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    OpenVPN Having Trouble with VPN Gateway (Revised)

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    • G
      guardian Rebel Alliance
      last edited by

      Please help me out a bit as to how you came to that conclusion.

      @viragomann:

      As mentioned, 10.69.10.5 is your gateway here when using VPN.

      The client side topology setting will not take effect, since the network topology is specified by the server.

      The information that I have from the provider is that I receive a single IP address in a common subnet.  (Likely a private VLAN)
      My probing of the connections seems to agree with the provider's assertion.

      The gateway 10.69.10.1 is the gateway from the private subnet to the internet, but my gateway to that private subnet is 10.69.10.6 (the interface address). in order to reach 10.69.10.1.
      i.e. With the source address set to the interface on the ping tool on the Diagnostic menu, I can ping 10.69.10.6, 10.69.10.1 and internet addresses, but not 10.69.10.5!  (Hope I explaned that properly.)  I don't understand where 10.69.10.5 is coming from as it doesn't show up in a traceroute, and won't respond to a ping.

      @viragomann:

      @guardian:

      That looks like a bug to me – if not, tell me what I'm missing.

      What? That the gateway doesn't respond to pings?

      If 10.69.10.5 is actually the gateway, it does NOT respond to a ping!  I don't believe that pfSense has identified the gateway correctly.  My gateway is 10.69.10.6 NOT 10.69.10.5.  Once I exit through 10.69.10.6, I'm on 10.69.10.1/24, the gateway from that network is 10.69.10.1.  In short the VPN works a lot like my cable internet (except modem/hardware) - I get a single IP which leads to a private network, and that network has a gateway to the internet.

      I suspect that this part of the log

      Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	Initialization Sequence Completed
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	/usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup ovpnc1 1500 1570 10.69.10.6 10.69.10.5 init
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	/sbin/ifconfig ovpnc1 10.69.10.6 10.69.10.5 mtu 1500 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	do_ifconfig, tt->ipv6=0, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	TUN/TAP device /dev/tun1 opened
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	TUN/TAP device ovpnc1 exists previously, keep at program end
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	OPTIONS IMPORT: LZO parms modified
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	Options error: option 'route' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	Options error: option 'dhcp-option' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	Options error: option 'dhcp-option' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	Options error: option 'redirect-gateway' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.222,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.218,ping 10,comp-lzo no,route 10.69.10.1,topology net30,ifconfig 10.69.10.6 10.69.10.5,auth-token cWH8XGbkmA2cWXnJyKr8NSALW56rxCiyjYXcyOLZ5ok='
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	TLS: tls_multi_process: i=2 state=S_UNDEF, mysid=00000000 00000000, stored-sid=00000000 00000000, stored-ip=[undef]
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	TLS: tls_multi_process: i=1 state=S_INITIAL, mysid=e5576ed7 8ca7bbd4, stored-sid=00000000 00000000, stored-ip=[undef]
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	TLS: tls_process: timeout set to 57
Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	ACK reliable_send_timeout 604800 [5]

      might contain the reason, but I don't know what messages are as a result of server and what messages are as a result of my client.

      If I understand things correctly, the ACK/TLS/TLS are just at the end of the key exchange process and acknowledge the presence of a secure tunnel.

      Thanks in advance for any comments/suggestions/solutions.

      If you find my post useful, please give it a thumbs up!
      pfSense 2.7.2-RELEASE

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      • V
        viragomann
        last edited by

        Dude, the behaviour was already described above: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=138316.msg756666#msg756666

        Again, it looks like this:

        
you           |       tunnel        |               server
your virt. IP |                     |   servers virt. IP in subnet       server IP
10.69.10.6 ---|---------------------|--- 10.69.10.5 -------------------- 10.69.10.1

        The vpn server provide a /30 subnet. It has 4 IP addresses:
        10.69.10.4 …....... network address
        10.69.10.5 .......... servers virt. IP in the subnet
        10.69.10.6 .......... your virtual IP in the subnet
        10.69.10.7 .......... broadcast address

        10.69.10.6 is your virtual IP in the tunnel, of course you can ping it!
        The virt. tunnel address of the server doesn't response to pings. That's a normal behaviour in OpenVPN. But you can ping the servers address: 10.69.10.1

        10.69.10.1 is not in your subnet, but OpenVPN sets a route to it using the gateway 10.69.10.5 (Yes, the server virtual IP is your gateway).
        Check the routing table to review. Diagnostic > routes
        You can only use IP addresses as gateways which are directly connected to pfSense. 10.69.10.5 is (virtual), 10.69.10.1 is not.

        The line

        Oct 18 15:49:54 	openvpn 	38153 	PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.222,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.218,ping 10,comp-lzo no,route 10.69.10.1,topology net30,ifconfig 10.69.10.6 10.69.10.5,auth-token cWH8XGbkmA2cWXnJyKr8NSALW56rxCiyjYXcyOLZ5ok='

        is what you get from the server. It contains the interface configuration, compression mode, DNS and routes.

        You might have set a high Verbosity level in the client config, there's very much noise in the log.

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        • G
          guardian Rebel Alliance
          last edited by

          Deleted & reposted below with Verbosity reduced and appropriate changes

          If you find my post useful, please give it a thumbs up!
          pfSense 2.7.2-RELEASE

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          • PippinP
            Pippin
            last edited by

            Your Verbosity level is too high, set it to 4.

            I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you will most likely wind up with an academic who is completely impervious to reality.
            Halton Arp

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            • G
              guardian Rebel Alliance
              last edited by

              Thanks for taking the time to make that so clear, even though you described it, I didnt get it.

              It's sometimes difficult to know what you don't know and distinguish it from things that you think you know but just aren't so.

              What was confusing me was these setup instructions https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/pfsense, and that the Topologiy setting shows 'Subnet - One IP address per client in a common sub-net' in the provided example.  What's the difference between this setting and 'net30 -Isolated /30 network per client'?  The topology you described looks more like the /30 than One IP address per client to me.

              When I change the setting to 'net30 -Isolated /30 network per client', the log looks like this.

              Oct 20 15:39:59 	openvpn 	53417 	MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
Oct 20 15:39:59 	openvpn 	53417 	MANAGEMENT: CMD 'status 2'
Oct 20 15:39:59 	openvpn 	53417 	MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state 1'
Oct 20 15:39:59 	openvpn 	53417 	MANAGEMENT: Client connected from /var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	Initialization Sequence Completed
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	/usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup ovpnc1 1500 1570 10.8.10.10 10.8.10.9 init
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	/sbin/ifconfig ovpnc1 10.8.10.10 10.8.10.9 mtu 1500 netmask 255.255.255.255 up
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	do_ifconfig, tt->ipv6=0, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	TUN/TAP device /dev/tun1 opened
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	TUN/TAP device ovpnc1 exists previously, keep at program end
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	OPTIONS IMPORT: LZO parms modified
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	Options error: option 'route' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	Options error: option 'dhcp-option' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	Options error: option 'dhcp-option' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	Options error: option 'redirect-gateway' cannot be used in this context ([PUSH-OPTIONS])
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.222,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.218,ping 10,comp-lzo no,route 10.8.10.1,topology net30,ifconfig 10.8.10.10 10.8.10.9,auth-token /9q33gukKF57s9njKLNkDUHrt6LMQ+vRHjYh2Wr++MQ='
Oct 20 15:39:56 	openvpn 	53417 	SENT CONTROL [c76d465f591f9ff1adf44a1f4d7c7d9b]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	[c76d465f591f9ff1adf44a1f4d7c7d9b] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]172.98.67.67:1197
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 4096 bit RSA
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Data Channel Decrypt: Using 256 bit message hash 'SHA256' for HMAC authentication
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Data Channel Encrypt: Using 256 bit message hash 'SHA256' for HMAC authentication
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	WARNING: 'keysize' is used inconsistently, local='keysize 256', remote='keysize 128'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	WARNING: 'auth' is used inconsistently, local='auth SHA256', remote='auth SHA1'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	WARNING: 'cipher' is used inconsistently, local='cipher AES-256-CBC', remote='cipher BF-CBC'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1570', remote='link-mtu 1542'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=CA, L=LosAngeles, O=Private Internet Access, OU=Private Internet Access, CN=c76d465f591f9ff1adf44a1f4d7c7d9b, name=c76d465f591f9ff1adf44a1f4d7c7d9b
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	VERIFY EKU OK
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Validating certificate extended key usage
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	VERIFY KU OK
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	++ Certificate has key usage 00a0, expects 00a0
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Validating certificate key usage
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=CA, L=LosAngeles, O=Private Internet Access, OU=Private Internet Access, CN=Private Internet Access, name=Private Internet Access, emailAddress=secure@privateinternetaccess.com
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]172.98.67.67:1197, sid=e1e50acc 434d35d6
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]172.98.67.67:1197
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	UDPv4 link local (bound): [AF_INET]192.168.0.15
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Expected Remote Options hash (VER=V4): '79a26cd9'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Local Options hash (VER=V4): 'fc8ba345'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Expected Remote Options String: 'V4,dev-type tun,link-mtu 1570,tun-mtu 1500,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher AES-256-CBC,auth SHA256,keysize 256,key-method 2,tls-server'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Local Options String: 'V4,dev-type tun,link-mtu 1570,tun-mtu 1500,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher AES-256-CBC,auth SHA256,keysize 256,key-method 2,tls-client'
Oct 20 15:39:54 	openvpn 	53417 	Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1570 D:1450 EF:70 EB:143 ET:0 EL:3 AF:3/1 ]
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	53417 	Socket Buffers: R=[42080->42080] S=[57344->57344]
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	53417 	Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1570 D:1212 EF:38 EB:0 ET:0 EL:3 ]
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	53417 	LZO compression initialized
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	53417 	NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	53417 	MANAGEMENT: unix domain socket listening on /var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client1.up' is group or others accessible
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.1s-freebsd 1 Mar 2016, LZO 2.10
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	OpenVPN 2.3.17 amd64-portbld-freebsd10.3 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [MH] [IPv6] built on Jun 26 2017
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	auth_user_pass_file = '/var/etc/openvpn/client1.up'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	pull = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	client = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	port_share_port = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	port_share_host = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	max_routes_per_client = 256
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	max_clients = 1024
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	cf_per = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	cf_max = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	enable_c2c = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_ipv6_local = ::/0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_ipv6_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tmp_dir = '/tmp'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ccd_exclusive = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	virtual_hash_size = 256
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	real_hash_size = 256
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tcp_queue_limit = 64
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	n_bcast_buf = 256
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_pool_netbits = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_pool_base = ::
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_pool_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_netbits_ipv6 = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_network_ipv6 = ::
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	server_network = 0.0.0.0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_auth_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_exit = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	push_peer_info = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	single_session = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	transition_window = 3600
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	handshake_window = 60
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	renegotiate_seconds = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	renegotiate_packets = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	renegotiate_bytes = -1
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_timeout = 2
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ssl_flags = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_eku = 'TLS Web Server Authentication'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 136
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_cert_ku[i] = 160
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ns_cert_type = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	crl_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	verify_x509_name = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	verify_x509_type = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_export_cert = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_verify = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	cipher_list = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	pkcs12_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	priv_key_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	extra_certs_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	cert_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	dh_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ca_path = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ca_file = '/var/etc/openvpn/client1.ca'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	key_method = 2
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_client = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tls_server = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	test_crypto = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	use_iv = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	packet_id_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	replay_time = 15
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	replay_window = 64
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mute_replay_warnings = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	replay = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	engine = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	keysize = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	prng_nonce_secret_len = 16
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	prng_hash = 'SHA1'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	authname = 'SHA256'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	authname_defined = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ciphername = 'AES-256-CBC'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ciphername_defined = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	key_direction = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	shared_secret_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_flags = 256
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_client_group = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_client_user = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_write_peer_info_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_echo_buffer_size = 100
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_log_history_cache = 250
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_user_pass = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_port = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	management_addr = '/var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	allow_pull_fqdn = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	max_routes = 100
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_gateway_via_dhcp = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_nopull = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_delay_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_delay_window = 30
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_delay = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_noexec = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_default_metric = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_default_gateway = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	route_script = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	lzo = 7
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	fast_io = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	sockflags = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	sndbuf = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	rcvbuf = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	occ = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	status_file_update_freq = 60
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	status_file_version = 1
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	status_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	gremlin = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mute = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	verbosity = 4
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	nice = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	suppress_timestamps = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	log = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	inetd = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	daemon = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	up_delay = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	up_restart = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	down_pre = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	down_script = '/usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	up_script = '/usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	writepid = '/var/run/openvpn_client1.pid'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	cd_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	chroot_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	groupname = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	username = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	resolve_retry_seconds = 1000000000
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	passtos = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	persist_key = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	persist_remote_ip = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	persist_local_ip = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	persist_tun = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remap_sigusr1 = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ping_timer_remote = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ping_rec_timeout_action = 2
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ping_rec_timeout = 60
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ping_send_timeout = 10
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	inactivity_timeout = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	keepalive_timeout = 60
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	keepalive_ping = 10
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mlock = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mtu_test = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	shaper = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_remote = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_netbits = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_ipv6_local = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_nowarn = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_noexec = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_remote_netmask = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ifconfig_local = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tun_ipv6 = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	topology = 1
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	lladdr = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	dev_node = '/dev/tun1'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	dev_type = 'tun'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	dev = 'ovpnc1'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	ipchange = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_random = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	Connection profiles END
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	explicit_exit_notification = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mssfix = 1450
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	fragment = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mtu_discover_type = -1
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tun_mtu_extra_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tun_mtu_extra = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	link_mtu_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	link_mtu = 1500
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tun_mtu_defined = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	tun_mtu = 1500
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	socks_proxy_retry = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	socks_proxy_port = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	socks_proxy_server = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	connect_retry_max = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	connect_timeout = 10
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	connect_retry_seconds = 5
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	bind_local = ENABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	bind_defined = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_float = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote_port = 1197
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	remote = 'xxx.privateinternetaccess.com'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	local_port = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	local = '192.168.0.15'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	proto = udp
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	Connection profiles [default]:
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	show_tls_ciphers = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	key_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	genkey = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	show_engines = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	show_digests = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	show_ciphers = DISABLED
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	mode = 0
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	config = '/var/etc/openvpn/client1.conf'
Oct 20 15:39:53 	openvpn 	52592 	Current Parameter Settings: 

The way you describe this, it makes me think that this is a normal/expected behavior from OpenVPN.  
If so, why doesn't the gateway monitor have a setting that can cope with it?  Something I'm missing?

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_ping_some_OpenVPN_adapter_addresses

                Set something as the monitor IP address that will actually respond to pings.

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                  guardian Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  Has anyone been able to get the Gateway Pinger working with Private Internet Access?

                  My OpenVPN connection is working fine, the interface seems to be working but I'm having trouble getting the status on the home page to display properly

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                  • V
                    viragomann
                    last edited by

                    @guardian:

                    What was confusing me was these setup instructions https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/pfsense, and that the Topologiy setting shows 'Subnet - One IP address per client in a common sub-net' in the provided example.  What's the difference between this setting and 'net30 -Isolated /30 network per client'?  The topology you described looks more like the /30 than One IP address per client to me.

                    A /30 subnet results in one IP per client. See her how I've explained the addresses of such a subnet. There is place for one client only.
                    The server provides a /30 subnet for each client, already mentioned that.

                    @guardian:

                    When I change the setting to 'net30 -Isolated /30 network per client', the log looks like this.

                    The setting will be ignored, since it is given by the server. Already mentioned that here: https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=138316.msg756795#msg756795

                    Oct 20 15:39:56 openvpn 53417 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.222,dhcp-option DNS 209.222.18.218,ping 10,comp-lzo no,route 10.8.10.1,topology net30,ifconfig 10.8.10.10 10.8.10.9,auth-token /9q33gukKF57s9njKLNkDUHrt6LMQ+vRHjYh2Wr++MQ='

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by

                      https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_ping_some_OpenVPN_adapter_addresses

                      Set something else as the monitor IP address.

                      And we don't need multiple threads about the same thing, please.

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                      • G
                        guardian Rebel Alliance
                        last edited by

                        @Derelict:

                        https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_ping_some_OpenVPN_adapter_addresses

                        Set something else as the monitor IP address.

                        And we don't need multiple threads about the same thing, please.

                        I wanted to focus the discussion on the pinger, not OpenVPN.

                        The place I'm trying to go with this is that based on what I'm learning in this thread it appears that the design of the pinger falls a bit short.

                        There should be some way to have the option be able to automatically insert x.x.x.1 as the monitor address where x.x.x.y is the dynamic address assigned by the VPN.

                        If I stick in some external address ( say 8.8.8.8 ) what is the likelihood of a false  (i.e reports up when down or down when up) status?

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                        • DerelictD
                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                          last edited by

                          dpinger works fine. You are seeing an OpenVPN issue. You have to monitor something that will actually respond to pings.

                          The gateway address is automatically inserted. There is no mechanism to "automatically" choose something else.

                          You can place whatever monitor IP address in there you think is better than the gateway address.

                          This has nothing to do with dpinger.

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