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    PfSense - Hurricane Electric - Tunnel Broker Setup

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      icemanncsu
      last edited by

      Guys,

      I have spent numerous hours here tonight trying to setup HE on my pfSense v2.2 instance.  What should be a very straight forward tunnel setup is riddled with errors that NO ONE has addressed in the guide at http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Using_IPv6_on_2.1_with_a_Tunnel_Broker.

      I have tried numerous times to configure a simple tunnel according to this guide and it fails at the same point each time.  When you goto Status > Gateways, "offline" is all you will see regarding the newly created interface.  Then further trying to establish DHCPv6 server functionality is a maze of what-nots.

      Is it just me or is the implementation of IPv6 totally confusing and way harder than it has to be.  Seems like somebody is hacking at it by not wanting to screw with IPv4 as much as possible, and everything is getting mashed up and half-ass works.

      Can someone please create a new confirmed to work guide for HE or another confirmed working IPv6 tunnel broker?

      Thanks for taking the time to read this!

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        IPv6 dual-stack and tunneling is just sort of inherently complicated.

        Hurricane tunnels work just fine on 2.2.  I'm posting this to 2610:160:11:11::68.

        You'll probably have to provide some details of your config in order for anyone to help you find the mistake.

        Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
        A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
        DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
        Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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          kejianshi
          last edited by

          Why don't you post your firewall rules, and other configurations you have been changing here and lets see what it looks like

          At minimum 2 people who are currently running that are seeing this thread.  Maybe more.

          It does work BTW.

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            icemanncsu
            last edited by

            Ok stand by, I am going to create screenshots of all steps and we can analyze together.

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            • DerelictD
              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by

              Please include what you can from the tunnelbroker config.  Thanks.

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
              Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                icemanncsu
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                  icemanncsu
                  last edited by

                  Those are all the steps executed like the guide suggests.  Did I miss something?

                  Yes I didnt complete the DHCP part in this iteration.  I just want to get IPv6 functionality from pfSense before I add clients to the mix.

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                  • DerelictD
                    Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                    last edited by

                    Let me look at it.  In the meantime you might as well go request a /48 in case it takes a few minutes.  You'll need it for your LAN(s).  Unless all you'll ever have is the one LAN.

                    Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                    A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                    DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                    Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                      icemanncsu
                      last edited by

                      /48 requested and assigned now…

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                        kejianshi
                        last edited by

                        I assume IPV6 is enabled on pfsense at System: Advanced: Networking?

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                          icemanncsu
                          last edited by

                          yes it is…

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                          • DerelictD
                            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                            last edited by

                            You need to create a gateway for 2001:470:1f0e:d8e::1

                            Then add an IPv6 static config to the OPT1 interface you assigned to the GIF tunnel.

                            Set it to 2001:470:1f0e:d8e::2/64 with the gateway you just created as the upstream gateway.

                            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                              kejianshi
                              last edited by

                              You don't want it on the LAN?

                              Is your client ipv4 address in HE matching your WAN IP?

                              I gave /64 to each physical interface (except WAN) and each openvpn interface for myself.

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                                icemanncsu
                                last edited by

                                I dont understand what you mean by creating a Gateway?  Are you talking about editing the gateway address for the existing 'HEIPV6_TUNNELV6' gateway?

                                Also the created interface for the tunnel is 'heIPv6' not opt1, are you referring to something else?

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                                • DerelictD
                                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                  last edited by

                                  I didn't see you renamed it.  Yes, assign the IPv6 static config to your HeIPv6 interface.

                                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                    icemanncsu
                                    last edited by

                                    i have a google hangout if anyone wants to join to help out, https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/guo7p5otgva35aq22jly7itrpqa

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                                    • DerelictD
                                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                      last edited by

                                      on the gateway you have as HEIPV6_TUNNELV6 change the address from dynamic to your interface ::1

                                      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                      Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                        icemanncsu
                                        last edited by

                                        done

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                                        • DerelictD
                                          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                                          last edited by

                                          @kejianshi:

                                          You don't want it on the LAN?

                                          Is your client ipv4 address in HE matching your WAN IP?

                                          I gave /64 to each physical interface (except WAN) and each openvpn interface for myself.

                                          We just need to get the tunnel and it's assigned interface up so he can ping his ::1 at hurricane.  Then we can dole out /64s out of his shiny new /48 to his local interfaces.

                                          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                                          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                                          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                                          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                                            icemanncsu
                                            last edited by

                                            @Derelict:

                                            on the gateway you have as HEIPV6_TUNNELV6 change the address from dynamic to your interface ::1

                                            received an error…

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