We are having loads of trouble configuring a Site2Site VPN with a pair of Watchguard T35 firewalls.
Neither is configured pretty much outside of the initial setup wizard.
The current site 2 site vpn is stock from the vpn configuration guide from Watchguard.

We tried a number of different configs, but have currently deleted them to restart fresh.
Also we are trying to set the connection to initiate from SiteB to SiteA just to limit randomness, but can set bidirection or SiteA to SiteB as initiator.  Doesn't really matter to us

My theories may be off, so I'll just throw out the logs from each to see what you may think is happening.

Thank you in advance.

Site A
*** WG Diagnostic Report for Gateway "AA-to-TC-Gateway" ***
Created On: Tue Oct 29 09:22:49 2019

[Conclusion]
	Error Messages for Gateway Endpoint #1(name "AA-to-TC-Gateway")
		        Oct 29 09:22:35 2019 ERROR  0x02030015 Message retry timeout. Check the connection between local and remote gateway endpoints.


[Gateway Summary]
	Gateway "AA-to-TC-Gateway" contains "1" gateway endpoint(s). IKE Version is IKEv1.
	  Gateway Endpoint #1 (name "AA-to-TC-Gateway") Enabled
		Mode: Main
		PFS: Disabled 	AlwaysUp: Disabled
		DPD: Enabled 	Keepalive: Disabled
		Local ID<->Remote ID: {IP_ADDR(A.A.A.A) <-> IP_ADDR(B.B.B.B)}
		Local GW_IP<->Remote GW_IP: {A.A.A.A <-> B.B.B.B}
		Outgoing Interface: eth0 (ifIndex=4)
			ifMark=0x10000
			linkStatus=0 (0:unknown, 1:down, 2:up)
		Stored user messages:
		        

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Hi All,

We use WatchGuard as our firewall and have Dimensions setup for reporting. What is the easiest way to find out and possibly monitor all users that have some form of file transfer either ftp, or web/app based such as dropbox etc?

Can this be done / how best to view this info or set this up?

Cheers,
Paul

Two separate businesses using the same domain name have now merged into one.
This is the first time I've ran into this and hope someone could shed some light. We've recently acquired a new client who at one point had two domain controllers. Server 2008 and Server 2012. They moved Server 2012 over to a new location as part of a different business, but kept the same domain name. Server 2008 AD sees the 2012 as a DC, However 2012 doesn't see 2008 as a DC. They are now on different networks, but recently was configured to tunnel back to corporate to share resources.

What I'm trying to accomplish: Join a 2016 DC to their corporate to decommission 2008.

Error I'm getting when promoting 2016 to a DC: "Active Directory preparation failed. The schema master did not complete a replication cycle after the last reboot."



What I've gathered so far.

Server 2008 - DC - samedomain.local - Corporate Office

At one point was replicating to 2012.
Server 2012 - DC - samedomain.local - Remote Office

No longer replicating from 2008.
Recently a WatchGuard VPN was put in so the two locations could talk and share resources. Different IP schemes, and they don't know about each other.

My Question: Can I safely remove 2012 DC from 2008 to stop attemping replication and at the same time continue to operate both under the same domain names, but seperate?

Remote Office will still use 2012 to authenticate locally until we can sit down and plan out a migration plan several …

i have traffic coming from outside world to watchguard  firewall to citrix netscaler which goes to internal  asa firewall  and then to internal network.

our citrix netscaler also has the  same certificate for sts.domain.com ( service communication certificate)  which is being hosted on our internal ADfs server ( windows server R2)

we dont have ADFS proxy server as of now

recently we had password spray attack on our internal ADFS server

and we could not determine source IP on our internal ADFS server

i wanted to know following:

1) i read in articles  that windows server 2012 r2 has extranet lock out feature and adfs 2016 server also has extranet lock out feature so is there any difference between the 2 as far as
protection from password spray attack is concerned.

im the scenario i explained regarding traffic coming from outside to watchguard firewall - netscaler- asa firewall, where should i place WAP server and how it can help in mitigating password spray attack


are there any good tutorials for upgrading windows server 2012 to 2016 adfs server and how proxy adfs should be configured

we have mailboxes in 365 and ad accounts are synced through aad sync to azure AD.

i came to know from Microsoft that messages are being redirected from office 365 to internal ADFS sever and it is not authenticating , so what other steps i should take

to protect from spray attack just proxy ADFS server is sufficient or some conditional policy should be applied …

Sorry for such a noob question.  We have a Watchguard T35.  Right now it has a Branch to branch VPN set up to another watchguard.

It also has the capability to make a vpn to a specific computer that's on the road, right?  What app(s) can be installed on the windows 10 computer that can do that?

Preferably free.  Does watchguard include software to do that?  Is there a standard the software needs to meet (does Watchguard have their own proprietary way of talking to endpoints?  or an vpn software works?

THANKS!

Hi all,

 I face an issue with a Watchguard firewall and a SG300 Cisco switch. I have 4 Watchguard interfaces as Vlans 1, 20, 30, 40 and I cannot make the SG switch to work. In the switch, I have the vlans 1, 20, 30, 40 and the three already connected switch ports to Watchguard, are members of the appropriate vlans (20,30,40).

The switch port 1 is untagged to vlan 1 and the connection is OK. With the three  vlans, 20, 30, 40,  the switchports are Access type,  to vlan 20, 30, 40 respectively.

The result is that that the vlans 20, 30, 40 are not working.

Does anybody can tell me the right SG300 switch port modes for the vlans 20,30,40?

Thanks

I am in the process of changing out a file server.  It is the only server on the network.
Access to the internet is through a WatchGuard XM25 appliance
The Domain name is the same, but the DNS has changed.  The WatchGuard provided internet connection for a few minutes, and now there is no internet connection.  I can remote into the network with the WatchGuard SSL-VPN utility, and access the computers.  

Any thoughts on why I cannot access the internet from behind the WatchGuard Appliance?

The old server was 2008R2 and the new server is 2016Standard

hi guys

We have a load of Watchguard Access Points and they are connected to a Draytek 1100 PoE switch. This switch is then connected to our backbone switch which is a Cisco 3750.

We have set DHCP on the WiFi network that the access points are on in a way to be from 10.0.5.20 on wards and the management IP of this Draytek PoE being 10.0.5.6. Every single day, people complain about not being able to access the internet properly and then it fixes itself again. Then it happens again.

When they do complain, I end up not being able to access the management IP page of the Draytek on 10.0.5.6. This makes me believe that it is in fact this particular PoE causing the issues we are having.

Could that be the underlying problem?

Thanks for helping
Yash

We have a new 2nd building on property we own.  someone got verizon fios at the 2nd building (it was already in the 1st building).  They are about 1,200 feet apart with line of sight.

We need the 2nd building to be able to access the network in the first building (and minimize costs).   the 2nd building will have 1 -2  users and MAYBE some file transfers between the 2 buildings, but mostly email, web surfing

I'm trying to see the costs for connecting the 2nd building to our existing network / do we need fios at that 2nd building

Some options I thought of?

1) Setup a VPN - we have a watchguard at building 1 already and that has a VPN to another office in another state.  So add a Watchguard unit for $500? at building 2 and some config time / costs.  and still have the fios ongoing costs.  Anyone know the throughput of a vpn using Verizon fios at both ends?  it's lower than the speed you are paying for from verizon, right?

2) wireless? Maybe Unifi Nanobeam 5AC gen 2  

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoBeam-High-Performance-airMAX-NBE-5AC-Gen2-US/dp/B0713XMHH9 

$113 each and we need 2 of them, plus time / moneh for hardware, mounting poles, etc. That  Would get 400Mbit which is fine (mostly email / web surfing etc at the far end).  But What if we want gigabit on wireless?  Is that doable at a reasonable cost? And can cancel the FIOS

3)  Fiber? I called Lanshack.com and they are saying the fiber cable would need to be outdoor rated (regardless of being …

Hi.  I am trying to map ports to an internal IP from any outside IP on a Watchguard firewall.  Version 11.9 Firewire XTM Web UI.  No matter what I do, these ports will not open.  Unfortunately, not as familiar with Watchguard as I should be.
Any idea why they will not go through from the attached file?
Watchguard-pdf.pdf

Hi All,

I am using XTM 26 series watch guard firewall in the company. We have some remote location offices are running independently and they all have CCTV camera is installed. Now when I am trying to access all remote offices camera (P2P Connection) using company network, it is not connecting at all. While, I am switch to mobile network, I can see all the cameras of all offices and vice-versa.

I understand that, firewall is blocking something. To check it, I did some real time monitoring and I have found the following log message

2018-10-04 14:54:07 Deny 192.168.1.28 255.255.255.255 32761/udp 50222 32761 1-Trusted Firebox Denied 80 64 (Unhandled Internal Packet-00) proc_id="firewall" rc="101" msg_id="3000-0148"

I already have created SNAT rule from any-external to internal DVR IP address and allowed the ports 80,32761,9000

Can anyone tell me that, What i am missing here.