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Title: Wiregaurd no handshake
Post by: USC1262 on October 15, 2025, 10:12:06 AM
I have spent 5 hours on this now, and remain completely stumped.
I had a pretty standard wireguard roadrunner installation working, until I changed over to a different computer to connect to the wireguard server. After fiddling around with it, I couldn't get it working again, and eventually wiped out all the wireguard rules and configurations I had. This unfortunately got me nowhere, and I am now left without any working baseline of what used to work.
The only thing I have to work off of is that the handshake isn't completing.
I have run through 4 different guides of installation to no success, could anyone run me through troubleshooting this?
Title: Re: Wiregaurd no handshake
Post by: ozgurce.ozturkce on January 02, 2026, 06:19:25 AM
Hello, I have the same problem.

For WireGuard installation, in the "https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/wireguard-client.html (https://docs.opnsense.org/manual/how-tos/wireguard-client.html)" address, respectively;


I followed the steps in the headings, the keys of the spouses are compatible and although there are no other rules, I still have a handshake problem.

OPNSense Version        25.7.10
Title: Re: Wiregaurd no handshake
Post by: Seimus on January 02, 2026, 01:35:44 PM
The only guide to follow should be the one in the docs. I did use it and its working.

Dont you have a backup of the config? Or a snapshot to revert to prior you wiped the config?
Do you have properly configured the Instances and Peers on OPN?
Do you have properly configured the key on OPN and the client (remote side)?
Do you have proper rules to allow Wireguard connection on the interfaces its reaching it (WAN most likely)?

If the remote client is reaching the WG instance e.g OPN, and has proper rules, the handshake may fall cause of wrong keys.

Regards,
S.