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    Firewall Rule routing over OpenVPN

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      Brutal
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      There are two paths.  One direct circuit and the other an openvpn over internet.
      I'm banging my head against the wall trying to figure this out.

      I have a shared key tun openvpn setup.  One side setup as server and the other as client.
      I have assigned interfaces, gateways and static routes.  In this manner, I can direct traffic over either path.

      What I am having difficulty with is directing traffic to and from one address over the openvpn path and everything else over the direct circuit.
      By setting up a Rule in the LAN tab, I set the alternate gateway.  This works from the client side, but not server side.  The server side sends all traffic over the static route and disregards the firewall rule.

      I have also tried removing the static route and just having the firewall rules.  The outcome is the same.

      Anyone have any ideas?

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        heper
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        afaik you shouldn't use static routes for openvpn!
        use the local/remote network fields and route/iroute/push route features of the openvpn server/client to get routing working over the vpn.

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