Asus Router OpenVPN Server Can't Access LAN

[ozza1511]

Hi, I am trying to setup an OpenVPN Server on my Asus RT-AX56U running Asuswrt-Merlin 388.2_2. I have setup the server and can connect from my client, however I am unable to access any devices on the LAN. This includes the router itself, I can not ping 192.168.1.1 nor can I navigate to the web GUI at that address.

I have trawled through dozens of forum posts both here and elsewhere, and attempted almost every proposed fix that I could find, with no luck. Weirdly, I had the server up and running without issue on the stock Asus firmware, however since moving to Merlin this issue has persisted. Below is a photo of my OpenVPN configuration (with the server port removed, but it is configured usually):

I've seen similar issues where the user was able to access the router itself once connected to the VPN but no LAN devices behind that, in my case I'm unable to ping or otherwise access anything including the router.

To save everyone some time and effort, here is a list of things I have attempted in order to resolve the issue. All of the attempted resolutions below have since been reverted so if the proposed solution is one of the following PLUS something else, please let me know so that I can reconfigure correctly

• Changed the "Client will use VPN to access" setting from "Lan Only" to "Both"
• Set "Manage Client-Specific Options" to "No"
• Disabled static routes
• Added

  push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"

  to my OpenVPN custom config
• Disabled AIProtection
• Disabled router's firewall entirely
• Enabled ping router from WAN
• Enabled "Advertise DNS to Clients"

Any help would be much appreciated as I am well and truly stumped. I've tried everything I can think of, and I've tried to replicate my stock Asus firmware settings that were working prior, however nothing has worked.

 

[L&LD]

Welcome to the forums @ozza1511.

If you did not perform a full reset to factory defaults after flashing the RMerlin firmware, without using a saved backup config file, and without minimally and manually configuring the router to secure it and connect to your ISP, then you need to do so now.

[Wireless Router] When Standard Reset Isn’t Working: Hard Factory Reset - Models list | Official Support | ASUS USA

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[ozza1511]

Ahhhh silly oversight, thank you, that fixed it!