Can't connect to IPSEC VPN from my laptop through XG (v18 EAP3) firewall

Hello all,

 

I have recently upgraded my home firewall to v18 EAP3 and since then, I can no longer connect to my work's VPN from my work laptop. My work (sadly) uses SonicWall Global VPN client (UDP500) and I've created a rule specific to the static LAN IP of my company laptop.

 

A packet capture shows my laptop attempting to connect to the remote host on the LAN interface but not forwarding through to the internet. Ironically, if I try to access the same IP via HTTPS, it forwards right through.

 

Has anyone else had any issues with v18 EAP3 not forwarding outbound UDP port 500?

 

Thanks all!

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  • Again, no loving from that command. I've been working on this for over a week now and I have quite a lot of experience with the XG platform. I've been working with it for about 3 years now and so far this is the most confused I've ever been. 

     

     

    I did have to modify the "grep" filter. If I filter for just the IP or just 500 I get way too much. Grep -E "dport\=500" also works well for this too. That will trigger on orig-dport=500 and reply-dport=500.

     

    This morning I may call support to see if they can help me at all. First I have to wait until 9am when support cuts over to North America.

  • I just deployed a Sophos UTM on my network using a unique public IP and unique LAN IP, set up only my work laptop to use that as the default gateway and the VPN connects immediately through that.

     

    This is not a fix for me and I still feel that there is a bug of some sort in the Sophos XG v18 EAP3 device. I just cannot be without my company VPN connection for more than a couple weeks at a time.

  • Do you have IPsec Remote access enabled on this XG? Tested this on two different appliances, all could access IPsec through XG. 

    It is somehow not understandable to me, where those packets went in your scenario.

    Maybe  or  could take a look at your setup? 

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  • I do have IPSEC enabled on the device, yes. I use a site to site tunnel (parents house, Cisco ASA 5505) and I also use the Sophos Connect client now.

  • I tried it on my XG running EAP3 refresh 1, and I am seeing pkts getting forwarded.

    08:28:40.813704 Port1, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg
    08:28:40.813789 LW_Br, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg
    08:28:40.814219 Port2_ppp, OUT: IP 10.254.238.194.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 ? agg


    08:28:41.307615 Port1, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg
    08:28:41.307637 LW_Br, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg
    08:28:41.308130 Port2_ppp, OUT: IP 10.254.238.194.53630 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 ? agg

     

    proto=udp proto-no=17 timeout=9 orig-src=172.16.17.21 orig-dst=10.8.9.28 orig-sport=53630 orig-dport=500 packets=3 bytes=168 [UNREPLIED] reply-src=10.8.9.28 reply-dst=10.254.238.194 reply-sport=500 reply-dport=53630 packets=0 bytes=0 mark=0x8001 use=1 id=1637124608 masterid=0 devin=Port1 devout=Port2_ppp nseid=0 ips=1 sslvpnid=0 webfltid=1 appfltid=1 icapid=0 policytype=1 fwid=2 natid=2 fw_action=1 bwid=0 appid=0 appcatid=0 hbappid=0 hbappcatid=0 dpioffload=0 inzone=1 outzone=2 devinindex=5 devoutindex=33 hb_src=0 hb_dst=0 flags0=0x800a0802200008 flags1=0x10020800000 flagvalues=3,21,25,35,41,43,55,87,93,104 catid=0 user=6 luserid=3 usergp=2 hotspotuserid=0 hotspotid=0 dst_mac=7c:5a:1c:84:8c:b6 src_mac=38:f9:d3:83:c5:9c startstamp=1579575520 microflow[0]=INVALID microflow[1]=INVALID hostrev[0]=0 hostrev[1]=0 ipspid=0 diffserv=0 loindex=33 tlsruleid=0 ips_nfqueue=2 sess_verdict=0 gwoff=0 cluster_node=0 current_state[0]=31 current_state[1]=0 vlan_id=0 inmark=0x0 brinindex=30 sessionid=162 sessionidrev=25625 session_update_rev=0 dnat_done=0 upclass=0:0 dnclass=0:0 pbrid_dir0=0 pbrid_dir1=0 nhop_id[0]=65535 nhop_id[1]=65535 nhop_rev[0]=0 nhop_rev[1]=0 conn_fp_id=NOT_OFFLOADED

     

    I am using Sophos Connect as Client.

     

    In case this doesn't fix issue for you we may have to get it investigated. 

     

    Regards,

    Alok

  • Tried same with Cisco AnyConnect client and still I am seeing pkts getting forwarded as expected.

     

    23:11:08.005747 wlnet1, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg

    23:11:08.005801 LW_Br, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg

    23:11:08.006185 Port2_ppp, OUT: IP 10.254.238.194.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 ? agg

     

    23:11:11.208774 wlnet1, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg

    23:11:11.208782 LW_Br, IN: IP 172.16.17.21.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 I agg

    23:11:11.208901 Port2_ppp, OUT: IP 10.254.238.194.500 > 10.8.9.28.500: isakmp: phase 1 ? agg

     

    -Alok