<![CDATA[Anymore steps needed to allow OpenVPN?]]>Hi Guys,

pfSense as a firewall is working great, but i want to set it up as a VPN server.

I followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdAHVSTl1ys
Which basically, shows me how to create the CA's, users and configure the server using the wizard.

But when i install the exported client, all it states is 'connecting'

are there anymore steps i need to make before attempting to connect? Not sure what information you might need, so just let me know.

Thanks,

grievsa93

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/62687/anymore-steps-needed-to-allow-openvpnRSS for NodeWed, 14 Oct 2026 10:37:16 GMTTue, 12 Nov 2013 14:40:11 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Anymore steps needed to allow OpenVPN? on Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:34:10 GMT]]>For anyone looking at this, i found the best guide to use here:

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1663797

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/429522https://forum.netgate.com/post/429522Wed, 13 Nov 2013 17:34:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anymore steps needed to allow OpenVPN? on Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:25:14 GMT]]>@Nachtfalke:

Didn't watch the video but in general you need to do that:

  • Create CA and Certificates for the server and the user

  • Configure the server, interface, port and the CA and server certificate

  • configure your WAN firewall rule to allow connection to the server and/or setup PortForwarding rules if your OpenVPN is running on LAN interface and not directly on WAN

  • When exporting the the setup + config with the OpenVPN client export utility make sure you configure the correct IP address or hostname.

Thanks Nachtfalke, I'll give that a go now!

Cheers,

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/429284https://forum.netgate.com/post/429284Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:25:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Anymore steps needed to allow OpenVPN? on Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:18:48 GMT]]>Didn't watch the video but in general you need to do that:

  • Create CA and Certificates for the server and the user

  • Configure the server, interface, port and the CA and server certificate

  • configure your WAN firewall rule to allow connection to the server and/or setup PortForwarding rules if your OpenVPN is running on LAN interface and not directly on WAN

  • When exporting the the setup + config with the OpenVPN client export utility make sure you configure the correct IP address or hostname.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/429282https://forum.netgate.com/post/429282Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:18:48 GMT