Connecting to a computer on the VPN
I have created a VPN on the Firewalla Gold and successfully connected to it using the OpenVPN Client.
Once the VPN connection is established...How do I connect to a remote computer on the network? I need to work remotely periodically and must have access to a specific computer on the remote network.
New to the VPN and Remote Access game...help appreciated.
Rus
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You can access those computers using their IP address, or using the local domain name. https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004304054-Device-View#h_66fea7ab-47e2-49bf-8b62-dc3328430a92
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Thank you for your prompt answer...
I have read the article. I know how to find the computer name and its IP address with no problem.
I can remotely access the firewall and look at the device list and their subsequent information...
The VPN Is running...
WHAT software/program do I use to access the IP address or the computer name?
(Using Windows10) Do I need to set up Remote Desktop Access in the work (remote) computer and then start a remote desktop connection on the home (local) computer?
When Answering...Please assume that I am a complete idiot when it comes to remote access over a VPN...
I have a large number of clients needing firewall and VPN remote access. I have already purchased two Firewalla Golds and will bee dto purchase another early NeXT week with more to be ordered as the week progresses. However, before buying a ton more I need to get this figured out so that I can provide my clients with easy to understand instructions to gain remote access onve I have it all set up.
Thanks again for your help.
Rus
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Yes, you will need some type of remote desktop, like this Microsoft Remote Desktop. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-to-use-remote-desktop-5fe128d5-8fb1-7a23-3b8a-41e636865e8c
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I'm stuck in a similar place, trying to access devices in my home LAN via the Firewalla Gold VPN service.
I have the VPN set up and working - I know it's working 'cause when it's active, I can see that my local MacBook's IP address is now my home ISP IP address.
But I can't "see" any of the devices on my home LAN. For example, if I try vnc://192.168.1.50, which is an iMac on my home LAN, I get an error: Connection failed to “192.168.1.50”. Note that I can successfully VNC in to that iMac using the home ISP IP address, e.g. vnc://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
Likewise, though I can access my Synology NAS from the home iMac using https://XXX@192.168.1.90:5006/, that doesn't work from my local MacBook through the Firewalla VPN.
I'm stumped. I know this must be easy, and that there's something I'm just not "getting". Any advice most appreciated. TIA.
EDIT: I've made some progress. I edited the WireGuard app's configuration to look like this:
[Interface]
PrivateKey = [PRIVATEKEY]
Address = 10.189.44.150/32
DNS = 10.189.44.1
[Peer]
PublicKey = [PUBLICKEY]
AllowedIPs = 192.168.1.50/32, 192.168.1.90/32
Endpoint = xxx.d.firewalla.org:51820
Now I can get through to the home devices at .50 and .90. However, as long as the WireGuard tunnel is active, I can't see anything else on the internet at all - I assume this is something to do with changing the AllowedIPs from the default 0.0.0.0/0.
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What do you mean by progress. I’ve been accessing all my home servers via the Firewalla vpn service from day one. Either OpenVPN or WireGuard. For my servers I’m using proxmox, so I just added firewall rules on proxmox with the correct ip range of the WireGuard or OpenVPN range. I either run ssh or NoMachine for my Linux boxes. I’ve even got pfsense on proxmox on another network behind Firewalla with a Linux box on a completely separate network for testing purposes. Pfsense is running OpenVPN. I can OpenVPN into Firewalla then OpenVPN into pfsense then ssh into my Linux box, just as an experiment.
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