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    Can't access local network when connected from pfsense to remote side via vpn

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    • RicoR
      Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
      last edited by Rico

      Still unclear, with pfSense 2.4.4 you can't connect as PPTP Client because the PPTP VPN Client is removed.
      Or do you use PPTP directly on your Client machine? This has nothing to do with pfSense then....and you should never use PPTP anyway since it is completely broken and unsecure.

      -Rico

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      • emammadovE
        emammadov
        last edited by emammadov

        Pptp vpn is in my windows machine to connect to remote sides. Our network is pfsense.

        Prior to pfsense in our network, I have used Mikrotik, I didn't have this problem.
        I disabled 'Use default Gateway for remote networks" on my windows machine, but then I can't access servers on remote network.

        0_1541348003455_VPN interface.png

        Elvin

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        • RicoR
          Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
          last edited by

          Overlapping Subnets in Local and Remote Side?

          -Rico

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          • emammadovE
            emammadov
            last edited by emammadov

            What I mean is, we are using pfsense at our company. I can access remote network servers, but can't access my local network when connected via vpn to remote side. Pfsense doesn't allow me to access my local network when connected to remote organization via vpn. But we used Mikrotik before pfsense at our network and we didn't have this problem.

            Elvin

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @Rico
              last edited by stephenw10

              @rico said in Can't access local network when connected from pfsense to remote side via vpn:

              Still unclear, with pfSense 2.4.4 you can't connect as PPTP Client because the PPTP VPN Client is removed.

              That's not actually entirely correct, you can still create a PPTP interface to use as a client. Though you should only do so if your ISP requires it for example.

              Steve

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @emammadov
                last edited by stephenw10

                @emammadov said in Can't access local network when connected from pfsense to remote side via vpn:

                pfSense doesn't allow me to access my local network when connected to remote organization via vpn.

                pfSense has no part in that decision. Your client either sends the traffic over the VPN or tries to use it's local connection.

                Steve

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  Right. pfSense has no impact on that. It's all in your client configuration. Nothing in pfSense can dictate how your LAN hosts talk to each other on LAN. You should be bringing this up with the people on the PPTP server side after you ask, "Why the hell are you still running PPTP?!?"

                  Nobody should be using PPTP as has been said. It should be considered as adding no security at all.

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                  • K
                    kono
                    last edited by

                    @stephenw10 How would one go about doing that? I have no other choice but to use PPTP VPN. I tried using <2.3 versions but my Realtek NIC isn't being detected on those.

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                    • RicoR
                      Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                      last edited by

                      PPTP, Realtek NIC, ... some nasty talk is going on in this Thread. ๐Ÿ˜‚

                      -Rico

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                      • stephenw10S
                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by

                        You can choose it as a PPP type for a client connection if your ISP requires it:
                        https://www.netgate.com/docs/pfsense/book/interfaces/interfacetypes-ppps.html#pptp-point-to-point-tunneling-protocol

                        I don't think it will connect to a remote VPN server though.

                        Steve

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                        • K
                          kono
                          last edited by

                          I managed to make 2.2.6 detect my Realtek NIC by patching the driver. But just now realized that the PPTP feature on the pfSense is only for setting itself as a VPN server. Opposite of what I wanted ๐Ÿ˜…

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