Newbie needs hand-holding

[chudak12]

Hello and Happy New Year.

I use NordVPN and connect to it via cli as "sudo openvpn usxyz.nordvpn.com..ovpn"

After I connected to VPN my host, I am losing ability to connect to that host via VNC
Of cause, the IP was changed !

Is it possible to change this and still be able to use the original LAN IP to connect via VNC?

PS: What is interesting that VNC can't connect to the host with NordVPN started, but remmina can (!?), why ?

Thx

[TinCanTech]

What is interesting that VNC can't connect to the host with NordVPN started, but remmina can

In your .ovpn file try:

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route "VNC-Client-IP net_gateway"

Change VNC-Client-IP to the IP-address of the VNC client.

[chudak12]

What is interesting that VNC can't connect to the host with NordVPN started, but remmina can

In your .ovpn file try:

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route "VNC-Client-IP net_gateway"

Change VNC-Client-IP to the IP-address of the VNC client.

I tried that with actual IPs and it did not work.

added to ovpn file:
route 192.168.70.7 xxx.yyy.zzz.1

Tue Jan 5 13:12:37 2021 ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1

[TinCanTech]

added to ovpn file:
route 192.168.70.7 xxx.yyy.zzz.1

That is not as a wrote it.

Anyway, try this:

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route "VNC-Client-IP 255.255.255.255 net_gateway"

net_gateway is an special openvpn variable, just use it as is.

[Pippin]

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route 192.168.70.7 255.255.255.255 net_gateway

would be correct.

Instead try

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mssfix 1400

in config.

[chudak12]

mssfix 1400

alone does not work

route 192.168.70.7 255.255.255.255 net_gateway - works, but I think some Ineterbet names resolutions maybe broken (trying to reboot)

Can that line be generic for more then one IP ?

Thx!

[chudak12]

added to ovpn file:
route 192.168.70.7 xxx.yyy.zzz.1

That is not as a wrote it.

Anyway, try this:

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route "VNC-Client-IP 255.255.255.255 net_gateway"

net_gateway is an special openvpn variable, just use it as is.

"VNC-Client-IP" is an actual IP ?

Thx!

[chudak12]

that seemed to have worked thx a million @Pippin @TinCanTech !