I am connecting with OpenVPN to PIA on my Android tablet and am trying to figure out if I can configure access my local LAN subnet while connected to the VPN. I have tried various ways to add routes to the profile, but it doesn't add the route and I get "route destinations other than vpn_gateway or net_gateway are not supported."
Is it possible to do this from the Android client side by a config file entry, if so, what is the correct syntax.
My ip for the device is 192.168.1.93, mask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.254
OpenVPN Connect and Local Lan Access
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Re: OpenVPN Connect and Local Lan Access
I ran into the same issue when trying to access my local LAN from my android device (NVIDIA SHIELD TV) with openvpn connect. I could not find an option to make openvpn connect app to allow connections to my local LAN.
I manage to get openvpn for android working by doing the following:
1. Download the "openvpn-ip.zip" file from PIA (search PIA for this file)
2. Unzipped this directory into the internal or external SD card storage
3. Launch Openvpn for android, click on import and locate the appropriate .ovpn file to import.
4. *IMPORTANT* while on import window, click on the "select" bottom to locate and select the ca.crt file.
5. Once you have imported both, the .ovpn and ca.crt files, click on import to save everything.
6. From the main window, select the newly added profile and enter your login credentials.
You should be able to establish a successful connection. Now I can securely connect to the outside world while still accessing my local network content from my media player.
My guess is that the certificate included with other .ovpn available files have the certificate information malformed.
Cheers!
I manage to get openvpn for android working by doing the following:
1. Download the "openvpn-ip.zip" file from PIA (search PIA for this file)
2. Unzipped this directory into the internal or external SD card storage
3. Launch Openvpn for android, click on import and locate the appropriate .ovpn file to import.
4. *IMPORTANT* while on import window, click on the "select" bottom to locate and select the ca.crt file.
5. Once you have imported both, the .ovpn and ca.crt files, click on import to save everything.
6. From the main window, select the newly added profile and enter your login credentials.
You should be able to establish a successful connection. Now I can securely connect to the outside world while still accessing my local network content from my media player.
My guess is that the certificate included with other .ovpn available files have the certificate information malformed.
Cheers!