IPSec works between sites.. but not for PfSense

[gonzague]

Hi!
So basically, not a very complicated setup
my PfSense VM works very well and has two network interfaces
LAN : 192.168.200.0/24  => and the IP of pfsense is 192.168.200.1
WAN : with its public IP

I have two IPSec Site to Site setup .. :
one to 192.168.0.0/24
one to 192.168.1.0/24

My problem is as follows: both site to site are perfectly fine , from 192.168.200.0 i can access 192.168.0.X and 1.X .. and vice versa
BUT… If i try to ping one of the devices that in 192.168.0.X .. actually the unit i wanna ping is 192.168.0.103.. from pfSense (Diagnostics menu => Ping and its default settings), it fails until i select the LAN interface instead of "default"

This reflects on the whole pfsense system: I wanted to use Active directory (reachable at 192.168.0.103) to authenticate my mobile VPN users etc but the pfSense VM wont speak to 192.168.0.103 unless I create a route for 192.168.0.0/24 going through 192.168.200.1

So far that would be okay but when i create that route, then the hosts in 192.168.0.0/24 can only reach 192.168.200.1 and nothing else anymore.

Any clue of what I might be doing wrong? I'd just like to be able to ping and communicate with devices on 192.168.0.X from my pfsense .. but i think when i try to reach 192.168.0.X from it, it doesnt use the right interface.

Any ideas are welcome :)

thanks a lot!

[cmb]

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can't_I_query_SNMP,_use_syslog,_NTP,_or_other_services_initiated_by_the_firewall_itself_over_IPsec_VPN

[gonzague]

@cmb:

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can't_I_query_SNMP,_use_syslog,_NTP,_or_other_services_initiated_by_the_firewall_itself_over_IPsec_VPN

Hi, thanks CMB .. Thats what I did as I think I explained .. :)

So it doesnt really work because when I create the static routes, it works for my pfsense box and the Active Directory interfacing i want but the machines on the distant network  side cant use the VPN anymore