thanks for the prompt response maikcat!
I was using ip address.
I tried turning off home firewall, still can't get through with RDP. The work machine firewall couldn't be turned off due to domain policy at work, but I made sure the firewall allows RDP service on both private and public networks. RDP between two work machines works on through the domain network, but not through the vpn (using vpn ip addresses)
Here are the logs:
openvpn.log (at verb 3)
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 OpenVPN 2.3.2 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [PKCS11] [eurephia] [MH] [IPv6] built on Dec 1 2014
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Diffie-Hellman initialized with 2048 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Control Channel Authentication: using 'ta.key' as a OpenVPN static key file
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Socket Buffers: R=[212992->131072] S=[212992->131072]
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 ROUTE_GATEWAY 10.215.24.1/255.255.254.0 IFACE=eth0 HWADDR=00:xx:xx:xx:xx:15
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 do_ifconfig, tt->ipv6=0, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 /sbin/ip link set dev tun0 up mtu 1500
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 /sbin/ip addr add dev tun0 local 172.19.169.1 peer 172.19.169.2
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 /sbin/ip route add 172.19.169.0/24 via 172.19.169.2
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 GID set to nogroup
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 UID set to nobody
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 UDPv4 link local (bound): [undef]
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 UDPv4 link remote: [undef]
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 MULTI: multi_init called, r=256 v=256
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 IFCONFIG POOL: base=172.19.169.4 size=62, ipv6=0
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 IFCONFIG POOL LIST
Wed Dec 24 21:18:49 2014 Initialization Sequence Completed
Wed Dec 24 21:20:03 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119, sid=8ad6924d 72d0bebf
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=MYORG CA, name=MYORGCA, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=WORK, name=WORKCert, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 [WORK] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 OPTIONS IMPORT: reading client specific options from: ccd/WORK
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 MULTI: Learn: 172.19.169.5 -> WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 MULTI: primary virtual IP for WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119: 172.19.169.5
Wed Dec 24 21:20:04 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 MULTI: internal route 172.19.169.5 -> WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754, sid=49dfa881 baf77212
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=MYORG CA, name=MYORGCA, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=WORK1, name=WORK1Cert, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 [WORK1] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 OPTIONS IMPORT: reading client specific options from: ccd/WORK1
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 MULTI: Learn: 172.19.169.9 -> WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 MULTI: primary virtual IP for WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754: 172.19.169.9
Wed Dec 24 21:20:05 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 MULTI: internal route 172.19.169.9 -> WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754
Wed Dec 24 21:20:06 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REQUEST'
Wed Dec 24 21:20:06 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 send_push_reply(): safe_cap=940
Wed Dec 24 21:20:06 2014 WORK/xxx.xxx.xxx.105:51119 SENT CONTROL [WORK]: 'PUSH_REPLY,route 172.19.169.0 255.255.255.0,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 120,ifconfig 172.19.169.5 172.19.169.6' (status=1)
Wed Dec 24 21:20:07 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REQUEST'
Wed Dec 24 21:20:07 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 send_push_reply(): safe_cap=940
Wed Dec 24 21:20:07 2014 WORK1/xxx.xxx.xxx.103:60754 SENT CONTROL [WORK1]: 'PUSH_REPLY,route 172.19.169.0 255.255.255.0,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 120,ifconfig 172.19.169.9 172.19.169.10' (status=1)
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739, sid=0150c278 05ba99c0
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=MYORG CA, name=MYORGCA, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=XX, L=Xxxxxxx, O=MYORG, CN=HOME, name=HOMECert, emailAddress=xxx@xxx.com
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 [HOME] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 OPTIONS IMPORT: reading client specific options from: ccd/HOME
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 MULTI: Learn: 172.19.169.37 -> HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 MULTI: primary virtual IP for HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739: 172.19.169.37
Wed Dec 24 21:20:48 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 MULTI: internal route 172.19.169.37 -> HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739
Wed Dec 24 21:20:51 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REQUEST'
Wed Dec 24 21:20:51 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 send_push_reply(): safe_cap=940
Wed Dec 24 21:20:51 2014 HOME/xxx.xxx.xxx.69:58739 SENT CONTROL [HOME]: 'PUSH_REPLY,route 172.19.169.0 255.255.255.0,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 120,ifconfig 172.19.169.37 172.19.169.38' (status=1)
client logs will follow.