Have to reconnect for redirect-gateway

indrek

I am using: push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
It successfully writes the routes, but when I do a tracert, then the traffic doesn't go through the VPN server. For it to start actually working, I have to reconnect from the client. What might be the problem?

I am using server-bridge mode, so the IP is given from the local network's (router's) DHCP server.

Mimiko

It successfully writes the routes, but when I do a tracert, then the traffic doesn't go through the VPN server.

There is no logic. If trafic is no going thru the tunnel, then routes are not write.
Verify that OpenVPN is started with elevated rights.

I am using server-bridge mode, so the IP is given from the local network's (router's) DHCP server.

DCHP is on what side - server or client LAN?

janjust

hmmm you're using a server-side DHCP server *AND* 'push "redirect-gateway ..."' ? that is asking for issues like this: the DHCP server will likely send its own default router to the client , which may or may not be picked up before the client-side IP is set.

Stop the client, add 'verb 5' to the log file and reconnect it; post the part where it is adding routes here.