Browser not routing through openvpn connection

[rkartman]

Hi. I'm uising Windows 7 Professional.

The toolbar icon shows that my openvpn is connected to the server. However, my browser is not routing through the vpn. Any suggestions? I have set the permissions to do everything for "everyone" for the entire OpenVpn folder that's within my Program Files (x86).

Thanks,
Ron

[maikcat]

with so little info we cant help you out much..

post configs,logs and output of

netstat -nr
ipconfig

Michael.

[rkartman]

Michael:

Thanks for your quick reply. I am new at this, so please bear with me. I didn't knwo how much detail you would need: I have windows 7 professional and just signed up with a vpn company in Toronto to access an open vpn so that I can browse locally through their system. I downloaded Open VPN 2.2.0 and instaled it to my Program Files (x86). I then followed their directions to install 2 files (6b668bf1.key and 6b668bf1.ovpn) into the config folder.

The operating system I chose on the VPN's system was Open VPN.

I clicked on the icon on my desktop (Openvpn.gui) and then went to the icon in my toolbar and connected.

I was under the impression that, after doing that, my browser would then route through that connection and I would be browing through a Toronto IP.

However, when I open IE 8, it still connects as usual. I went to WhatIsMyISP and it shows the local isp. I totally use Wifi (public and private) I also went to speedtest.net and it hunts down a local server in Florida (which is where I am now).

I would really appreciate any help you can give me on this. If there is any technical info you need, please tell me what it is and I will post it.

Thanks,

Ron

[maikcat]

do you run openvpn gui with admin rights?

can you post the contents of your ovpn file? (this is the config file)

Michael.

[rkartman]

Michael:

I tried to copy and paste the config file into this reply, but did not know how. Can I do that? In terms of the GUI, I just right now clicked and made sure that admin user has total access. I had to do that with the Open VPN folder as well, in order to install the two required files into the config folder. Please advise

[maikcat]

you can edit the .ovpn file using notepad
copy paste the content here...

Michael.

[rkartman]

Here it is...

By the wauy, if it is significant: When checking my network connections, it shows the vpn as an unknown network with no internet access (If I understand the concept of vpn, I assume the vpn works as an enclosed "tunnel" that is encased by the computer's normal internet connection..or is it the other way around?

dev tun
remote 76.74.241.233
ifconfig 172.16.10.2 172.16.10.1
keepalive 10 60
proto udp
port 12056
persist-tun
persist-key
verb 3
redirect-gateway def1
secret 6b668bf1.key

On a windows forum, they suggested adding a vpn connection to Internet explorer 9, but VpNville (service provider) said that is not necessary) Please advise