USB Drive not discoverable with VPN active

[danno]

Our EBG15 is the top most router serving as DHCP for the LAN and has the OpenVPN server available starting at 10.8.0.0. We have an Eeeo that provides WIFI and wired connections to TVs etc. I have a USB drive plugged in and without the VPN active we can map the USB drive as it is discoverable. However once the client connects to the VPN the USB drive is not discoverable thus we cannot access it.
I saw a reference to putting the VPN on the same subnet as the LAN but keeping the ranges unique. For example DHCP would be 192.168.50.2 with the pool ending at say 90. Then, the VPN server could be set to 192.168.50.100.
However the OpenVPN Advanced Settings "sniffs out" the potential conflict and refuses to generate the configuration.

Is there an alternative solution such as a static route and where would this be set to what?

I am pretty sure I could install another router in bridge mode under the EBG and plug the drive into that to solve this but I was hoping to get rid of that router. I would have plugged the USB drive into the Eero but they have no USB ports.

 

[degrub]

Try an inexpensive NAS ?

and please do not cross post in multiple forums.

 

[bbunge]

Our EBG15 is the top most router serving as DHCP for the LAN and has the OpenVPN server available starting at 10.8.0.0. We have an Eeeo that provides WIFI and wired connections to TVs etc. I have a USB drive plugged in and without the VPN active we can map the USB drive as it is discoverable. However once the client connects to the VPN the USB drive is not discoverable thus we cannot access it.
I saw a reference to putting the VPN on the same subnet as the LAN but keeping the ranges unique. For example DHCP would be 192.168.50.2 with the pool ending at say 90. Then, the VPN server could be set to 192.168.50.100.
However the OpenVPN Advanced Settings "sniffs out" the potential conflict and refuses to generate the configuration.

Is there an alternative solution such as a static route and where would this be set to what?

I am pretty sure I could install another router in bridge mode under the EBG and plug the drive into that to solve this but I was hoping to get rid of that router. I would have plugged the USB drive into the Eero but they have no USB ports.

You are not really clear. Is the drive not accessible from the LAN or VPN or either? If from the VPN you may have to access the drive using the router IP address and not use discovery.