Access to Webserver on the OpenVPN-Server

blitzdesigner

Hello there,
I have a strange issue with I am not sure if it is normal behaviour:

I have a Win 2008 server and a win 7 client wich is using redirect-gateway. everything works fine when accessing the internetz.
Now I set up a webserver on the same server and I thought accessing this webserver via its public IP address would also be routet through the tunnel. But it doesnt seem so.

As soon I connect to the server, there is a route added to the client which routes the public IP of the vpn-server via the local default gateway in the clients network. so, everything is routed through the vpn-server, except traffic directed to the server itself. Is this a normal behavior?

How can I access the webserver on my vpn-server using its regular hostname resolving the public IP?

thanks for hints,

greetings
blitzdesigner

Traffic

blitzdesigner wrotewin 7 client wich is using redirect-gateway. everything works fine when accessing the internetz.

blitzdesigner wroteAs soon I connect to the server, there is a route added to the client which routes the public IP of the vpn-server via the local default gateway in the clients network. so, everything is routed through the vpn-server, except traffic directed to the server itself. Is this a normal behavior?

that is normal when using --redirect-gateway option ..

blitzdesigner

Thank you for your reply :-)

I though so, but hoped that its not...
So there is actually no way to use the public ip of the server via the vpn.

thanks for the information :-)

blitzdesigner

Traffic

It might be possible if you have access to policy based routing but that is not part of openvpn.

See --redirect-gateway in The Manual v23x

The simplest solution I can think of is to assign your server a second public IP and run openvpn and your web server on different IPs.

Traffic

Alternatively, you could have your webserver listen on the VPN IP of your OpenVPN server as well ..
then either address it by IP or maintain a private DNS name for it.