pfsense gateway status error

[awair 0]

I'm just completing a 3-day trial, so would be most grateful if someone has a quick fix for this.

 

I have setup two AirVPN OpenVPN connections in pfsense, (added the interface, gateway and appropriate nat/firewall rules). The interface works, and I confirm routing through the respective channels.

 

However, the pfsense Dashboard current indication is that the Gateways are both down (I'm using a monitor IP of 10.4.0.1 & 10.30.0.1 respectively for the 443 & 1194 connections). Yesterday, both Gateways were indicating 'up'. No changes have been made on my part. Similar connections with an alternate  VPN provider always indicate correctly.

 

Do I just need to change the monitor address, or is there another setting that I need to consider, or is there something unique about the AirVPN connection/settings that causes this?

 

Just to confirm, the Gateway is working, but the status is wrong.

 

Many thanks.

[go558a83nk 364]

Are you using pfsense 2.4?

[Blade Runner 4]

DNS Server 10.30.0.1 should be assigned from port 1194 to 2018.

[go558a83nk 364]

DNS Server 10.30.0.1 should be assigned from port 1194 to 2018.

 

It doesn't matter.  10.4.0.1 can be used for DNS for any of the server ports/subnets.  DNS isn't the OP problem anyway. 

[awair 0]

Thanks for the replies.

 

I am using pjs 2.3.4_1, and 10.30.0.1 as DNS (and Monitor IP target for the Gateway) on my 1194 connection.

 

After changing the Monitor IP, the pfsense dashboard displays correctly.

 

Probably more a question for the pfsense forum - is the DNS server IP the best/most appropriate to use for representing Gateway status?

 

But still a question for AIrVPN (as I used this option, based on an online tutorial): is it permissible/acceptable to use the AirVPN DNS address for Gateway monitoring? As this was working, but has proven intermittent, is there a block or (real-time) blacklist?

 

Would appreciate any guidance for best practise, and being a 'friendly neighbour'!

 

Thank you.