Can't acces local lan devices when VPN is on

buckbaggen

Hi there,

I have a VPN configured on my router, so i can connect to my home network when i'm not home. Works great, i also can acces local lan devices like my servers, NAS etc.

I also have an Raspberry Pi in my network as download server, i also can acces this one when i'm connected to my home network.

But now i have installed Private Internet Acces on this Raspberry Pi for safer downloads. I used this guide: https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2020/06/raspberry-pi-vpn-setup-guide/

But the problem is, when i turn on the VPN on the Raspberry i cannot acces the Raspberry Pi anymore when i connect to my home network trough my VPN on my router. When i kill the VPN on the Raspberry Pi i then it works again.

Ps. when i'm at home it is no problem to acces the Raspberry Pi when the VPN on it is on.

Ps. I also can't ping the Raspberry, but i can ping all my other devices when i'm connected to my home network trough my router VPN. When i turn the VPN on the Raspberry off then i can ping it when i'm connected to my home network trough my router VPN.

Someone know what setting needs to be adjusted and where i can find that setting/config file on my Raspberry?

Thanks in advance!

With kind regards,

Buck Baggen

chilinux

That guide involves using the OpenVPN Community Edition with the Private Internet Access VPN service. But you posted your question to the section of the board for OpenVPN Access Server which neither your Raspberry Pi or the VPN service provider is using.

To do what you are trying to accomplish, you are going to have to be careful with routes pushed by PIA you accept. You should carefully inspect the routing table on the RPi while it is connected to PIA. It is likely packets are making it fine from your external client to the RPi but then the responses are being incorrectly routed out PIA. Since PIA will change the IP to be different on the response than the external client expects, they will be ignored.

The forum section on OpenVPN Community Edition or the Reddit group for Private Internet Access may provided additional help in troubleshooting your issue.