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Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 2:38 am
by ispyisail
I've done more testing
This time router to router (no different to a windows client)
100% works as expected
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:59 pm
by 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.
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:08 pm
by ispyisail
ahh
your not making it easy for me.
I'll do some tests
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:59 pm
by ispyisail
I can confirm that it does not work in the other direction.
I think the problem is in the OpenVPN client
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:55 pm
by 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
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:36 pm
by pbix
ispyisail wrote: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?
Re: Routing Specific IP over OpenVPN
Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:31 pm
by 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