Connected but not able to access Internet

dusk7

Don't know if this is the correct forum to ask this question but i'm a complete beginner in this VPN stuff so I don't know where else to post. Mods can move it to appropriate forum.

OK, so I recently rented out a server with openvpn installed on it. Those guys gave me two files: ovpn file and a key file. When I run openvpn-gui 2.2.2 using these files, it gets connected and i'm assigned some IP, but i'm not able to access internet. I tested it at a friends place where it worked perfectly, so no server side faults. There is something wrong with my setup (which is quite complex)

I have a windows 8 laptop connected to internet via a WIFI router and my ISP has assigned me a static NAT IP, which is then translated to actual WAN IP

My router's IP is 192.168.2.1 and it has given 192.168.2.101 IP to my machine.
My ISP's gateway is 10.0.0.1 and it has given 10.140.x.x as static IP to me.

Now, the config file provided to me by VPN server is:

remote <ip-address> 1194
dev tun0
ifconfig 10.9.8.2 10.9.8.1
comp-lzo
secret something.key
route-delay 2
route-method exe
redirect-gateway def1
dhcp-option DNS 10.9.8.1
verb 3"

When I connect using openvpn it says that its connected to server and 10.9.8.2 is my assigned IP but internet doesn't work. What changes I need to do in my router/windows to make it work?

lenwood

You'll need to make sure that port 1194 is open on your computer and on your router as well.

Computer: this will be dependent on the type of security/firewall software that you're running.

Router: Port Forward has decent documentation about how to open ports for just about any router available.

You can use canyouseeme to check/verify that port 1194 is open.

HTH,
Chris

xauen

lenwood wroteYou'll need to make sure that port 1194 is open on your computer and on your router as well.

Computer: this will be dependent on the type of security/firewall software that you're running.

Router: Port Forward has decent documentation about how to open ports for just about any router available.

You can use canyouseeme to check/verify that port 1194 is open.

HTH,
Chris

He can connect so that means port 1194 is open.
You can try running the openvpn client "as admin" so route can be added to your PC by then which you can now access the internet.

dusk7

I tried running as admin but same result. I think the issue might be that both VPN server and my ISP are using 10 series IP or maybe its because of windows 8 because only these two factors differ from my friends computer where it is working properly