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    Current configuration works, new configuration does not

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    • J
      jamieson
      last edited by

      The site I manage has a new Internet connection that required me to create a new configuration in pfSense.  Before I did so, I exported the old configuration as back-up (this ain't my first rodeo).  I have lots of remote workers who all use Tunnelblick to connect.  In the old configuration these users were all able to connect without issue.  Once I created the new configuration, locally I could connect without issue, but when I exported the new config files via the client export, I am not longer able to successfully connect via VPN.  Does the client export not take into account the new configuration?  If not, what should my next steps be when I import the new configuration?

      Thank you to any and all who can offer me any assistance.

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      • GilG
        Gil Rebel Alliance
        last edited by

        What do you mean by "Not Connect"?
        Does the OpenVPN connection work and your routing fail?
        Have you checked your logs; and what do you see?

        11 cheers for binary

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        • J
          jamieson
          last edited by

          I'm sorry, I didn't see that you had replied.  What I mean by "not connect" is that when I click connect, it just says, "Waiting for server response" and then counts up infinitely.  Where can I check the logs?

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          • J
            jamieson
            last edited by

            By the way, if I restore the old configuration, the OpenVPN client exports work without issue.  They appear to not be taking into consideration the new configuration.

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            • GilG
              Gil Rebel Alliance
              last edited by

              What did you change in the new config?
              Your certs, port numbers, ip addr/ddns must be the same. - if the old exports still work.
              Check log files for OpenVPN, increase verbosity if necessary. What do you see & how does it relate to your changes?

              11 cheers for binary

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