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This HOWTO describes how to connect to AirVPN with a Wireguard VPN tunnel from OPNsense. This is the first draft of this howto, i might add (more) screenshots later on. Version: 0.1 Date: 20231029 What we are going to achieve We'll create a single Wireguard VPN Tunnel, IPv4 Only. Traffic to the tunnel will be NATted Requirements OPNsense firewall is up-and-running and updated. This howto is based on version 23.7.7_1 You have basic knowledge on using OPNsense i.e. firewall rules, NAT, routing, gateways and aliases. AirVPN Premium Access Step 1. Information gathering We'll grab some info that we need to configure the Wireguard Tunnel. Go to the Client Area. Got to VPN Devices. Add a device or edit your existing device. Note your Public Key and IPv4 under the heading "Wireguard" Go back to the Client Aerea. Go to Config Generator Select "router" under "Choose your OS" Select "Wireguard under "Choose protocols" Select your country under "By Countries". I selected Netherlands Scroll way down and download your config. This is an example of a Wireguard config: (the keys and IP are random and will not work, use your own) [Interface] Address = 10.45.95.123/32 PrivateKey = X72xgdx23XDomnSXmcy#S4Jc#9Y5G*vU$wg^n499yn6 MTU = 1320 DNS = 10.128.0.1 [Peer] PublicKey = VTSQ77Uk4^&RY4h%S$#9h8PR2T&xyya&yPTtk6oD^m$ PresharedKey = b7&&7bntmCS5q%&4J*mSKBAUvV4XEqHerwscvbappXQ Endpoint = nl3.vpn.airdns.org:1637 AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0 PersistentKeepalive = 15 Step 2. Create the Tunnel configuration Peer configuration: in OPNsense go to VPN|Wireguard|Settings|Peers. Create a peer with the following information: Name: wg_airvpn_<country code>. mine is called wg_airvpn_nl Public key: <PublicKey under heading [Peer] of your generated WG Config> Pre-shared key <presharedKey under heading [Peer] of your generated WG Config> Allowed IP's: 0.0.0.0/0 Endpoint Address: <Endpoint under heading [Peer] of your generated WG Config> Endpoint port: 1637 (default port) Keepalive interval: 15 (default interval) Instance configuration: in OPNsense go to VPN|Wireguard|Settings|Instances Create an instance with the following information: Enable Advanced Mode. Name: <Endpoint Name i.e. nl.vpn.airdns.org> Public Key: <Public Key as noted with step 1.4> Private Key: <PrivateKey under heading [Interface] of your generated WG Config> Listen Port: 1637 MTU: 1320 Tunnel Address: <Address including /32 under harding [Interface] of your generated WG Config> Peers: <select peer that you created with step 2.2> Disable routes: Enabled. Step 3. Make an exception on your WAN interface in OPNsense go to Firewall|Rules Select your WAN interface, mine is called WAN_PPPOE Create a Pass rule for IPv4/UDP port 1647 to your WAN-address. Step 4. Assign Wireguard Interface in OPNsense go to Interfaces|Assignments You'll find a "wg1(Wireguard - nl.vpn.airdns.org)" (or similiar) interface. bind it to an interface with a name of your choice. mine is called WAN_WG1 as is is the first site-to-site Wireguard tunnel on my WAN interface. Step 5. Create a gateway. Remember we disabled the routes for the WG instance configuration? Because of that we need to create a gateway. In OPNsense go to System|Gateways|Single Add a Gateway with the following information: Name: WAN_WG_GW Description: Interface WAN_WG1 Gateway Interface: Select WAN_WG1 as created in step 4. Address Family: IPv4 IP address: Dynamic (leave empty) Far Gateway: Enabled (this i am not sure of but for now i'm happy it works) Disable Gateway Monitoring: enabled Step 6. Aliases We set up some aliases. This will make it more easy to redirect some hosts or networks to the Wireguard tunnel. in OPNsense, go to Firewall|Aliases Create host entries for the specific hosts you'll redirect Create network entries for the specific network(s) you'll redirect. Create a Network Group Entry with the host and network entries to group them together. My alias is called networkgroup_wireguard Step 7. Create Outbound NAT for Wireguard. (In my setup, i use Manual Outbound Rule Generation because i like to have control) In OPNsense go to Firewall|NAT|Outbound Create a new Outbound NAT rule with the following information: Interface: WAN_WG1 TCP/IP version: IPv4 Protocol: Any Source Address: <alias networkgroup_wireguard from step 6> Translation /target WAN_WG1 address Description: Wireguard VPN Outbound NAT rule Step 8. Create Outbound Redirect rule. In this example we create 2 rules on our LAN interface, one for redirecting to WG, the other to prevent leaks. In OPNsense go to Firewall|Rules Select your LAN interface add an outbound Pass rule: Action: Pass Source: Networkgroup_wireguard Destination: Any (in my case i use an inverted network group called networkgroup_local where all my local vlans are grouped together) Gateway: WAN_WG1_GW (the gateway you created in step 5.) Add an outbound block rule below that: Action: Block Source: Networkgroup_wireguard Destination: Any Gateway: default Your WG VPN tunnel should now work. Test with https://ipleak.net The following steps are more advanced and i'm still finetuning/experimenting with the settings. your experience may vary. Step 9. Prevent VPN leakage I'm new to OPNsense and i am not sure what the default setting is, but from my pfSense experience i know the following setting is important when you want to make sure your VPN does not leak when for instance the tunnel is down. In OPNsense go to Firewall|Settings|Advanced Under "Gateway Monitoring" enable "Skip Rules when gateway is down" Step 10. MTU/MSS optimization For now i have set thte MTU according to the default setting of AirVPN. I want it to be higher but for now i'm just happy it works. My settings are as follows: In the properties of the WAN_WG1 interface i set the MTU to 1320 and the MSS to 1280. I created a normalize rule (Firewall|Settings|Normalization) with the following settings. this should enable me to clamp the MSS to 1280 for the wireguard group but leave the MSS to the desired setting (1452) as defined on my LAN interface for the rest of the hosts on my LAN; Interface: LAN Direction, Protocol: Any Source: networkgroup_wireguard Max MSS: 1280

Hello! Correct. A new Eddie Desktop edition version 3 will get rid of Mono in the UI (Eddie backend already does not need Mono or .NET framework). The UI itself will be refreshed. A roadmap is not currently available, we're sorry. Several variables affect performance of OpenVPN and WireGuard and it is actually difficult to provide an effective and general suggestion on which of the two you should pick. Ignore the "recommended for best performance" at the moment, we might remove it altogether. Test both WireGuard and OpenVPN and pick the one which can provide you with the best performance. On iOS, provided that your ISP does not shape WireGuard or UDP traffic, and therefore on a level playing field, WireGuard is faster according to the majority of reports. You can find detailed instructions for WireGuard in iOS in the dedicated page, direct link: https://airvpn.org/ios/wireguard/appstore/ No, we're sorry, major streaming platforms (e.g. Hulu, Primevideo, Netflix, Disney+) are not accessible from our infrastructure. We would need "residential IP addresses" from USA residential ISPs to make them accessible. We have no plan for that for the near future, we're sorry. Just ask for deletion in a ticket (click "Contact us" on the web site while your account is logged in and send the deletion request) Kind regards

Good timing, I just got the 3 year plan.