Openvpn Client Setup

[cdncheez]

I've been trying to get the OpenVPN client policy routing to work on a RT-AC68U using Merlin's 380.59 firmware. I only want one client directed to VPN but all are being routed regardless of the policy rules. Routing to "WAN" seems to have no effect.

I also have an empty entry field labelled "Gateway" that appears directly to the right when "Policy Rules" is selected. Does anyone know what that field is? I haven't seen it mentioned in any docs or examples anywhere. Thanks.

 

[RMerlin]

Please post your entire OpenVPN configuration. We can't help you without knowing how you actually configured your client.

 

[cdncheez]

Sorry. Here's the configuration (couldn't get it all in one image). I suspect that it has to do with the "TAP" interface but I haven't any experience with any of this. Thanks.

 

[cdncheez]

I've tried to copy the settings from instructions given for Tomato OpenVPN from here:

https://www.ibvpn.com/billing/knowledgebase/116/-OpenVPN-setup-on-TomatoUSB-routers.html

 

[RMerlin]

TAP is a bridge, which is why there's a field to manually specify a gateway. Try using TUN mode instead, TAP is intended to bridge two networks together, not to have one client remotely access another network.

 

[yorgi]

TAP is a bridge, which is why there's a field to manually specify a gateway. Try using TUN mode instead, TAP is intended to bridge two networks together, not to have one client remotely access another network.

I think this will help you out
its an article on VPN server for Merlin
http://www.snbforums.com/threads/ho...-for-pia-and-other-vpn-providers-07-19.30851/
Use TUN instead of TAP

 

[cdncheez]

I was so hung up on TAP based on the example that I was following that I never even considered using TUN. Thanks to you both for the help.