Here is a copy of my routing table when I'm not connected to my VPN:
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Interface List
12...00 ff cc b0 c2 44 ......TAP-Windows Adapter V9
11...00 25 22 32 39 42 ......Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
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IPv4 Route Table
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Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 10
10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
10.0.0.3 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
10.0.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
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Persistent Routes:
None
IPv6 Route Table
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Active Routes:
If Metric Network Destination Gateway
1 306 ::1/128 On-link
1 306 ff00::/8 On-link
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Persistent Routes:
None
Here is a copy of when I am connect to my VPN:
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Interface List
12...00 ff cc b0 c2 44 ......TAP-Windows Adapter V9
11...00 25 22 32 39 42 ......Realtek RTL8168D/8111D Family PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC (NDIS 6.20)
1...........................Software Loopback Interface 1
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IPv4 Route Table
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Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 10
0.0.0.0 128.0.0.0 10.158.1.5 10.158.1.6 30
10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
10.0.0.3 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
10.0.0.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
10.158.1.1 255.255.255.255 10.158.1.5 10.158.1.6 30
10.158.1.4 255.255.255.252 On-link 10.158.1.6 286
10.158.1.6 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.158.1.6 286
10.158.1.7 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.158.1.6 286
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
127.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
128.0.0.0 128.0.0.0 10.158.1.5 10.158.1.6 30
208.23.71.92 255.255.255.255 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 10
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 On-link 10.158.1.6 286
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 127.0.0.1 306
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.0.0.3 266
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 On-link 10.158.1.6 286
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Persistent Routes:
None
IPv6 Route Table
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Active Routes:
If Metric Network Destination Gateway
1 306 ::1/128 On-link
1 306 ff00::/8 On-link
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Persistent Routes:
None
10.0.0.1 is my default gateway
10.0.0.3 is my internal IP
208.23.71.92 is my address I am assigned by my VPN provider (not my real one)
My question is, what does the following entry that OpenVPn added do?
208.23.71.92 255.255.255.255 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.3 10
Since I am 208.23.71.92 why would that need to be routed to my default gateway?
