[polarslyfox]

Hi Folks,

I've been reading a lot of different posts on OpenVPN and different configuration types but still cannot get my OpenVPN server working. I can connect to the server without issue but cannot connect/ping any LAN hosts and I cannot connect to the internet (I redirect the gateway).

Current configuration:
NET --> ISP --> DD-WRT --> LAN/WiFi

DD-WRT currently runs OpenVPN Client without issue with policy based routing for some of my LAN hosts.
I have attempted to use the firewall rules detailed by eibgrad in this post:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1003428&sid=a6c5618a391499dfeb76be7724431924

This didnt work so I tried disabling the SPI firewall completely to see if it was the cause but sadly no change. At this point I am thinking it must be a routing problem of some sort.
The DD-WRT router is currently in Gateway mode with a static IP from the ISP router.

I unfortunately need to keep my ISP router as they will not provide the username/password to use on the DDWRT router.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Polar

[polarslyfox]

Hi eibgrad

Thanks for the advice, my network is almost the default, I'm running 10.8.1.0 so I will sub that into your fw rule.
Can I ask what exactly this section is doing differently from the older rule:

WAN_IF="$(route -n | awk '/^0.0.0.0/{wif=$NF} END {print wif}')"

In regards to the server/client setup:
My OpenVPN client connects to a commercial provider (PIA) for privacy more than anything.
I wanted the OpenVPN server in place as I travel quite a lot so access to my home network would be nice to have.

Thanks
polar

[polarslyfox]

So I added the firewall rule specified but unfortunately it hasn't changed anything.
Is it possible that testing using my phone as a hotspot could cause issues?

I am connecting as expected and DD-WRT shows the client on the OpenVPN status page.

These are my current server settings:




Network details:
ISP router - 192.168.1.1
DDWRT - 192.168.1.250
DDWRT Network - 192.168.10.0
OpenVPN Network- 10.8.1.0

DD-WRT is acting as a client on the ISP router network and is not at present in a DMZ.

Thanks
polar

[polarslyfox]

ok so very slow response here but turning off the OpenVPN client allowed me to access those hosts from a client on my OpenVPN Server:

External Client -> OepnVPN Server -> LAN Hosts (LAN Hosts no longer leave via VPN Client)

Nothing unusual in the OpenVPN Server log, is it even possible to get both an OpenPVN client and Server running together on the same router?

Thanks
Marty