OpenVPN route to Local Lan Fix

Hello All,

I had an issue regarding my Linux Ubuntu Distro connecting to my local desktop over OpenVPN hosted by my Firewalla Gold. I noticed other user's of Firewalla were experiencing the same thing. However, I never found a solution posted in any of the forums. Hence this post.

Solution: Route Created + local firewall on desktop policy

I created multiple routes:

ATTEMPT 1:
Action: Allow
Matching: Traffic from OpenVPN & To OpenVPN
On: Local Desktop
Schedule: Always

ATTEMPT 2:
Action: Allow
Matching: Local desktop
On: OpenVPN
Schedule: Always

Attempt 3:
Action: Allow
Matching: Traffic from OpenVPN & To OpenVPN
On: LAN
Schedule: Always

Attempt 4:
Action: Allow
Matching: Lan
On: OpenVPN

Schedule: Always


None of the above rules were working at first.

Until, I checked my local firewall on my desktop.

I needed to create an Inbound & Outbound rule for my OpenVPN cidr range.

Once this was configured traffic flew smoothly.

Final Rule:

Action: Allow
Matching: Traffic from OpenVPN & To OpenVPN
On: Local Desktop
Schedule: Always

Removing the rest of the rules for security reasons. Hope this helps.