On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 1:29 AM, Tortise <tort...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Buechler" <cbuech...@gmail.com> > To: <support@pfsense.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:41 PM > Subject: Re: [pfSense Support] PPTP Connected? > > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:39 AM, Tortise <tort...@paradise.net.nz> wrote: >> >> Hi >> Using 1.2.3-RELEASE (embedded) I have a PPTP server configured and I can >> connect remotely however I still cannot "connect" with anything on the >> LAN. >> I think the issue is the IP assigned to remote connections is remotely >> said >> to be 255.255.255.255 while the LAN is using 255.255.255.0, the IP address >>> >>> assigned seems OK. > >> That's normal. You're probably missing a firewall rule on the PPTP tab. > > With a bit of list help it seems not so much a missing rule, but rather a > rule that was too tight. > > The rule says "Hint: in most cases, you should specify TCP here." > > It seems somewhat more than the TCP rule is required in my case. I'll do > some more testing to clarify which is required, however "*" works well of > course! If anyone wants to know more of what I find works then let me know. > > Btw it makes me wonder if the rules tightened up in a recent version here, > as this used to work with the TCP rule on its own in the past? >
Allowing all TCP does what it's always done - allow all TCP. That will work for most things, but won't allow pings, or any other non-TCP protocol. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: support-unsubscr...@pfsense.com For additional commands, e-mail: support-h...@pfsense.com Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
