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      yupq6wlc79ts
      last edited by yupq6wlc79ts

      Hello,

      I have below setup allowing a single device access via WAN Gateway (non-VPN), all others via VPN Gateway only. The issue is, my single device doesn't get the internet connection at all after this setup: (please let me know if you need more information on the setup). My idea is to have couple of devices go through the non-VPN gateway, how can I achieve this?

      0_1545696011600_Firewall-Rules-LAN.png

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        Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
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        @yupq6wlc79ts Hey
        See my rules
        The order of the rules is important
        I hope the picture will help you to understand how to do it

        0_1545723787799_a873bba8-dd3d-4448-9d8b-3a26485344f5-image.png

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          yupq6wlc79ts
          last edited by

          Thank you for your reply, but can you please elaborate on your answer?

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            Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
            last edited by Konstanti

            @yupq6wlc79ts said in Firewall Rules not working:

            Thank you for your reply, but can you please elaborate on your answer?

            I showed you an example of how you can implement what you need
            When part of the traffic goes to the tunnel and the other uses the default gateway

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              yupq6wlc79ts
              last edited by yupq6wlc79ts

              Looks somewhat similar to what I already did, trying to figure out what I did wrong there!

              Also, it would have helped to understand "What you did".

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                Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                last edited by Konstanti

                @yupq6wlc79ts said in Firewall Rules not working:

                Looks somewhat similar to what I already did, trying to figure out what I did wrong there!
                Also, it would have helped to understand "What you did".

                Can you explain what needs to be implemented ?
                What ip addresses should use the default gateway or use a VPN ?
                What traffic should not get into the tunnel ?
                What I see now from You is that all IPv4 traffic from Lan Net goes to the Internet through the NORDVPN gateway.

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                  yupq6wlc79ts
                  last edited by

                  Sure.

                  Can you explain what needs to be implemented ?

                  I have three Gateways:

                  WAN - Only 5 specific devices should go via WAN.
                  (Default Gateway) VPN-IPv4 - All devices should go via VPN IPv4
                  VPN-IPv6 - Disabled

                  What ip addresses should use the default gateway or use a VPN ?

                  All devices should use default gateway VPN-IPv4, expect 5 devices which I want to send via WAN.

                  What traffic should not get into the tunnel ?

                  Not sure.

                  What I see now from You is that all IPv4 traffic from Lan Net goes to the Internet through the NORDVPN gateway.

                  Yes. That's correct, all IPv4 traffic goes to Lan Net to Internet via NORDVPN. All I want now is, 5 specific devices should go directly to the internet without VPN.

                  So I started with 1 example of 192.168.1.253, and selected WAN_DHCP as a gateway. I don't get any internet via this rule, so I disabled it for now (screenshot). How can I achieve this?

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                    Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                    last edited by Konstanti

                    @yupq6wlc79ts
                    Rules for 5 devices must be first
                    and the last one should be the rule for NORDVPN

                    A deny rule for IPv6 does not need
                    0_1545750689648_2aeef13d-2193-4e40-88ec-6c204cb1abe8-image.png

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                      yupq6wlc79ts
                      last edited by

                      That's exactly how I setup my 1 device to test the rule but when I do this, I don't get any internet connection on my single device. That's the issue.

                      0_1545750762300_Firewall-Rules-LAN.png

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                        Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                        last edited by Konstanti

                        @yupq6wlc79ts
                        I understand your problem.
                        NORDVPN - OPENVPN ?

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                          yupq6wlc79ts
                          last edited by

                          Yes, OpenVPN.

                          (sorry for late reply, since I am a new user with no reputation, I have to wait 120 seconds before I can reply, lol)

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                            Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                            last edited by Konstanti

                            @yupq6wlc79ts
                            NordVpn Openvpn client setting
                            Check this option

                            0_1545751042363_b7aef87c-8d9d-42fa-83fb-6188aa62e0a4-image.png

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                              yupq6wlc79ts
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                              It wasn't checked. I checked it and tested the device by enabling the rule, No Internet on that device.

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                                Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
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                                  yupq6wlc79ts
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                                  0_1545751773900_Screenshot from 2018-12-25 09-25-02.png

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                                    Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                                    last edited by Konstanti

                                    @yupq6wlc79ts
                                    all right now.
                                    check nat / outbound for wan interface
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                                      yupq6wlc79ts
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                                      0_1545751994300_nat outbound.png

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                                        Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                                        last edited by Konstanti

                                        @yupq6wlc79ts
                                        Here is and mistake
                                        no nat rule for wan 192.168.1.0/24
                                        It is necessary to add

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                                          yupq6wlc79ts
                                          last edited by

                                          The reason was, It kinda acts as a kill switch. If the VPN goes down, no devices will be able to connect to the internet.

                                          But my 5 devices aren't on VPN, so they should still be connected. What do I need to add/change here?

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                                            Konstanti @yupq6wlc79ts
                                            last edited by Konstanti

                                            @yupq6wlc79ts
                                            Add a nat outbound rule for the 192.168.1.0/24 on the wan interface as I showed in the picture
                                            and 5 devices will be able to access the Internet via wan
                                            Do not delete anything

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