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Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:28 pm
by 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
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:45 pm
by TinCanTech
chudak12 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:28 pm
What is interesting that VNC can't connect to the host with NordVPN started, but remmina can
In your .ovpn file try:
Change VNC-Client-IP to the IP-address of the VNC client.
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:15 pm
by chudak12
TinCanTech wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:45 pm
chudak12 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 7:28 pm
What is interesting that VNC can't connect to the host with NordVPN started, but remmina can
In your .ovpn file try:
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
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:38 pm
by TinCanTech
chudak12 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:15 pm
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"
is an special openvpn variable, just use it as is.
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:42 pm
by Pippin
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route 192.168.70.7 255.255.255.255 net_gateway
would be correct.
Instead try
in config.
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:43 pm
by 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!
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 10:50 pm
by chudak12
TinCanTech wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:38 pm
chudak12 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 05, 2021 9:15 pm
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"
is an special openvpn variable, just use it as is.
"VNC-Client-IP" is an actual IP ?
Thx!
Re: Newbie needs hand-holding
Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:26 pm
by chudak12
that seemed to have worked thx a million @Pippin @TinCanTech !
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