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    IrixOS @michmoor
    last edited by Sep 4, 2023, 7:24 AM

    @michmoor Hello, the rule in pfsense is automatically created when you do the openvpn wizard. How do I see if it hits the firewall?

    Thank you,

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      Gertjan @IrixOS
      last edited by Sep 4, 2023, 8:43 AM

      @IrixOS

      Here :

      df0ab4cb-3678-48b1-9347-92a0061996b3-image.png

      means : my connection has transferred 2,72 Gbytes - no open states right now.

      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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        IrixOS @Gertjan
        last edited by IrixOS Sep 4, 2023, 12:30 PM Sep 4, 2023, 12:26 PM

        @Gertjan
        Rules.png

        Is this correct?

        Thank you,

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          Gertjan @IrixOS
          last edited by Sep 4, 2023, 12:42 PM

          @IrixOS

          Yep, looks fine, traffic comes into the OpenVPN interfaces, go to the OpenVPN server.

          @IrixOS said in Cannot connect with RDP via openVPN:

          All RDP settings on the windows servers are OK.

          Like : the server/PC on which RDP runs, accepts connection form the OpenVPN interface - which is not the LAN network ?

          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            IrixOS @Gertjan
            last edited by IrixOS Sep 4, 2023, 2:20 PM Sep 4, 2023, 1:58 PM

            @Gertjan

            No there is a default 0 route pointing to the pfsense box, and routes back to the switch. This setup has always worked.
            I have a VDSL2+ modem bridged with the pfsense. The pfsense box is connected with the cisco L3 switch and that router/switch is connected to a L2 distribution switch which connects to the rest of the access switches.
            From the inside network I can RDP no problem.

            Also noticed that I cannot access the pfsense webpage from the openVPN client on the smartphone. This exact setup has worked before you know. Nothing has changed since then. It's bizar.
            I can ping everything from the openVPN client on the smartphone but RDP does not work. I can hardly believe there is something with the VPN routing itself, I don't know.

            To my opinion the fact I cannot access the pfsense webpage and cannot RDP makes the VPN connection useless. Such a shame.

            Any findings would be appreciated.
            Ask me anything you want to know to acquire a solution,

            Thank you,

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              IrixOS @IrixOS
              last edited by IrixOS Sep 4, 2023, 10:43 PM Sep 4, 2023, 10:42 PM

              @IrixOS
              41860-howto-L3-intervlanrouting-00.png

              That is the model setup. The default router representing pfsense.

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                marvosa @IrixOS
                last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 12:51 AM

                @IrixOS Post your openvpn config (config.ovpn)

                Post the rules on your OpenVPN tab

                Verify your VM's are using your SVI's as the default gateway

                Are you entering the hostname or the IP in the "Computer" box for RDP?

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                  michmoor LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 1:19 AM

                  Could always provide a traceroute to confirm routing

                  Firewall: NetGate,Palo Alto-VM,Juniper SRX
                  Routing: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
                  Switching: Juniper, Arista, Cisco
                  Wireless: Unifi, Aruba IAP
                  JNCIP,CCNP Enterprise

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                    Gertjan @IrixOS
                    last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 5:19 AM

                    @IrixOS

                    Can you post : the startup openvpn log sequence of the OpenVPN server ?
                    and
                    The openvpn log at moment you (try to) connect to the OpenVPN server

                    @IrixOS said in Cannot connect with RDP via openVPN:

                    Nothing has changed since then

                    Things can break over time. Like certificates become expired.

                    No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                    Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                      IrixOS @marvosa
                      last edited by IrixOS Sep 5, 2023, 1:53 PM Sep 5, 2023, 1:52 PM

                      This post is deleted!
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                        IrixOS @marvosa
                        last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 1:54 PM

                        @marvosa Rules.jpg Rules_2.jpg

                        VM's Checked SVI and default gateway, all ok, BTW, I can ping every machine from the openvpn app on the smartphone.

                        Tried both IP and DNS resolution, no connection

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                          bingo600 @IrixOS
                          last edited by bingo600 Sep 5, 2023, 1:55 PM Sep 5, 2023, 1:55 PM

                          @IrixOS

                          Are you having an MTU issue ??

                          Maybe try this

                          fragment 1400
                          mssfix 1400
                          

                          https://forum.netgate.com/topic/182605/solved-firewall-wan-blocking-packets-destined-for-a-working-openvpn

                          Remember to do it on both ends

                          /Bingo

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                          pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                          QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                          CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
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                            IrixOS @Gertjan
                            last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 2:04 PM

                            @Gertjan

                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_VER=3.git::081bfebe:RelWithDebInfo
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_PLAT=android
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_NCP=2
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_TCPNL=1
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_PROTO=30
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_CIPHERS=AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM:CHACHA20-POLY1305:AES-128-CBC
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_LZO_STUB=1
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_COMP_STUB=1
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_COMP_STUBv2=1
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_GUI_VER=net.openvpn.connect.android_3.3.4-9290
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_SSO=webauth,openurl,crtext
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn user 'kurkunv' authenticated
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1558', remote='link-mtu 1559'
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 [kurkunv] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]94.109.209.23:2845
                            Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 kurkunv/94.109.209.23:2845 MULTI_sva: pool returned IPv4=172.16.1.2, IPv6=(Not enabled)

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                              IrixOS @marvosa
                              last edited by johnpoz Sep 5, 2023, 2:43 PM Sep 5, 2023, 2:07 PM

                              @marvosa

                              persist-tun
                              persist-key
                              cipher AES-128-CBC
                              ncp-ciphers AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM
                              auth SHA1
                              tls-client
                              client
                              remote rshafw000000001.ddns.net 1194 udp
                              verify-x509-name "www.rsha.de" name
                              auth-user-pass
                              remote-cert-tls server
                              compress lz4-v2

                              <ca>
                              -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
                              MIIEZTCCA02gAwIBAgIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADB/MQswCQYDVQQGEwJCRTEQ
                              MA4GA1UECBMHQW50d2VycDEPMA0GA1UEBxMGRHVmZmVsMQ0wCwYDVQQKEwRSU0hB
                              MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhl2b2xrYW4ua3Vya3VuQGhvdG1haWwuY29tMRQwEgYD
                              VQQDEwtpbnRlcm5hbC1jYTAeFw0xODA3MDExNzQ4MDlaFw0yODA2MjgxNzQ4MDla
                              MH8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAkJFMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdBbnR3ZXJwMQ8wDQYDVQQHEwZEdWZm
                              <snipped by mod>
                              aJjpXervXoYbqjMwiSOaaUcFgMqBngV120WYlmrhes7DdLGImFePGGMKC9VE7krZ
                              vGAiZe+nPEVjFoJTypc6+6NX12o4cfq3qg==
                              -----END CERTIFICATE-----
                              </ca>
                              <cert>
                              -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
                              MIIEvDCCA6SgAwIBAgIBAjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADB/MQswCQYDVQQGEwJCRTEQ
                              MA4GA1UECBMHQW50d2VycDEPMA0GA1UEBxMGRHVmZmVsMQ0wCwYDVQQKEwRSU0hB
                              MSgwJgYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhl2b2xrYW4ua3Vya3VuQGhvdG1haWwuY29tMRQwEgYD
                              VQQDEwtpbnRlcm5hbC1jYTAeFw0xODA3MDExNzQ5MzhaFw0yODA2MjgxNzQ5Mzha
                              MHsxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkJFMRAwDgYDVQQIEwdBbnR3ZXJwMQ8wDQYDVQQHEwZEdWZm
                              ZWwxDTALBgNVBAoTBFJTSEExKDAmBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWGXZvbGthbi5rdXJrdW5A
                              <snipped by mod>
                              jMS6LIf0YDcHlXxGff/chxVkidbKQoa8gMd0qf0UhtF3Qd4qHKK8rPjBF8cptckB
                              3WQTokQXuKTvtsWe+HFt9pdSqLOSs58jSEB+ZZfoMU7kScnFXJ1pgW1M7cHIVBqG
                              L1VCkJEcTKHvbGKNIlsHa/S/VoEME0EGn7MCh1F/hvK4hc80MxzU7p6MBBN+Z8Zm
                              4UNT4g6aTjsMYp5XzywdWMXBw5tuSx8lc9qhIPQf6+5B5sekC1WZPPOlAT2P1BF8
                              gZBKUNdYPGt+3vrChjaLY2pfrSxgk6N3w24T4OIUx6qwwH/5GgzDFhynww2uSa+V
                              eblidbXb9sAXqAJweCNNUg==
                              -----END CERTIFICATE-----
                              </cert>
                              <key>
                              -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
                              MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQC8tPHojOuy6ZHb
                              Y3KfN1Gh0bmHUa8qZxLO9UzcJBhq4Mr1Ml8UFSRNCZ2MszXLU9YGaDiA9RBFDRx/
                              HjYKKhfxFX2QrYdT61LFBpBUDkorTuuYJ1bPgDsV3IHbcOiE5Nk8vAqT8KAAh+vS
                              tgAO6RLH3Ncp15+nYmSrkeQECzAF3aOT9T8r1bqxSHFUojJKjPoQeZ62dIWD9Mxs
                              <snipped by mod>
                              tetslkmM3VGBiDsK8j5dfBQcPHc4Rt2kUFLjRQHmmiQDUuTGywuldkQ7Pw8Rl/xd
                              1IEp1x7ZLY1d4o68YPvYYL0m/u7/o4w28UP27v69mTtgnV5wGDnPofsoNQKBgFG1
                              7e7ULd3+XeZZMqzqL3caXtq7f3P725CXCauEeMpgxJBei77oFhb8tHdg62enxh6N
                              WsQj6DZmHOqtBhx+M26ud4VrJSpKZ+UrsVQ3R629ryv+Xu75CudrB2VIMM39Gp+r
                              zPrfOAk/VC/GZoStBj8SZEynVHPeAq/pdBknlUx1AoGAbxsocW68vmTVy/pHJdA6
                              MQxQKyp4rAARVTMRyhYZhaNcaie/Qmb2vdbrqIDJfCFlIICoqThi1j5zjFt1HvBk
                              x/Dprv6UspaoFWOGhicwGY0tRcx7lkGsehbVmgoynOkwlyQVMfPcu5C4ecXTnAVH
                              V7yNsaepx91mwVZRhL6qaJk=
                              -----END PRIVATE KEY-----
                              </key>
                              <tls-auth>

                              2048 bit OpenVPN static key

                              -----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
                              dd18a2ffe3bd789cd0f4287bde6a90ba
                              cfe34ea65521461d69582f82f9d30c59
                              c3fed75174b1bcf2fca5636854f9a896
                              <snipped by mod>
                              ab1ef19de29738094360a33e2fa9ed2e
                              9591ac77b0dc611ddd7a3ce9a5219dad
                              7fecdef9c325b80c3902820057d734ac
                              552493644a44c8719a85d26e35845ec1
                              c3e0e04b4365e7c47d5e757ed69d16a3
                              -----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
                              </tls-auth>
                              key-direction 1

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                                IrixOS @bingo600
                                last edited by IrixOS Sep 5, 2023, 2:25 PM Sep 5, 2023, 2:16 PM

                                @bingo600

                                This is the log, how doe you change the MTU, I found a field on the WAN if tab, you said both ends, I will try to find the setting in openVPN client.

                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_VER=3.git::081bfebe:RelWithDebInfo
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_PLAT=android
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_NCP=2
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_TCPNL=1
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_PROTO=30
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_CIPHERS=AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM:CHACHA20-POLY1305:AES-128-CBC
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_LZO_STUB=1
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_COMP_STUB=1
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_COMP_STUBv2=1
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_GUI_VER=net.openvpn.connect.android_3.3.4-9290
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 peer info: IV_SSO=webauth,openurl,crtext
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn user 'kurkunv' authenticated
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1558', remote='link-mtu 1559'
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 94.109.209.23:2845 [kurkunv] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]94.109.209.23:2845
                                Sep 5 16:03:01 openvpn 27362 kurkunv/94.109.209.23:2845 MULTI_sva: pool returned IPv4=172.16.1.2, IPv6=(Not enabled)

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                                  bingo600 @IrixOS
                                  last edited by bingo600 Sep 5, 2023, 2:42 PM Sep 5, 2023, 2:37 PM

                                  @IrixOS

                                  You set it in the openvpn client + server config windows - Advanced configurations window

                                  See here for an example:
                                  https://forum.netgate.com/topic/182605/solved-firewall-wan-blocking-packets-destined-for-a-working-openvpn

                                  Do it on the "remote first" , then the local .....

                                  Aaaannnd it's always good to have https access to the box, if accessing/managing it via openvpn.

                                  Edit: Looks like your listed client above is "Android" ....
                                  If you used Client export , you can add the options there too , to be exported.

                                  63ca692e-94e2-475b-ae8d-51bb671166c4-image.png

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                                    johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator @IrixOS
                                    last edited by johnpoz Sep 5, 2023, 2:45 PM Sep 5, 2023, 2:44 PM

                                    @IrixOS I snipped out some of that info - that is dangerous to post your full certs/keys on public forum..

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                                      IrixOS @bingo600
                                      last edited by Sep 5, 2023, 6:43 PM

                                      @bingo600

                                      That didn't work.

                                      Thank you,

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                                        bingo600 @IrixOS
                                        last edited by Sep 6, 2023, 3:08 PM

                                        @IrixOS
                                        Just a question ...
                                        You do have RDP enabled , and allowed in the WIN firewall ... Correct

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                                        pfSense+ 23.05.1 (ZFS)

                                        QOTOM-Q355G4 Quad Lan.
                                        CPU  : Core i5 5250U, Ram : 8GB Kingston DDR3LV 1600
                                        LAN  : 4 x Intel 211, Disk  : 240G SAMSUNG MZ7L3240HCHQ SSD

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                                          Gertjan @bingo600
                                          last edited by Sep 6, 2023, 3:20 PM

                                          I'll complement this one :
                                          @bingo600 said in Cannot connect with RDP via openVPN:

                                          and allowed in the WIN firewall

                                          @IrixOS

                                          When you activate the RDP server process in your Microsoft OS, by default (as per Redmond's rules) only connections from the local LAN, like 192.168.1.1/24 (or whatever your LAN is) are accepted, as Microsoft doesn't want you to use RDP from 'everywhere' aka the Internet.
                                          The protocol just isn't safe enough, it was written with speed in mind, not security.

                                          When you use a VPN connection, this isn't really an issue, as you control the entire connection, and the dangerous part is "secured" as it is running over OpenVPN.

                                          So : go to the Windows firewall, and modify (easier, you will find it) it.
                                          This is mine :

                                          523373f4-fbe7-4d1e-b70e-843fb26ebe7f-image.png

                                          Two rules, as there is one for TCP and one for UDP.

                                          Btw : Double check that your PC recognizes the LAN network as private, not public. In Public mode it will accept no connections - from no one.

                                          I know : you said it was working before, so my words are actually useless.
                                          Just double check ^^ (maybe if some one has reset the windows firewall recently )

                                          No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
                                          Edit : and where are the logs ??

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