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

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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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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by Derelict

            It would help if you followed my instructions exactly.

            Derelict about 19 hours ago

            Make a rule for that specific source host above the NORDVPN rules.

            Make it just like the other rule, but with a source of that host address instead of LAN net, policy routing to NORDVPN.

            Add the following advanced option:

            Tag: NO_WAN_EGRESS

            Make a floating rule in Firewall > Rules, Floating

            Action: Reject
            Quick: Checked
            Interface: WAN
            Direction: Out
            Source: Any
            Destination: Any

            Display Advanced

            Tagged: NO_WAN_EGRESS

            TAG on LAN
            TAGGED on WAN

            The former SETS the tag
            The latter MATCHES the tag previously set by the LAN rules.

            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

              i get that t he No Wan Egree rule only to that

              but ill make a video and prove your wrong its not doing that.. its doing it on its own cuz your not believing me..

              and i didnt refuse of starting over.. i told you ok in the one reply i said i didnt wanna cuz thats alot of typing and figuring where all the settings god..

              yes I got different openVPNs

              so what i have is
              WAN ----> Only For Game Consoles
              NORDVPN USA for entire Network
              NORDVPN CANADA for entire Network these 2 is when i wanna be in usa or in canada
              OPENVPNSERVEr ---->> so i can Remote access my network from away from the home

              and i wouldnt know if gateway monitoring enabled..

              and ya the system knows when NordVPN goes down... either i get a email from my ISP my son did something bad which i told him to stop ... or my internet goes down and then im using my WAN IP address so it falls over

              i only had issues because you told me i had the rules set wrong for when VPN goes down and to make sure no Internet leaking happens..

              and then i find out now that the Floating rule seems to automaticlly load ...
              if i disable all the rules minus that lock out rule Floating Rule No Wan Still gets loaded and 100% packet loss

              but there is monitoring as there is a monitoring IP when i showed the Gateway images

              but here the pics of the misc'smonitor3.JPG monitor2.JPG monitor1.JPG

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                comet424
                last edited by comet424

                i think i found the error on floating
                i put TAG NO_WAN_EGRESS

                not TAGGED NO_WAN_EGRESS

                guess thats the reason it automaticlly Blocks because i put NO_WAN_EGRESS under TAG

                i really hate dislexia i read Tagged as Tag... ill try that

                So Tag means anything on the Local Network... and TAGGED means anything going out on the internet

                ill re try again thank you for being patient

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                  comet424
                  last edited by

                  nope didnt work

                  having TAG No Wan EGress for the 192.168.0.11 Under NordVPN one

                  and having TAGGED No Wan Eggress under Floating

                  just lets the 192.168.0.11 get WAN internet instead of blocked..

                  shouldnt the Rule be also set to TAGGED not TAG?

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    No.

                    TAG sets the mark. You set the mark on traffic from 192.168.0.11 when it arrives on the firewall using the LAN rule.

                    TAGGED matches the traffic that has that mark set so you are rejecting any traffic trying to go out WAN with that tag already set. It will only be set on traffic sourced from 192.168.0.11 because that's the only source address that matches the rule that sets the tag.

                    You must have done it wrong again or it would be working.

                    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

                      NORDVPN 192.168.011 TAG No WAN EGREE
                      nordvpn1.JPG
                      float rule1.JPG

                      FLOATING TAGGED: NO WAN EGREE
                      floatA.JPG
                      floatb.JPG

                      im going to delete the rule and the float and re type it in

                      i frustrated i getting frustrated yes understand its not easy but stupid dislexia is kicking me too and i like pfsense better then an asus router

                      i appreciate the help i going to type it up again and see what happens in 30 min i need a break... wish i was in the IT field id know this program better then just only adjust when i find there a problem once a month or so.. set it and forget it kinda thing

                      thank you for being patient with me i really appreciate it

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                      • DerelictD
                        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                        last edited by

                        Don't touch anything.

                        Just post /tmp/rules.debug

                        That tells everyone everything they need to know about your rule sets.

                        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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                          MoonKnight
                          last edited by

                          Hi.
                          Go to System -> Advanced -> Miscellaneous
                          Scroll down to: Gateway Monitoring
                          Make sure it look like this.
                          b206be68-8338-434d-9061-8248c772cf02-image.png

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                            comet424
                            last edited by

                            so for the gate monitoring yes my 2 are also unchecked

                            as for the Floating its working now.. i had disabled them then just re typed them up and the float
                            and it worked... also found i had to add a
                            another No WAN Egress for the LAN.NET when a VPN isnt enabled when i was testing it by turning it off
                            so this is working now.. doesnt help my dislexia i read like TAG as TAGGED so thats all working... i dont dare ask about how do i route the USA VPN to the USA one in the Rules and the CANADA VPN to the CAnada one.. instead of both going to the first rule... as i dont wanna frustrate you more with my questions..

                            i played with it i didnt wanna annoy you more with questions i stepped away from it a bit then re looked at it fresh eyes for setting that floating etc

                            so this is working now in this order... i wont trouble you with my other question i jsut mentioned because i dont want you mad at me... but here is a pic of rules its working so i not going to touch it... it works when i shut off the vpn or if it goes down
                            i appreciate your patience with me
                            rules1.JPG

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                            • DerelictD
                              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                              last edited by

                              If you don't want traffic from 192.168.0.11 to go out WAN at all, why are you policy routing it out WAN?

                              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

                                if your talking about from the picture above the 2nd from the bottom
                                i dont... but if i dont put that rule in there... and i turn off both VPN's
                                the rules skip the 2 rules below Game Consoles and goes straight to the last Line..

                                so i put rule just above it... and its TAG No WAN EGRESS so it blocks using WAN

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                                  comet424
                                  last edited by

                                  figured that was better then saying Block 192.168.0.11 * * * in the rules
                                  unless thats better then the TAG i just figured it was a better block if not ill change it

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                                    comet424
                                    last edited by

                                    is this more proper thenblock wan.JPG

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                                      comet424
                                      last edited by

                                      @Derelict
                                      I have 1 more question if you might know..
                                      the no_wan_egreess works as long as my vpn I don't check the box "Don't Pass Routes"
                                      if I enable it... The IP Address I have Tag NO WAN EGRESS is automatically blocked yet should be using the VPN

                                      but I notice I need to check Don't Pass Routes to get my XBOX to work bypass VPN

                                      do you know how to get get the rule to work for the VPN and TAG No Wan Egress when you check "Don't Pass Routes"

                                      and should I be using that check box or not... whats the difference I tried googling info but I didn't find info
                                      if you have a link that explains the 2 be good too

                                      but I figured I ask you about that since your very smart at this stuff

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                                        comet424
                                        last edited by

                                        so having the check mark Dont Pass Routes... still leaks dns yet i dont see it...

                                        i get email from my isp i done suspicious things but i didnt
                                        i run www.dnsleaktest.com on the 192.168.0.11 and it shows 1 server my NordVPN
                                        yet it must be leaking

                                        is there another program that runs on windows that securly checks this stuff?
                                        as this No Wan Egress isnt working
                                        least it seems to work only when "DO Not Pull Routes" is not Checked.
                                        when its checked it seems to leak or not work right

                                        is there a way to test this and i read some articles you want Do Not Pull Routes other times you do .. how do you know when

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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          I'm not sure that people appreciate how complicated what you are trying to do is.

                                          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

                                            sorry then ill figure out myself

                                            didnt think it was complicated for you guys just for me
                                            cuz i guess it works fine if Do not pull routes... yet XBOX doesnt work for OPen Nat
                                            and when i do check off pull routes No WAN Gress does not kick in instantly like it does when "do not pull routes " is not checked... and Xbox Works Open Nat

                                            very sorry for troubling you guys then.. i wont ask again

                                            have a good weekend

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