Setting a Static IP for TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 problem

Atom222

How do I configure a static IP for the TCP/IPv4 under the TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 installed by openvpn?

I've tried the following:

1) Selected "Use the following address"

IP address: 192.168.1.169
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

I left the "Default Gateway" blank as I don't know what to place there. Then I exit after clicking OK. But it doesn't work. I've tried using 192.168.1.254 which is the "Default Gateway" used in my Broadcom 802.11n Network Adaptor but then I get an error message as follows:

"Warning - Multiple default gateways are intended to provide
redundancy to a single network (such as an intranet or the Internet).
They will not function properly when the gateways are on two separate,
disjoint networks (such as one on your intranet and one on the
Internet). Do you want to save this configuration?"

I'd appreciate any help with this problem.

maikcat

openvpn service usually sets ip address to tun/tap interface.

please post your configs.

Michael.

Atom222

maikcat wroteopenvpn service usually sets ip address to tun/tap interface.

please post your configs.

Hi Michael,

I'm sorry I don't quite know which configs you're referring to. Could you please elaborate on where I can find and retrieve the said configs?

My knowledge of openvpn is very limited. All I did was install openvpn-2.3.2-I003-x86_64 on my Windows 7 Home Premium. Then I paid a VPN service provider who sent me several .ovpn files. I plugged the .ovpn files into openvpn/config subdirectory. And that was it. I was able to connect to various vpn servers all over the world.

The reason I asked for help in my original post was that Windows 7 was giving me an error message each time I switch to a different server as follows:

"The IP address lease 198.18.24.156 for the Network Card with network address 0x00FF8FEDD262 has been denied by the DHCP server 198.18.15.254 (The DHCP Server sent a DHCPNACK message)."

After the error, it will assign another IP address to FF8FEDD262 which is my TAP-Win32 Adapter V9. My existing configuration of the TCP/IPv4 under TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 is as follows:

I was told by someone that the error messages will go away if I configure a static IP for TAP-Win32 Adapter V9.

I hope I have stated my problem clearly here and I'd appreciate your patience and understanding. Thank you.

Atom222

Subsequent to my last post I stumbled upon a freeware called "PFStaticIP" which automated the task of changing dynamic IPs into static ones in any network adaptor. That was exactly what I was looking for. Problem solved.