So here is some more VPN weirdness that resulted in Nord VPN shutdown when run from the router...
Aug 23 21:44:15 ovpn-client1[2751]: --cipher is not set. Previous OpenVPN version defaulted to BF-CBC as fallback when cipher negotiation failed in this case. If you need this fallback please add '--data-ciphers-fallback BF-CBC' to your configuration and/or add BF-CBC to --data-ciphers.
Aug 23 21:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Aug 23 21:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1618', remote='link-mtu 1634'
Aug 23 21:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'keysize' is used inconsistently, local='keysize 128', remote='keysize 256'
Aug 23 21:44:16 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: You have specified redirect-gateway and redirect-private at the same time (or the same option multiple times). This is not well supported and may lead to unexpected results
Aug 23 21:44:19 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Aug 23 22:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1618', remote='link-mtu 1634'
Aug 23 22:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'keysize' is used inconsistently, local='keysize 128', remote='keysize 256'
Aug 23 23:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'link-mtu' is used inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1618', remote='link-mtu 1634'
Aug 23 23:44:15 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'keysize' is used inconsistently, local='keysize 128', remote='keysize 256'
MANY MORE ENTRIES LIKE THIS, THEN INTERNET ACCESS FAILED WITH THESE ENTRIES:
***d inconsistently, local='link-mtu 1618', remote='link-mtu 1634'
Aug 24 17:44:17 ovpn-client1[2752]: WARNING: 'keysize' is used inconsistently, local='keysize 128', remote='keysize 256'
Aug 24 17:48:20 dnsmasq[2799]: Maximum number of concurrent DNS queries reached (max: 150)
Aug 24 17:48:29 dnsmasq[2799]: Maximum number of concurrent DNS queries reached (max: 150)
Turned off the Nord VPN, and internet access restored?? Ideas?