Accessing modem in full bridge mode through a VPN client

[mberteotti]

I need help to configure my RT-N66U (latest Merlin 374.43 fw) to access my full bridged modem using a vpn client. RT-N66U is on 192.168.0.1 and modem is on 192.168.1.1 IP. From within lan I can access modem but from vpn (10.0.8.X) clients modem on subnet 192.168.1.X is not accessible. How can I do that?

Thanks.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Your clients on 10.0.8.X do not know how to get to the 192.168.1.X network so they will send the traffic through their default gateway.

You will have to create a static route on each client telling them that 192.168.1.X can be reached via the VPN

 

[mberteotti]

Thank you Colin. Unfortunately I'm not so skilled... I wonder I you could possibly help me to create it on client... I thought it was possible to configure router for this...

 

[ColinTaylor]

I thought it was possible to configure router for this...

It might be possible but I'm not an expert on VPN. Also, you haven't given any details about your VPN server or the client software.

Are you using PPTP or OpenVPN?

UPDATE:

If you're using OpenVPN you probably need something like this in the "Custom configuration" box.

push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"

and then add a static route back on the router.

 

[mberteotti]

I'm using OpenVpn. Thank you I'll try...

 

[mberteotti]

Added "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0" to configuration file on client, works great! Thank you.