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      grievsa93 last edited by

      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

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        Nachtfalke last edited by

        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.

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          grievsa93 last edited by

          @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,

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            grievsa93 last edited by

            For anyone looking at this, i found the best guide to use here:

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

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