macOS connect to vpn, but can't properly communicate

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istaaz
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macOS connect to vpn, but can't properly communicate

Post by istaaz » Wed Sep 06, 2023 8:46 am

Hi, we have our VPN Server configured to be split tunnel and the users connect via OpenVPN Connect Software. One Mac user have a MacBook Pro M2 (macOS 13.4.1) and has no problems to connect via VPN to our NAS, a other Mac User (Mac Book Pro M1) with (macOS 13.5.1.) connects succesfully, but her explorer wouldn’t show anything and the busy symbol goes on and on.

Our NAS also reports, the user with the problem is successfully connected via SMB3. We anaylized the Connection with Wireshark, but there again, the client ist able to send packages to the server and response packages are transmitted, but the mac seems to ignore all data returned from the server. Im no Mac user, so I don’t know if additionally settings on the Mac are necessary?

Reset to factory defaults on the mac or reinstall openvpn didn't help. No additional security/firewall software has been installed. The Network configuration on Mac has not been manually added. Has anyone a clue?

Here is our server.conf :

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auth SHA512
tls-crypt tc.key
topology subnet
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0

#commented out for split-tunnel:
#push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"

#added for split-tunnel-access to office net:
push "route 192.168.79.0 255.255.255.0"
push "route 192.168.122.0 255.255.255.0"

ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
#push "dhcp-option DNS 1.1.1.1"
#push "dhcp-option DNS 1.0.0.1"
keepalive 10 120
cipher AES-256-CBC
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
verb 3
crl-verify crl.pem
explicit-exit-notify
management localhost 5555

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