wireguard works for 10.0.0.x/24, but not for 10.10.10.x/24

Sitaram Chamarty sitaramc at gmail.com
Sat Aug 25 15:16:54 CEST 2018


On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 11:47:11AM +0200, Morten Christensen wrote:
> Den 25-08-2018 04:12, skrev Sitaram Chamarty:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I have a very peculiar problem.
> > 
> > My wireguard server serves up for my laptop and phone using
> > 10.0.0.1 as its own IP, and .2 and .3 respectively as my laptop
> > and phone's IPs.
> > 
> > But if I switch it to any other subnet, like 192.168.25.x/24, or
> > even 10.10.10.x/24, it does not work.
> > 
> > (Before someone asks, yes I did remember to change the wg0.conf
> > on both sides before flipping the switch.)
> > 
> > I can provide more details, I can run any debugging commands you
> > ask me to, but there is literally no other difference except a
> > `:%s/10.0.0/10.10.10/g` in /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf, on both
> > sides.
> > 
> > I am using the wg-quick command, if it matters.
> > 
> > I can ping from the laptop to the server (10.10.10.2 ->
> > 10.10.10.1).  I can access services running locally on the
> > server (such as tcp/80 or udp/53).  "traceroute" will show the
> > first hop as 10.10.10.1, but after that -- silence.  It just
> > won't go beyond that.
> > 
> > So whatever it is, it seems to be on the server side. Packets
> > make it to the remote endpoint, but don't get routed out to the
> > internet after that.
> 
> Most times vpn-packets get a step further. The remote endpoint do not know
> how to return them to the vpn-server.
> 
> Is your wireguard-server the router/gateway on your system ?

Thank you!

It is the gateway, and that reminded me that, way back when I
first set it up, I had added an iptables MASQUERADE rule, but
only for 10.0.0.0/24.

I had completely forgotten about this till I saw your reply.

Sorry for the PEBCAK; all good now!

sitaram

> 
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> 
> Morten Christensen
> 
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