Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 22:42:01 -0700 From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> To: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: openvpn Message-ID: <3D10CD79-CAE0-419A-9197-745B1A88FA30@mail.sermon-archive.info> In-Reply-To: <a2326e8d-5d5c-6030-7d10-72dee3216f8a@denninger.net> References: <0A8436BD-EFB8-4A54-B920-329096B89C5B@mail.sermon-archive.info> <a2326e8d-5d5c-6030-7d10-72dee3216f8a@denninger.net>
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> On 23 April 2019, at 19:16, Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> wrote: >=20 >=20 > On 4/22/2019 19:53, Doug Hardie wrote: >> I am trying to setup an openvpn server on my home network. Home = machines are all running FBSD 12.0 Release. openvpn was installed as a = package. The results are quite confusing. Ping from an external device = works correctly to all the home machines. I can use tcpdump to see the = request packets arriving at the openvpn server, being sent to the = recipient machine, the response packets being sent from the recipient = machine to the openvpn server, and then sent to the external device. The = external device shows that the response was received with a reasonable = response time given that it is a cell phone. =20 >>=20 >> However, when I try to access a web page on any of the servers, I see = the same set of packets via tcpdump. In addition if I run ktrace on the = openvpn server, I see the encrypted packets from the client being = received. The decrypted packets sent to the home server. The = unencrypted response from the home server, and the encrypted response = sent to the phone. However, the phone says that the server dropped the = connection, or it shows a blank page. >>=20 >> My first thought was that there was an encryption issue, but if that = were the case, ping would not work. Checking the ping packets shows = that they are encrypted between the phone and the openvpn server. = Likewise a routing issue in the home network does not seem to be the = problem for the same reason. All the info I have found on the web about = vpn indicates that a ping test should be sufficient. But, in this case = it is not. >>=20 >> Any ideas on how to track down the problem, or fix it? Thanks, >>=20 >> -- Doug >=20 > IMHO -- post your configuration file to the list.... >=20 > I use OpenVPN with ipfw's internal NAT and it works fine, but the = config > file is a bit wonky and if you get it wrong you'll either have no DNS = on > the client or packets won't get routed. Either way the connection = comes > up but it doesn't work. >=20 mail# more server.conf ################################################# # Sample OpenVPN 2.0 config file for # # multi-client server. # # # # This file is for the server side # # of a many-clients <-> one-server # # OpenVPN configuration. # # # # Comments are preceded with '#' or ';' # ################################################# # Which local IP address should OpenVPN # listen on? (optional) ;local a.b.c.d # Which TCP/UDP port should OpenVPN listen on? # If you want to run multiple OpenVPN instances # on the same machine, use a different port # number for each one. You will need to # open up this port on your firewall. port 1194 # TCP or UDP server? ;proto tcp proto udp # "dev tun" will create a routed IP tunnel, # "dev tap" will create an ethernet tunnel. # Use "dev tap0" if you are ethernet bridging # and have precreated a tap0 virtual interface # and bridged it with your ethernet interface. # If you want to control access policies # over the VPN, you must create firewall # rules for the the TUN/TAP interface. # On non-Windows systems, you can give # an explicit unit number, such as tun0. # On Windows, use "dev-node" for this. # On most systems, the VPN will not function # unless you partially or fully disable # the firewall for the TUN/TAP interface. ;dev tap dev tun # SSL/TLS root certificate (ca), certificate # (cert), and private key (key). Each client # and the server must have their own cert and # key file. The server and all clients will # use the same ca file. # # See the "easy-rsa" directory for a series # of scripts for generating RSA certificates # and private keys. Remember to use # a unique Common Name for the server # and each of the client certificates. # # Any X509 key management system can be used. # OpenVPN can also use a PKCS #12 formatted key file # (see "pkcs12" directive in man page). ca ca.pem cert vpn_server.pem key vpn_server.key # This file should be kept secret # Diffie hellman parameters. # Generate your own with: # openssl dhparam -out dh2048.pem 2048 dh dh2048.pem # Network topology # Should be subnet (addressing via IP) # unless Windows clients v2.0.9 and lower have to # be supported (then net30, i.e. a /30 per client) # Defaults to net30 (not recommended) ;topology subnet # Configure server mode and supply a VPN subnet # for OpenVPN to draw client addresses from. # The server will take 10.8.0.1 for itself, # the rest will be made available to clients. # Each client will be able to reach the server # on 10.8.0.1. Comment this line out if you are # ethernet bridging. See the man page for more info. server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0 # Maintain a record of client <-> virtual IP address # associations in this file. If OpenVPN goes down or # is restarted, reconnecting clients can be assigned # the same virtual IP address from the pool that was # previously assigned. ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt # Configure server mode for ethernet bridging. # You must first use your OS's bridging capability # to bridge the TAP interface with the ethernet # NIC interface. Then you must manually set the # IP/netmask on the bridge interface, here we # assume 10.8.0.4/255.255.255.0. Finally we # must set aside an IP range in this subnet # (start=3D10.8.0.50 end=3D10.8.0.100) to allocate # to connecting clients. Leave this line commented # out unless you are ethernet bridging. ;server-bridge 10.8.0.4 255.255.255.0 10.8.0.50 10.8.0.100 # Configure server mode for ethernet bridging # using a DHCP-proxy, where clients talk # to the OpenVPN server-side DHCP server # to receive their IP address allocation # and DNS server addresses. You must first use # your OS's bridging capability to bridge the TAP # interface with the ethernet NIC interface. # Note: this mode only works on clients (such as # Windows), where the client-side TAP adapter is # bound to a DHCP client. ;server-bridge # Push routes to the client to allow it # to reach other private subnets behind # the server. Remember that these # private subnets will also need # to know to route the OpenVPN client # address pool (10.8.0.0/255.255.255.0) # back to the OpenVPN server. ;push "route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0" ;push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0" push "route 10.0.1.0 255.255.255.0" # To assign specific IP addresses to specific # clients or if a connecting client has a private # subnet behind it that should also have VPN access, # use the subdirectory "ccd" for client-specific # configuration files (see man page for more info). # EXAMPLE: Suppose the client # having the certificate common name "Thelonious" # also has a small subnet behind his connecting # machine, such as 192.168.40.128/255.255.255.248. # First, uncomment out these lines: ;client-config-dir ccd ;route 192.168.40.128 255.255.255.248 # Then create a file ccd/Thelonious with this line: # iroute 192.168.40.128 255.255.255.248 # This will allow Thelonious' private subnet to # access the VPN. This example will only work # if you are routing, not bridging, i.e. you are # using "dev tun" and "server" directives. # EXAMPLE: Suppose you want to give # Thelonious a fixed VPN IP address of 10.9.0.1. # First uncomment out these lines: ;client-config-dir ccd ;route 10.9.0.0 255.255.255.252 # Then add this line to ccd/Thelonious: # ifconfig-push 10.9.0.1 10.9.0.2 # Suppose that you want to enable different # firewall access policies for different groups # of clients. There are two methods: # (1) Run multiple OpenVPN daemons, one for each # group, and firewall the TUN/TAP interface # for each group/daemon appropriately. # (2) (Advanced) Create a script to dynamically # modify the firewall in response to access # from different clients. See man # page for more info on learn-address script. ;learn-address ./script # If enabled, this directive will configure # all clients to redirect their default # network gateway through the VPN, causing # all IP traffic such as web browsing and # and DNS lookups to go through the VPN # (The OpenVPN server machine may need to NAT # or bridge the TUN/TAP interface to the internet # in order for this to work properly). push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp" # Certain Windows-specific network settings # can be pushed to clients, such as DNS # or WINS server addresses. CAVEAT: # http://openvpn.net/faq.html#dhcpcaveats # The addresses below refer to the public # DNS servers provided by opendns.com. ;push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222" push "dhcp-option DNS 10.0.1.230" # Uncomment this directive to allow different # clients to be able to "see" each other. # By default, clients will only see the server. # To force clients to only see the server, you # will also need to appropriately firewall the # server's TUN/TAP interface. ;client-to-client # Uncomment this directive if multiple clients # might connect with the same certificate/key # files or common names. This is recommended # only for testing purposes. For production use, # each client should have its own certificate/key # pair. # # IF YOU HAVE NOT GENERATED INDIVIDUAL # CERTIFICATE/KEY PAIRS FOR EACH CLIENT, # EACH HAVING ITS OWN UNIQUE "COMMON NAME", # UNCOMMENT THIS LINE OUT. ;duplicate-cn # The keepalive directive causes ping-like # messages to be sent back and forth over # the link so that each side knows when # the other side has gone down. # Ping every 10 seconds, assume that remote # peer is down if no ping received during # a 120 second time period. keepalive 10 120 # For extra security beyond that provided # by SSL/TLS, create an "HMAC firewall" # to help block DoS attacks and UDP port flooding. # # Generate with: # openvpn --genkey --secret ta.key # # The server and each client must have # a copy of this key. # The second parameter should be '0' # on the server and '1' on the clients. ;tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secret # Select a cryptographic cipher. # This config item must be copied to # the client config file as well. # Note that 2.4 client/server will automatically # negotiate AES-256-GCM in TLS mode. # See also the ncp-cipher option in the manpage cipher AES-256-CBC # Enable compression on the VPN link and push the # option to the client (2.4+ only, for earlier # versions see below) compress lz4-v2 push "compress lz4-v2" # For compression compatible with older clients use comp-lzo # If you enable it here, you must also # enable it in the client config file. ;comp-lzo # The maximum number of concurrently connected # clients we want to allow. max-clients 5 # It's a good idea to reduce the OpenVPN # daemon's privileges after initialization. # # You can uncomment this out on # non-Windows systems. user nobody group nobody # The persist options will try to avoid # accessing certain resources on restart # that may no longer be accessible because # of the privilege downgrade. persist-key persist-tun # Output a short status file showing # current connections, truncated # and rewritten every minute. status openvpn-status.log # By default, log messages will go to the syslog (or # on Windows, if running as a service, they will go to # the "\Program Files\OpenVPN\log" directory). # Use log or log-append to override this default. # "log" will truncate the log file on OpenVPN startup, # while "log-append" will append to it. Use one # or the other (but not both). ;log openvpn.log ;log-append openvpn.log # Set the appropriate level of log # file verbosity. # # 0 is silent, except for fatal errors # 4 is reasonable for general usage # 5 and 6 can help to debug connection problems # 9 is extremely verbose ;verb 3 verb 4 # Silence repeating messages. At most 20 # sequential messages of the same message # category will be output to the log. ;mute 20 # Notify the client that when the server restarts so it # can automatically reconnect. explicit-exit-notify 1 mail#=20
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