Hi to all,
I have been wrestling with an OpenVPN Server configuration to direct any remote browsing and WAN access via my RT-AX88U home router whilst further directing that remote browsing via my OpenVPN Client (Express VPN) as already configured on my router.
Thanks to kind guidance from these forums (and a fair degree of experimentation!) I eventually managed to accomplish the first part (i.e. To configure remote access using an OpenVPN Server and connect to the OpenVPN Connect IOS App utilising my ISP generated IP for internet connection). Part 2 (to also direct that remote browsing via my existing VPN client IP in lieu of the ISP IP) presently eludes me as I do not fully understand the necessary Policy Routing requirements.
Following FW update from Merlin's 384.14 to the latest 314.16 (with no configuration changes) remote browsing is no longer able to connect as before when using the VPN Server, however disabling it enables access once more. UPDATE 27.04.20: Not sure what was causing the browsing to fail as I couldn't identify a specific issue when troubleshooting. Several router reboots later and all was once again working as before!!
This led me to re-appraise my knowledge ahead of troubleshooting the issue with a view to re-establishing the previously successful part 1 connection and (only then) to consider resolving the part 2 dilemma.
I was guided to create a Client 'Policy Rule' to go through the WAN with a destination of 192.168.1.0/24 (IP adjusted to that of my LAN IP). This led me to question my basic understanding and whether I had even correctly interpreted the advice. Truthfully, I am not at all clear of the basics....
I have always considered the Router IP Address and the LAN IP Address to be one and the same but research online does not necessarily appear to confirm this assertion....
Accordingly, if my Router (subnet suitably obfuscated) is accessed via 192.168.xxx.1 what do each of the following actually represent?? when/where should they be used?? ….and which should I be using as the basis of my VPN policy rules??
192.168.xxx.0 ?
192.168.xxx.1 ?
LAN IP Address ?
the inclusion of the /24 ?
Apologies for the knowledge gap!
Thanks,
PC Pilot.
I have been wrestling with an OpenVPN Server configuration to direct any remote browsing and WAN access via my RT-AX88U home router whilst further directing that remote browsing via my OpenVPN Client (Express VPN) as already configured on my router.
Thanks to kind guidance from these forums (and a fair degree of experimentation!) I eventually managed to accomplish the first part (i.e. To configure remote access using an OpenVPN Server and connect to the OpenVPN Connect IOS App utilising my ISP generated IP for internet connection). Part 2 (to also direct that remote browsing via my existing VPN client IP in lieu of the ISP IP) presently eludes me as I do not fully understand the necessary Policy Routing requirements.
Following FW update from Merlin's 384.14 to the latest 314.16 (with no configuration changes) remote browsing is no longer able to connect as before when using the VPN Server, however disabling it enables access once more. UPDATE 27.04.20: Not sure what was causing the browsing to fail as I couldn't identify a specific issue when troubleshooting. Several router reboots later and all was once again working as before!!
This led me to re-appraise my knowledge ahead of troubleshooting the issue with a view to re-establishing the previously successful part 1 connection and (only then) to consider resolving the part 2 dilemma.
I was guided to create a Client 'Policy Rule' to go through the WAN with a destination of 192.168.1.0/24 (IP adjusted to that of my LAN IP). This led me to question my basic understanding and whether I had even correctly interpreted the advice. Truthfully, I am not at all clear of the basics....
I have always considered the Router IP Address and the LAN IP Address to be one and the same but research online does not necessarily appear to confirm this assertion....
Accordingly, if my Router (subnet suitably obfuscated) is accessed via 192.168.xxx.1 what do each of the following actually represent?? when/where should they be used?? ….and which should I be using as the basis of my VPN policy rules??
192.168.xxx.0 ?
192.168.xxx.1 ?
LAN IP Address ?
the inclusion of the /24 ?
Apologies for the knowledge gap!
Thanks,
PC Pilot.
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