Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN

[ispyisail]

I've done more testing

This time router to router (no different to a windows client)

100% works as expected

[pbix]

Thanks a bunch for the picture you drew. In my case I am trying to route in the opposite direction. That is from the server through the client to the client's ISP.



In my case I think only the OpenVPN server needs a route change since the connection initiates from there. Could you do this on your setup and take a note of the route tables on each using either "route" or "push route" in the server config?

I will add that the route table in my server looks correct. There is no change in the route table of my client. Traceroute just times out basically on the first hop.

[ispyisail]

ahh

your not making it easy for me.

I'll do some tests

[ispyisail]

I can confirm that it does not work in the other direction.

I think the problem is in the OpenVPN client

[ispyisail]

I've spent much time with this problem for my own interest.

conclusion is, special routing can only happen behind the "OpenVPN client". You can't go in the other direction.

My understanding of OpenVPN is now much improved

[pbix]

conclusion is, special routing can only happen behind the "OpenVPN client". You can't go in the other direction.

Could you elaborate on this conclusion? What constitutes "special routing" and how does what I want to do violate what OpenVPN can do?

[ispyisail]

Could you elaborate on this conclusion? What constitutes "special routing" and how does what I want to do violate what OpenVPN can do?

It was just my conclusion from an observation of my tests........

Could be wrong