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Can’t connect to printers when connected via open vpn

Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:12 am
by adrianp918
When I’m connected to open vpn I can not print to my local printers , but when I disconnect and join the Wi-Fi where my printers are inside of….I can print just fine ..

One printer is a network printer
The other one is connected to. Mac desktop and normally never have a problem printing to the printers ,
But when I try to print to them printers when I am connected via OpenVPN I can’t print to the printers

Using OpenVPN as

Re: Can’t connect to printers when connected via open vpn

Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2022 10:26 am
by openvpn_inc
Hi,

Most probably, the Access Server is also pushing the same smaller network/subnet where your local network is located.
For example, if your printer has an IP of 192.168.1.100/23 and your Access Server is also pushing the same smaller network like 192.168.1.0/24 to VPN users, that would cause an issue due to subnet overlapping. Can you clarify if what you experience is related to my example?

Regards,
.\kionci