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    Setup VPN on pfSense + VPN on the Go?

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    • rtorresR Offline
      rtorres Rebel Alliance
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      Hello all!

      I finally got my pfSense install up and running thanks to the wonderful support of this community!

      I wanted to see if it was possible to setup VPN on the pfSense and also have VPN on the Go?

      I currently have SurfShark as my VPN provider. I wanted to set it up on my pfSense, use either OpenVPN or Wireshark to serve the VPN service on my home network as well as on the go?

      I was able to set this up on my Pi-hole to block ads on my iPhones and access Pi-hole remotely.

      As always, any help would be greatly appreciated :)

      Thank you!

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      • stephenw10S Online
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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        You can run both VPN clients and servers at the same time, yes. You can route that traffic as you please.

        Steve

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        • rtorresR Offline
          rtorres Rebel Alliance @stephenw10
          last edited by

          @stephenw10 said in Setup VPN on pfSense + VPN on the Go?:

          You can run both VPN clients and servers at the same time, yes. You can route that traffic as you please.

          Steve

          Awesome! Pardon my ignorance but is there a guide on how to initiate a remote VPN connection from pfSense to a mobile device when out of the home network?

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            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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            The connection would be the other way around, from a remote mobile device to pfSense.
            https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/openvpn-ra.html

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              rtorres Rebel Alliance @stephenw10
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              @stephenw10 said in Setup VPN on pfSense + VPN on the Go?:

              The connection would be the other way around, from a remote mobile device to pfSense.
              https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/openvpn-ra.html

              Thank you kindly for the information!

              I’ll give it a go, looks a little complex but I gotta learn one way or another!

              Best regards

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              • stephenw10S Online
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                Run the wizard to set it up, it's pretty easy. There are also video walk-throughs. Ours is here: https://youtu.be/jQHqPq7ftz4

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                • rtorresR Offline
                  rtorres Rebel Alliance @stephenw10
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                  @stephenw10

                  Great, thank you!

                  I also made a mistake in my post. I actually mean Wireguard not Wireshark.

                  Hopefully the steps are similar.

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                    SteveITS Rebel Alliance @rtorres
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                    @rtorres https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/vpn/wireguard/index.html
                    https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/index.html#id1
                    :)

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