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-====== PFSense - OpenVPN - Troubleshooting - Traffic not flowing through VPN connection ======
-Want specific clients to automatically go out the VPN Gateway, without having to configure them specifically.
-This is done by using the IP address of the client to determine whether it should go out via the VPN.
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-===== Problem Statement =====
-VPN interface is up.
-Confirmed by many steps as shown below.
-NAT is set up to use the VPN Gateway.
-Firewall rule is configured to route specific Clients through the VPN Gateway.
-Problem seems to be that routing is not working.
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-===== Check VPN Interface is UP =====
-Check the Interface on the Dashboard.
-It has an IP and is connected.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_interfaces_-_expressvpn_-_france_-_1_-_connected.png?800|}}
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-===== Check VPN Graph =====
-On Dashboard, VPN graph shows mostly static up and down data.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_interfaces_-_expressvpn_-_france_-_1_-_connected_-_graph.png?800|}}
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-===== Check VPN Gateway is Online =====
-Navigate to **Status -> Gateways**.
-Shows the OpenVPN Gateway is Online.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_status_-_gateways_-_expressvpn_-_paris_-_1_-_connected.png?800|}}
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-===== Check VPN is UP =====
-Navigate to **Status -> OpenVPN**, shows the VPN is up.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_status_-_openvpn_-_expressvpn_-_paris_-_1_-_up.png?800|}}
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-Navigate to **Diagnostics -> Routes**.
-As can be seen, only the Monitor IP setup against OpenVPN is showing as connected to ExpressVPN Gateway.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_dianostics_-_routes_-_expressvpn_-_only_monitor.png?800|}}
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-===== NAT configured to use the VPN =====
-Navigate to **Firewall -> NAT -> Outbound**.
-A copy of the automatically created rule, LAN to WAN, and simply changing **Interface** to the VPN one.
-{{:pfsense:openvpn:troubleshooting:pfsense_-_firewall_-_nat_-_outbound_-_expressvpn_-_france_-_paris_-_1.png?800|}}
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-===== Firewall Rules =====
-Firewall rule configured to redirect specific clients out the VPN Gateway.
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