsense(VPN)

                  on the second pfsense

                  
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::7d8b:d819:a21a:5440%19
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : ***************.net
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::249d:c73d:286b:eac1%11
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.27.168
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.128
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.16.27.254

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet1:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::1813:2fe0:5bcb:1930%16
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.88.1
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :

Ethernet adapter VMware Network Adapter VMnet8:

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :
   Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::f435:d6ac:24e4:15ab%17
   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.29.1
   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :


                  ===========================================================================
Interface List
 19...00 ff 28 05 3d 13 ......TAP-Windows Adapter V9
 11...88 51 fb 40 a4 b3 ......Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection
 16...00 50 56 c0 00 01 ......VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1
 17...00 50 56 c0 00 08 ......VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8
  1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
 13...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
 12...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
 15...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
 14...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3
 18...00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0 Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #4
===========================================================================

IPv4 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0    172.16.27.254    172.16.27.168    266
        127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
        127.0.0.1  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
  127.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
    172.16.27.128  255.255.255.128         On-link     172.16.27.168    266
    172.16.27.168  255.255.255.255         On-link     172.16.27.168    266
    172.16.27.255  255.255.255.255         On-link     172.16.27.168    266
      192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0      192.168.2.1      192.168.2.2     20
      192.168.2.0    255.255.255.0         On-link       192.168.2.2    276
      192.168.2.2  255.255.255.255         On-link       192.168.2.2    276
    192.168.2.255  255.255.255.255         On-link       192.168.2.2    276
     192.168.29.0    255.255.255.0         On-link      192.168.29.1    276
     192.168.29.1  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.29.1    276
   192.168.29.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.29.1    276
     192.168.88.0    255.255.255.0         On-link      192.168.88.1    276
     192.168.88.1  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.88.1    276
   192.168.88.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.88.1    276
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link       192.168.2.2    276
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link      192.168.88.1    276
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link      192.168.29.1    276
        224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link     172.16.27.168    266
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    306
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link       192.168.2.2    276
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.88.1    276
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.29.1    276
  255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link     172.16.27.168    266
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
  Network Address          Netmask  Gateway Address  Metric
          0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0    172.16.27.254  Default
===========================================================================

IPv6 Route Table
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
 If Metric Network Destination      Gateway
  1    306 ::1/128                  On-link
 19    276 fe80::/64                On-link
 16    276 fe80::/64                On-link
 17    276 fe80::/64                On-link
 11    266 fe80::/64                On-link
 16    276 fe80::1813:2fe0:5bcb:1930/128
                                    On-link
 11    266 fe80::249d:c73d:286b:eac1/128
                                    On-link
 19    276 fe80::7d8b:d819:a21a:5440/128
                                    On-link
 17    276 fe80::f435:d6ac:24e4:15ab/128
                                    On-link
  1    306 ff00::/8                 On-link
 19    276 ff00::/8                 On-link
 16    276 ff00::/8                 On-link
 17    276 ff00::/8                 On-link
 11    266 ff00::/8                 On-link
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
  None

                  the filter log on the second pfsense
                  apparently the adress I try to ping( 192.168.1.23)  is comming back

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                  • johnpozJ
                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                    last edited by

                    Your firewall log is showing 192.168.1.23 trying to answer, but its going through your second pfsense so this traffic is out of state, so yeah it would be blocked.

                    So we are all clear what your doing..  The attached is your network?  And what your trying to do.

                    What is the gateway for this server?

                    As I tried to explain before..  If your vpn user is coming in pfsense 1 and has a IP address of 192.168.2.x, for server to answer it will need to know to talk to pfsense 1 to talk to 192.168.2/?  Or it will need to use pfsense 1 as its default gateway.

                    For vpn user to talk to pfsense 2, its lan rules will have to allow access from 192.168.2/?  And it will need to know to get to back to 192.168.2.x it needs to talk to pfsense 1.

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                      phil123456
                      last edited by

                      you told me to set a static route so 192.168.1.23 would reply vi vpn  (192.168.1.1) instead of its default gateway (192.168.1.2)

                      I created that route, so the ping is working… but not other protocols, so is it not a firewall rule issue ? (shouldn't be since it's all local communications, even for the vpn)

                      maybe my setup is not right, but it looks pretty straightforward, am I missing something ?

                      apparently only ping modifies the usage of the static route

                      just found out in the doc, when using VPN, one should not use static routes but network definitions

                      https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Static_Routes
                      "Never add static routes for networks reachable via OpenVPN. Such routes are managed by OpenVPN itself using Remote Network definitions, not static routes."

                      but it does not give more details…

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                        viragomann
                        last edited by

                        The doc you mentioned is meant for VPN and static route on a unique node not on different ones.

                        However, yes, in your case the static route has to be set to each LAN host you want to reach to work properly. If these are only the mentioned two hosts this is not a big work.

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                        • DerelictD
                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                          last edited by

                          Or outbound NAT on the 192.168.1.1 interface so connections from the VPN clients to LAN hosts masquerade as source IP 192.168.1.1.  If you need to identify what OpenVPN client is making the connections you could use a range of IP addresses, VIPs, and 1:1 NAT.

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                            phil123456
                            last edited by

                            sudo route add -net 192.168.2.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.1.1

                            works like a charm

                            so apparently pfsense2 receives the packets returning from 192.168.1.23

                            and cannot send them to the pfsense1 although a lan to lan full allowing rule is in place

                            not nice but efficient :-)
                            also I use a config pusher so in case of more machines I can still push that rule (I guess, gonna check that out)

                            thanks for your wonderfull support everyone

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