OpenVPN - push "redirect-gateway" not working

Noble · 2010-10-24 11:44:14

For some reason I need to add 'redirect-gateway' to my clients config even though my server has 'push "redirect-gateway"' enabled. I dont see anywhere in the documents that that should be needed in my clients config.

Anyone?

Server.conf

dev tun
ifconfig 10.8.0.1 10.8.0.2
secret static.key
push "redirect-gateway local def1"
push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222"

Client.conf

remote 192.168.10.2
dev tun
ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1
secret static.key

cactus · 2010-10-25 04:54:14

In the client.conf you would need to add `client` to your config. This sets the 'pull config' directive.

From the manpage:

--client
A helper directive designed to simplify the configuration of OpenVPN's client mode. This directive is equivalent to:
 pull
 tls-client

EDIT: Looking more closely at your config, it appears you are not doing client-server (tls) though, but client-to-client (static) config. So, in that case, maybe give `pull` a try, since you aren't a tls-client.

TLDR: Try this.

remote 192.168.10.2
dev tun
ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1
secret static.key
pull

Note the addition of 'pull' in the config.

Last edited by cactus (2010-10-25 04:58:47)

Noble · 2010-10-27 22:53:15

Thanks, I actually got the networkmanager applet to work as well. Now enjoying all my wireless network traffic being encrypted without the hassle of SSH port forwarding every damn port I might use

cactus · 2010-10-28 04:32:47

Good deal.

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#1 2010-10-24 11:44:14

OpenVPN - push "redirect-gateway" not working

#2 2010-10-25 04:54:14

Re: OpenVPN - push "redirect-gateway" not working

#3 2010-10-27 22:53:15

Re: OpenVPN - push "redirect-gateway" not working

#4 2010-10-28 04:32:47

Re: OpenVPN - push "redirect-gateway" not working

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