Orbi RBR20Router Firmware VersionV2.7.4.24 I'm able to connect using OpenVPN and Tunnelblick, but it's not using my home's IP Address. Any suggestions? Thanks

Changing the setting from "Auto" to "All sites on the internet & home network" fixed the issue on the iPhone and iPad using OpenVPN.Still having the issue with TunnelBlick on the MacBookPro

kevinscott wrote: I'm able to connect using OpenVPN and Tunnelblick, but it's not using my home's IP Address. Can you please explain more about "my home's IP address" My Orbi LAN subnet is 192.168.1.x. When I connect to the Orbi VPN, the device connecting is assigned an IP address of 192.168.2.x. That means that Ethernet broadcast packets do not cross the VPN tunnel (in general a good thing). There is an implied static router between the VPN tunnel and the Orbi LAN, so that I can reach any device on the LAN by its IP address.

I thought that when connecting to the vpn on my router at home, I'd be accessing the internet as if I was at home.when I check to see what my ip address is in a brower using a site like whatismyip, I'm not getting my home ip address. When using tunnelblick I get the message "this computer's apparent public ip address was not different after connecting to client" Just for context, I'll be traveling internationally soon and need access to US websites that might have an international block on them. Thank you for the help

(Not being an Apple person....) Some VPN clients have an option for whether ALL traffic goes through the VPN tunnel or just part of it. suggest looking at Tunnleblick settings.

In the Tunnelblick configuration "Route all IPv4 traffic through the VPN" is set.In the OpenVPN app, I don't see any setting like that. Yes, I'm using Tunnelblick on a macbook pro, and the OpenVPN app on a iPhone and iPad

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 27, 2022
kevinscott wrote:

I'm able to connect using OpenVPN and Tunnelblick, but it's not using my home's IP Address.

Can you please explain more about "my home's IP address"

My Orbi LAN subnet is 192.168.1.x.

When I connect to the Orbi VPN, the device connecting is assigned an IP address of 192.168.2.x.

That means that Ethernet broadcast packets do not cross the VPN tunnel (in general a good thing).

There is an implied static router between the VPN tunnel and the Orbi LAN, so that I can reach any device on the LAN by its IP address.
- kevinscott
  Tutor
  Jun 27, 2022
  I thought that when connecting to the vpn on my router at home, I'd be accessing the internet as if I was at home.
  when I check to see what my ip address is in a brower using a site like whatismyip, I'm not getting my home ip address.
  
  When using tunnelblick I get the message "this computer's apparent public ip address was not different after connecting to client"
  
  Just for context, I'll be traveling internationally soon and need access to US websites that might have an international block on them. Thank you for the help
  - CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 28, 2022
    (Not being an Apple person....) Some VPN clients have an option for whether ALL traffic goes through the VPN tunnel or just part of it.
    
    suggest looking at Tunnleblick settings.

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