OpenVPN kills my internet connection

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DeSpell
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OpenVPN kills my internet connection

Post by DeSpell » 2018/05/29 10:11:31

I am using CentOS 7. I tried everything with iptables and firewall-cmd commands i found on the internet but none of these seems to work.
I run this command to turn on the VPN: openvpn /etc/openvpn/ovpn_tcp/SOME_SERVER.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn but then my internet connection stops working. I can provide you logs or whatever, please help me, thanks in advance.

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Re: OpenVPN kills my internet connection

Post by TrevorH » 2018/05/29 10:37:01

Most VPNs default to sending all traffic via the VPN and need to be told to use what's known as split-tunnel mode. Since you gave no details about how you configured it, it's impossible to tell if you have done this.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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Re: OpenVPN kills my internet connection

Post by DeSpell » 2018/05/29 14:05:36

Yes right, my bad.. Just follow the instructions on NordVPN website. I run command "openvpn /etc/openvpn/ovpn_tcp/SOME_SERVER.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn" and when i try ping google.com nothing happens. I just don't want to random type iptables - like funvctions without reason. Has anyone solve this for sure? I also allowed the openvpn service through firewall-cmd command.

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