Open VPN Connects Everywhere - Internet Access Not Everywher

[armitagemke]

Hello:

Hoping someone can help.

I am using Open VPI GUI v 5 on a Windows 7 computer.

I am getting inconsistent results connecting to the internet AFTER I connect to my VPN. Here is the story.

I am able to connect to my home VPN network when I am travelling each time I am away from my home VPN.

However, in some locations, after I connect to my home VPN network, I am NOT able to access the internet.

For instance:

1) In Park City Utah, I have comcast cable and am able to connect to my home VPN (also on Comcast Cable) in Illinois. However, I am NOT able to access the internet (so the VPN connection is useless).

2) In Chicago Illinois I am able to connect to my home VPN (either using Starbucks or RCN Cable) and CAN access the internet.

3) From my neighboors house I am able to connect to my home VPN (they use comcast cable) and CAN access the internet.

4) When in Hong Kong, Vietnam and China, I had similar mixed results - ALWAYS connects to the VPN, sometimes can and cannot access the internet. Thought that this was due to the great internet firewall in communist countries - but obviously with the problems I have now, it's not about politics

Here is my configuration:


client
dev tun
proto udp
remote {my network name/router} 1194
float
comp-lzo adaptive
keepalive 15 60
auth-user-pass
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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OdJPeIfGuq4=
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDejCCAuOgAwIBAgIBAjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBwMQswCQYDVQQGEwJUVzEL
MAkGA1UECBMCVFcxDzANBgNVBAcTBlRhaXBlaTENMAsGA1UEChMEQVNVUzERMA8G
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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>
<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
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-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>
ns-cert-type server
resolv-retry infinite
nobind

route-method exe
route-delay 2

[maikcat]

post your server config and what ip range are you using at home?

Michael.

[armitagemke]

I don't know enough about Server Config or IP ADDRESS range - what I don't understand is how the Open VPN works perfectly in some locations (Starbucks) and NOT AT ALL (once VPN connects we get no internet access, once VPN disconnected, full internet access).

If there is a server setting I should be using, please advise. If OTHERS are having the same problem, please advise how you fixed it...

Running Windows 7 on a Thinkpad laptop.

[maikcat]

post your server config and what ip range are you using at home?

Michael.

I don't know enough about Server Config or IP ADDRESS range

If there is a server setting I should be using,

just tell me you are joking right...

you do know about server config or not?
if yes answer first my request about your ip ranges in use.

Michael.