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    Want to Block 1IP from using Internet when VPN goes down

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    • DerelictD
      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by Derelict

      Then you did not do what I said because what I said would have only impacted traffic from that single host.

      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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        comet424
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        yes i did what you said
        like i said it was working When I turned off VPN disabled it the 192.168.0.11 lost internet
        but trying to reactivate it... wouldnt work
        and then my entire internet was lost...
        as you can see i moved Lan Net to the top so it bypass's VPN you see it says its accessing internet yet nothing on the entire network has internet... its like its disabled but only thing i changed was the adding of the policy of Float and the Tag to the specific IP address

        like i said
        it was working then i disabled OpenVPN Client so i could see that 192.168.0.11 lost internet... i then tried reactivating my NordVPN client wasnt able to..

        i now lost entire internet as it usually just skips the vpn and i uually use the WAN interface... but it isnt doing that... and i cant reconnect

        but if i roll back to the day before the one i started with... VPN can log in.. i switch back to what we did its like the WAN connection is blocked on the network
        i have had this kinda issue 3 times out out of the entire year since jan 2018 i noticed...
        if i send the config file you able to see what its blocking?
        but here is the rules

        no internet2.JPG no internet1.JPG

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          comet424
          last edited by

          so here you seen i grayed out all the rules.. and i created a new rule.. you see i have internet traffic but im block no internet.. yet it shows i i should be getting internet..

          as you see in the gateway.. I am connected to the internet fine as i get a gateway but i have 100 percent loss... so where in rules is it blocking 100%
          no internet4.JPG no internet3.JPG

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            Your PPPoE is offline. Where is the traffic supposed to go?

            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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              comet424
              last edited by comet424

              ugh ill post picture.. like i said its nto offline
              its up and you see 10.11.13.49 gateway monitor is 10.11.13.49
              so its up but just a sec ill get you a photo
              thats why i ask where else could it be blocking?

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                Post the routing table from Diagnostics > Routes.

                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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                  comet424 @comet424
                  last edited by comet424

                  if i upload the config file is there an editor for you or diagnostic program to see whats wrong?
                  as reboots dont help
                  no internet7.JPG no internet6.JPG no internet5.JPG

                  sorry takes a bit to send back pics
                  as i restore the few days ago config to send you the pics but load up the config file we worked on in this topic and it just glitched or something and i wanna be able to figure it out incase it has happened again.. as its happened in 2 other times last year but all i did was format and started over... but since i have bunch of stuff setup i dont wanna format.. i wanna find out what went wrong

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                    comet424
                    last edited by

                    could it be because i use a gaming computer motherboard and non ECC ram... and while it was doing a save it saved a corrupt setting to block the internet..
                    as i always hear you want ECC ram for a server is it possible .. as i was looking at 1U Server supermicro but at 1200 + just to make pfsesne... my gaming computer under 500 was cheaper way

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                      comet424
                      last edited by

                      ok found the problem well kinda...
                      That Floating No WAN Egress is being applied when its not supposed to be called

                      and i tried scrolling up but i cant see the settings you told me but this is what i have.. ...

                      so even though no TAG is being called on any of the rules other then the 2 for 192.168.0.11

                      its like the rules are calling Tag No Wan Egress by default and not when its supposed to

                      floating 3.JPG floating 2.JPG Floating 1.JPG

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                        comet424
                        last edited by comet424

                        here is that default lan settings... even though the tag is blank its still calling that floating no wan egress because if i un disable no wan egress tag under floating
                        internet is blocked
                        its like its being called hidden in the background
                        lannet1.JPG
                        lannet2.JPG
                        lannet3.JPG

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                          comet424
                          last edited by

                          here is the one ip rule that calls the tag that should only be called when vpn is down but seems to being called whenever it wants to
                          block1.JPG

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                            comet424
                            last edited by

                            so what i found is
                            if i reactivate the Floating Rule No Wan EGRESS
                            internet works fine..

                            but if i Do a reboot of Pfsense.. then that No Wan Egresss gets automaticlly loaded by default then blocks internet

                            then when i Disable Floating Rule
                            i get the internet back

                            then if i enable it internet seems to work fine and when i set to run VPN and then choose to disable VPN and restart it.. WAN is now 100% packet loss again
                            so i re disabled the Floating Wan Egress

                            it seems it loads it up like a windows service without being asked to... is there another setting to set so it doesnt do that?

                            maybe something i didnt check off

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                            • DerelictD
                              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                              last edited by Derelict

                              Again, my suggestion is to save a backup copy of your current config and reset to defaults and start over. I really have no idea what you put where to break this and these screen captures of irrelevant data are solving nothing.

                              But before you do that, just put a LEGIBLE copy of /tmp/rules.debug in a chat to me please.

                              Diagnostics > Command Prompt

                              Execute cat /tmp/rules.debug

                              Copy / paste.
                              Thanks.

                              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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                                comet424
                                last edited by

                                ugh
                                well i gave you screen shots of
                                -Tag No Wan Egress you told me to type
                                -LAN Net Default of Pfsense
                                -NordVPN 192.168.0.11 with TAG No Wan Egress

                                i was showing you each break down to show you that the Tag No Wan Egreess and i didnt do anything wrong..
                                and was showing you that No Wan Egress Tag gets loaded automaticlly not just when its supposed to

                                but ugh reset defaults then i gotta do all the Static Ip renamings i have too didnt wanna reset.. i wanted to fix this why

                                but ok ill get you the copy just a moment.. just frustrated

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                                  comet424
                                  last edited by

                                  well you cant post rules its considered spam by your spam program forum.. i attached a text file of it hope it worksrules.txt

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                                    comet424
                                    last edited by

                                    i didnt un gray the floating no wan egress so i dont know if that rule will show up

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                                      comet424
                                      last edited by comet424

                                      here is rules 2.. I enabled Floating No Wan Egress and re ran that debug cat thing you told me to do... hopefully you find my error as your smarter then me at this stuff

                                      rules2.txt

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                                        comet424
                                        last edited by comet424

                                        so 5 min after i enabled the No Wan Egreess Tag under floating options to do the rules2 for you

                                        i lost internet to 100 percent loss

                                        so its still loading it some how

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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          What do you have set for this:

                                          System > Advanced, Miscellaneous, Skip rules when gateway is down

                                          Look. This stuff is extremely complicated. You really have to know exactly what you are doing to pull this kind of policy routing off. You have multiple OpenVPN clients and you want certain LAN hosts to behave one way and certain LAN hosts to behave another.

                                          The NO_WAN_EGRESS rules I sent will not do ANYTHING to connections that do not originate from that source host.

                                          You are refusing my suggestion of starting over from the beginning.

                                          You are policy routing everything from LAN to the OpenVPN gateway. is gateway monitoring enabled there? Does the system even recognize the OpenVPN is down? If not, it will continue to send the traffic out the OpenVPN.

                                          "100 percent loss" is not a trouble description. I understand you are frustrated. More details might be necessary.

                                          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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                                            comet424
                                            last edited by

                                            and sorry if the screen shots are irrevelent to the settings
                                            as i been told i have to post screen shots of the settings i do.. as you guys arent willing to watch videos... and i got blasted last year for not posting screen shots of what i was doing..

                                            was only trying to show you the settings i set... didnt mean to make it irrvelent.. to me they were relevent as its the stuff you told me to set..
                                            sorry about that

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