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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator @rwhitney
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      @rwhitney said in Very Confusing is OpenVPN Setup:

      I have set the route LAN network to 192.168.0.1/24

      That should be 192.168.0.0/24 in the local subnets field. Unless you have set Redirect IPv4 Gateway in which case that should be not set anywhere as everything is routed.

      Steve

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        rwhitney @Derelict
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        @Derelict please pardon my dust as I AM learning!

        ===========================================================================
        Interface List
          4...d0 17 c2 02 fb 3e ......Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
         18...16 c6 3b 02 82 0f ......Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter
         13...26 c6 3b 02 82 0f ......Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter #2
         19...00 ff f9 1a 4d b8 ......TAP Adapter OAS NDIS 6.0
         16...00 ff e2 a9 d8 ab ......TAP-Windows Adapter V9
         10...74 c6 3b 02 82 0f ......Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
          1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
        ===========================================================================
        
        IPv4 Route Table
        ===========================================================================
        Active Routes:
        Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric
                  0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1     192.168.1.12     55
                  0.0.0.0        128.0.0.0         10.0.8.1         10.0.8.3    291
                 10.0.8.0    255.255.255.0         On-link          10.0.8.3    291
                 10.0.8.3  255.255.255.255         On-link          10.0.8.3    291
               10.0.8.255  255.255.255.255         On-link          10.0.8.3    291
             98.174.x.x  255.255.255.255      192.168.1.1     192.168.1.12    311
                127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    331
                127.0.0.1  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331
          127.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331
                128.0.0.0        128.0.0.0         10.0.8.1         10.0.8.3    291
              192.168.1.0    255.255.255.0         On-link      192.168.1.12    311
             192.168.1.12  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.1.12    311
            192.168.1.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.1.12    311
                224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    331
                224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link          10.0.8.3    291
                224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link      192.168.1.12    311
          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331
          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link          10.0.8.3    291
          255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link      192.168.1.12    311
        ===========================================================================
        Persistent Routes:
          None
        
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          rwhitney @stephenw10
          last edited by rwhitney

          @stephenw10 setting it to 192.168.0.0/24 does not seem to make a difference - I did have it set to Redirect IPv4 Gateway, but have removed that

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            rwhitney
            last edited by

            Just to indicate my gratitude to everyone who has offered advice in this thread - thank you! (I am not yet connected to internal LAN however)

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              It's still sending route all and not just 192.168.0.0/24.

              Try restarting the server end to be sure that new setting in place and then check the Windows client routing table.

              Steve

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                rwhitney @stephenw10
                last edited by rwhitney

                @stephenw10 so reboot the netgate server? I will have to wait a couple of hours first

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  No. Restart the OpenVPN process. (Status > Services, stop it and start it. This is restarted when you make a change like disabling the redirect gateway push but Steve is just being thorough.)

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                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                    rwhitney @Derelict
                    last edited by rwhitney

                    @Derelict I just restarted the running process for openvpn. I did just notice that I am getting a connection error: key registration failed to occur within 60 seconds... I am trying this from a Windows laptop at work through an external wirelass network. I don't have this connectivity problem from home on my linux box - just from there I still cannot see the local LAN here at work. All I can see is the firewall

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                      rwhitney @viragomann
                      last edited by rwhitney

                      @viragomann Here is my server setting for Tunnel:
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                      I do not see a setting for Remote Network in OpenVPN > Server

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                        viragomann @rwhitney
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                        @rwhitney
                        That was wrong. It should be "Local Networks".
                        I'll correct it above.

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                          rwhitney @viragomann
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                          @viragomann Oh, so I do have something correct?!!

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                            viragomann @rwhitney
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                            @rwhitney
                            ☺ Yeah!

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                              rwhitney @viragomann
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                              @viragomann
                              If I were to start from scratch, what would be the first thing to do? (setup the Cert?)
                              second: setup an openvpn server: (I think I have this set).
                              Third: setup a user?
                              Fourth: setup a user cert?
                              Fifth: download config from Client Export
                              What am I missing?

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                                viragomann
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                                Your setup looks well, however starting from scratch with the OpenVPN part may help making it work.

                                The cert should not be wrong as long as you've generated the correct type (CA, server, client).

                                Apart from this, I start with the certs:
                                CA
                                server
                                client(s)

                                Then I set up the server and at last I export the config and install it on the client computer.

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                                  rwhitney @viragomann
                                  last edited by rwhitney

                                  @viragomann ok this is quite helpful - now how do I populate the remote access server dropdown?
                                  I created a new user certificate, am using an existing server cert and added a new client, but this does not appear in the remote access server list? (under Client Export)

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                                    rwhitney
                                    last edited by rwhitney

                                    it seems to me the only way to populate the remote access server list is to use the wizard?
                                    Yes, I see now that the wizard is for Remote Access Server setup specifically

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                                      rwhitney @viragomann
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                                      @viragomann I am having some success - I deleted all the old clients and severs except for one. Now I do not see the new clients in Client Export - also, there are some clients left over (in Client Export) after deleting them from clients.
                                      Again thanks so much for all the help you have given me!

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                                        viragomann
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                                        Consider that the server and user certificates have to be from the same CA.

                                        So in the client export tool, after selecting the server, you only get users whose certs are from the same CA as the cert of the selected server.

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                                          rwhitney @viragomann
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                                          @viragomann gotcha - Thanks!

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                                            rwhitney @viragomann
                                            last edited by rwhitney

                                            @viragomann I have now tried 2 different certs ( both server and client use the same in each instance ) and she still does not show up in Client Export - my own was an existing entry in CE and I can now see the target network - incidentally, I only have one server in the dropdown for Remote Access Server in CE - ok I just reran the wizard to wetup the other server (duh!) and she shows up under the new server; however she cannot see the remote network - I have made a few adjustments - will update tomorrow when I know more
                                            UPDATE:
                                            She's in! I needed to make a new cert for her that matched 100% - sorry, this was very confusing to me. Thank you, everyone for your insight and assistance!!

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