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    Connected to OpenVPN, but no network except for 1 IP Address

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      tocheeba
      last edited by

      Sorry for the delay on this. Here is a print out of the 192.168.2.3 address that connects to the VPN but doesn't work connecting to anything on the network:

      https://imgur.com/a/LgLGRAE

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        viragomann
        last edited by

        The routes on the client seem to be fine.

        Does each user login with a different user name and also certificate if the server is running in SSL/TLS mode?

        What does the server log show when a second client is connecting?

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          tocheeba
          last edited by

          Yeah, that's what is weird. Different user names. Client log shows it connects just fine and gets DHCP. I feel like it's a routing issue of some sort, but everything looks setup correctly.

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            tocheeba
            last edited by

            Sounds stupid, but on my LAN interface, it's setup as 192.168.1.1/24. I'm not limiting myself at all am I ? That's just configuring the IP of the pfSense box, right?

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              viragomann
              last edited by

              For troubleshooting try to ping the LAN address 192.168.1.1.
              This should work at least if the client routes are set correctly.
              Then try to ping a LAN device.

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                tocheeba
                last edited by

                Not able to ping either when connected as the 2nd VPN client (1921.68.2.3)

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                  viragomann
                  last edited by

                  So please post the clients IPv4 routing table.

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                    marvosa
                    last edited by

                    Post your server1.conf (/var/etc/openvpn).

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                      tocheeba
                      last edited by

                      I posted the IPv4 routing table above earlier, and you stated that it looked fine?

                      Here is the server1.conf files:

                      dev ovpns1
                      verb 1
                      dev-type tun
                      dev-node /dev/tun1
                      writepid /var/run/openvpn_server1.pid
                      #user nobody
                      #group nobody
                      script-security 3
                      daemon
                      keepalive 10 60
                      ping-timer-rem
                      persist-tun
                      persist-key
                      proto tcp-server
                      cipher AES-128-CBC
                      auth SHA256
                      up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                      down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                      client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
                      client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
                      multihome
                      tls-server
                      server 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0
                      client-config-dir /var/etc/openvpn-csc/server1
                      username-as-common-name
                      plugin /usr/local/lib/openvpn/plugins/openvpn-plugin-auth-script.so /usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify_async user TG9jYWwgRGF0YWJhc2U= false server1 1195
                      tls-verify "/usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify tls 'OpenVPN+Server+Certificate' 1"
                      lport 1195
                      management /var/etc/openvpn/server1.sock unix
                      push "route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0"
                      push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"
                      push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
                      push "dhcp-option DNS 4.4.4.4"
                      duplicate-cn
                      ca /var/etc/openvpn/server1.ca
                      cert /var/etc/openvpn/server1.cert
                      key /var/etc/openvpn/server1.key
                      dh /etc/dh-parameters.2048
                      tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/server1.tls-auth 0
                      ncp-ciphers AES-128-GCM
                      persist-remote-ip
                      float
                      topology subnet
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                        marvosa
                        last edited by marvosa

                        A couple things I see:

                        • The tunnel network is being pushed out to your clients as a route to a remote network, which is incorrect. Remove "192.168.2.0/24" from the IPv4 Local network(s) line.
                        • Considering this is a routed, split-tunnel deployment, why push public DNS servers?

                        Another thing to watch out for is... in a routed solution, the LAN subnets have to be unique across both ends. So, in your situation, any client that's connecting from a LAN subnet of either 192.168.1.0/24 or 192.168.2.0/24 will break the routing to the tunnel.

                        On the server-side, ideally, you will want to move away from popular subnets used by common SOHO routers (192.168.1.0/24, 192.168.2.0/24, etc) on both the LAN and the tunnel network.

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                            tocheeba @marvosa
                            last edited by

                            @marvosa Thanks. I removed the DNS and removed the 192.168.2.0/24 from local network line. Connected again just fine on the client, but still can't connect to anything. The network I'm on right now is using a 10.x.x.x scheme. I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out wtf the problem is.

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                              marvosa
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                              Post new screenshots of both the client's routing table when connected and PFsense.

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