Hi, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Selva Nair" <selva.n...@gmail.com> To: <openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:22 PM Subject: [Openvpn-users] Fwd: Strange proxy behaviour in windows not linux
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 7:58 AM, <debbie...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Using proxy to get to OpenVPN server the problem is that >> an identical setup in Linux works where as windows does not ... >> >> Please see this full thread for full details: >> https://forums.openvpn.net/topic19172-15.html#p53047 >> > > > Looks like a routing issue. > > Before the VPN is started you have direct route (so-called on-link in > windows world) to the proxy server through the route entry > > 172.16.0.0 255.255.240.0 On-link 172.16.13.52 276 > > After it connects and before the default route is re-written, openvpn adds > a direct route to the proxy as > > 172.16.0.3 255.255.255.255 172.16.0.1 172.16.13.52 20 > > This could potentially break connection to the proxy depending on how the > gateway 172.16.0.1 behaves.. > > Once you start openvpn and it drops, are you able to reach the proxy? Can > you post the routes on the working setup (linux) before and after openvpn > connects? > > Selva > Thanks for your help Selva, I could not see the wood for the trees ;-) Regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
