[Solved] iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

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bugsdabunny
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[Solved] iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by bugsdabunny » Mon Oct 29, 2018 2:49 am

I have been trying to get OpenVPN iOS app to connect to my home router running DD-WRT. My Mac can connect just fine with this config, but not my iPhone. It can connect but there is no internet access; meanwhile Tunnelblick on OSX has internet access. I'm still very new to this and I have been stumped after much research and experimentation with the configs. Here they are:

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client
dev tun2
proto udp
remote XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX 1194 #public IP removed
cipher AES-128-CBC
auth sha256
compress lzo
key-direction 1
gateway-redirect def1
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
remote-cert-tls server
float
Server:

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port 1194
proto udp
cipher AES-128-CBC
auth sha256
push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0"
push "dhcp-option DNS 192.168.1.1"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
keepalive 10 120
push "redirect-gateway def1"
Firewall:

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iptables -I INPUT 1 -p udp --dport 1194 -j ACCEPT
iptables -I FORWARD 1 --source 192.168.1.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -j MASQUERADE
The first 4 lines of server config are actually set in the DDWRT web GUI. Router is IP address 192.168.1.1. I am at a loss and would appreciate any help.

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Re: iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by ordex » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:21 pm

you are using compression (bad), but it is now disabled by default in the Connect App. Check the settings and enable it if you really want to use it.

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Re: iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by bugsdabunny » Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:54 am

I have removed the compress line from config but it still has the same problem...

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Re: iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by bugsdabunny » Fri Nov 02, 2018 3:23 am

Turns out you were right about the compression, I had removed it from the configs but the web GUI on DD-WRT OpenVPN server enabled it by default, I had to go into the advanced settings and disable it there, even though the advanced settings were disabled...

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Re: [Solved] iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by sojic » Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:50 pm

I have issues with iPhone iOS and OpenVPN. I didn't want to open new thread, so I'm continuing here.

Client config:

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client
dev tun
proto udp
remote HOST PORT
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
remote-cert-tls server
auth SHA512
cipher AES-256-CBC
#ignore-unknown-option block-outside-dns
#block-outside-dns
verb 3
server:

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local XXXXX
port XXXXX
proto udp
dev tun
ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key
dh dh.pem
auth SHA512
tls-crypt tc.key
topology subnet
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
#push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
#push "dhcp-option DNS 1.1.1.1"
#push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
keepalive 10 120
cipher AES-256-CBC
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 3
crl-verify crl.pem
explicit-exit-notify
Client Device: iPhone, Open Connect 3.

After connecting to VPN, iPhone internet is gone.

The same configuration on Android, and Windows is working properly (except Windows 10, where Open Connect 3 is bad. With OpenVpn client 2.x is woorking OK).

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Re: [Solved] iOS connects but no internet access while other devices have internet access

Post by Cowboy » Sun Oct 23, 2022 12:19 pm

sojic wrote:
Mon Jul 04, 2022 6:50 pm
I have issues with iPhone iOS and OpenVPN. I didn't want to open new thread, so I'm continuing here…
sojic, I have the same problem. Did you find the solution?

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