<![CDATA[Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client]]>Hi,
I have configured a IPSEC vpn server with pfsense with Shrewsoft VPN Client, the connection is done i can access to the network correctly, but when i connect the 2nd vpn client  the 1st client is stopped…
how can connect many client to my vpn server ?
thx

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/27793/multiple-client-connected-with-shrewsoft-vpn-clientRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 01:49:22 GMTFri, 05 Nov 2010 17:07:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:28:58 GMT]]>The flaw is in the iptables implementation.

IPSEC originally uses UDP port P500 and ESP to establish a tunnel. unfortunately the current iptables version implemented in pfsense  is not aware of ESP packets and cannot NAT them. as a result only one connection can utilize them.

once pfsense supports NAT-T your problem will be solved as it encapsulated the ESP packets in a UDP packet and routes them on port 4500.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/257746https://forum.netgate.com/post/257746Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:28:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:47:21 GMT]]>i have tested this solution but the connection stop when the second client connect
thx

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/256497https://forum.netgate.com/post/256497Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:47:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:40:53 GMT]]>@jimp:

If you have more than one remote client at the same site, then you should be using a site-to-site VPN tunnel of some kind instead of individual clients.

It's the best way to do but sometimes, it's not possible (Hotspot, etc…). So, the way to do is to configure different IPSEC identity: a different identity for each remote client. Normally, it will work like that.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252654https://forum.netgate.com/post/252654Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:40:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:08:58 GMT]]>If you have more than one remote client at the same site, then you should be using a site-to-site VPN tunnel of some kind instead of individual clients.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/252026https://forum.netgate.com/post/252026Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:08:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:47:50 GMT]]>hi,
i do some test and i think the problem is that when i have more than 1 client vpn connected from the same access point , the result is 1 client vpn connected and when i have many client connected from many place(public ip is different) it can work. any solution if i wanna to connect more than one client from the same with the same access point (the same public ip adress)
thanks

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/251822https://forum.netgate.com/post/251822Sat, 06 Nov 2010 11:47:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Multiple client connected with Shrewsoft VPN Client on Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:35:49 GMT]]>no suggest  ???

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/251821https://forum.netgate.com/post/251821Sat, 06 Nov 2010 09:35:49 GMT