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Google Meet going through my VPN connection.

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    viragomann @moadmin
    last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 4:47 PM

    @moadmin
    Which VPN? Why are you routing the whole upstream traffic through?

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      moadmin @viragomann
      last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 4:55 PM

      @viragomann

      We use OpenVPN running of pfsense.
      I haven't set the configs for this server. also im like 5 months old in the company so not sure of the current configs, but all i know is the google meet is going through our VPN connection and we dont want that.

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        viragomann @moadmin
        last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 5:00 PM

        @moadmin
        What's the purpose of this VPN??

        And again, why is the whole upstream traffic routed to the VPN server?

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          moadmin @viragomann
          last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 5:03 PM

          @viragomann

          The purpose of this VPN is to have a secured remote access to our internal network and resources :)

          It has been configured like that from a previous employee that dont work for the company anymore..

          all traffic is going through VPN with certain deny/block rules to some port/ip addresses.

          i know its wrong and it shouldn't be like that. we will change this eventually but i need to work with what i have now. :(

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            viragomann @moadmin
            last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 5:07 PM

            @moadmin
            So configure it for split-tunneling instead.

            Go into the server settings and remove the check from "Redirect gateway" (IPv4 + IPv6 if used).
            Then enter your local networks, which should be routed over the VPN into the "Remote network/s" box in CIDR notation. Multiple networks have to be separated by commas.

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              JKnott @viragomann
              last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 5:11 PM

              @viragomann said in Google Meet going through my VPN connection.:

              Which VPN? Why are you routing the whole upstream traffic through?

              Some companies require using a VPN when away from the office.

              PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
              i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
              UniFi AC-Lite access point

              I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                viragomann @JKnott
                last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 5:20 PM

                @jknott
                Ah really?
                🙄

                It was absolutely unclear from his first post if he is running a client or a server. To avoid using the VPN as default gateway is different for both cases.

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                  JKnott @viragomann
                  last edited by JKnott Dec 15, 2022, 10:28 PM Dec 15, 2022, 10:28 PM

                  @viragomann

                  I'm not saying that's what's happening, but it's definitely a possibility. The 2nd time I was working at IBM, I was supporting users in a large corporation. They had a VPN on the notebook computers and could not access the company network without it.

                  However, it's up to @moadmin to provide the relevant details of the situation.

                  PfSense running on Qotom mini PC
                  i5 CPU, 4 GB memory, 32 GB SSD & 4 Intel Gb Ethernet ports.
                  UniFi AC-Lite access point

                  I haven't lost my mind. It's around here...somewhere...

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                    viragomann @JKnott
                    last edited by Dec 15, 2022, 10:48 PM

                    @jknott
                    All right. If you read the thread, I think, you can see that I tried hard to get the relevant details.
                    Even if the run a server as I got from the first answer, it could be a requirement of the company to route the whole upstream traffic over the VPN, e.g. for filtering.
                    In this case it was more difficult to exclude Google Meet.

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                      moadmin
                      last edited by moadmin Dec 16, 2022, 10:59 AM Dec 16, 2022, 10:10 AM

                      @viragomann @JKnott

                      Update: OK so I can confirm that not all traffic is going through the VPN. and also Google meet is not going through the VPN as well, i tested this with tracert command while connected and disconnected to VPN. both gave the same result and IP addresses during the Hops. However theres something else has to do with the VPN thats causing Google meet to keep dropping and poor video calls. because whenever we turn off VPN and use it its all smooth and fine. but with VPN on it choppy and bad quality.
                      My question is: where do i look now? what to check ?

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                        moadmin @moadmin
                        last edited by moadmin Jan 9, 2023, 11:57 AM Jan 9, 2023, 11:57 AM

                        @moadmin
                        Hey guys, can i get any suggestion on this, its still happening even with split tunnel config.
                        When VPN is on and connected, google meet calls are choppy and distorted, when we turn it off the video is smooth and in good quality.
                        This happened after we updated our pfsense to 2.6.

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