Client/server can ping each other, but no internet

jaxpr3394

Hello all,

This is my first time messing with any VPN and am doing so as a way to learn and for my own entertainment.

As of right now, my server is a Windows 7 PC and my client is a Mac. I am able to connect to the server using Tunnelblick (for Mac) and they can both ping each other, but my Mac can not access the internet, which from reading and researching it sounds like it is a routing issue, which would be server side.

In my server's configuration file, I have: push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0" (not my real IP address, but you get the gist).

I assumed that this would push the server's LAN connection to the client computer, but I may be wrong. Does anyone have any advice?

If there are any specific files I need to post, then I will be more than happy to post them. Thank you all for your time and I apologize for my limited knowledge compared to others.

tutzelki

I am not sure but if you want to use the internet connection from the server on the client you should follow the appropriate section in the HowTo: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#redirect.
And make sure that routing is activated on the server: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/faq/community-software-server/265-how-do-i-enable-ip-forwarding.html

push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"

This is responsible for !only! routing 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 through the VPN connection. Meaning your client can access all machines on the server side of the tunnel.
Please make sure that you have unique subnets for your networks. You need at least 3:
VPN: e.g. 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0
Server-LAN: e.g. 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
Client-LAN: e.g. 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0
This is if they connect over the internet so both networks would have an additional public IP. If they are connected through an internal network you would need an additional network e.g. 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 for connecting the VPN.

jaxpr3394

Okay, I will read these links as soon as possible and see what I can come up with. Thank you.

As far as creating separate subnets, I am not totally following you, but perhaps these links will shed some light.

Edited to add the following:

The HOWTO is actually what I used to initially set up OpenVPN on my Windows 7 PC. I will look back over it, though, incase I see something I missed. Thanks again.