Solved OpenVPN client settings - DNS set as Exclusive - unable to access my router GUI

[arkhane]

Hello

In OpenVPN client settings when I set DNS set as Exclusive I am unable to access my router GUI (https://router.asus.com:8443/)

If I set it as Strict I can access the GUI.

The thing is that I want to enforce the DNS provided by my VPN. If I use Strict I see in https://ipleak.net/ that I do not have the DNS provided by my VPN....I have already entered the 2 DNS IPs I want in WAN/DNS1 and DNS2.

What can I do to use Exclusive and still be able to access my router GUI? Is there any place in the GUI I can enter this https://router.asus.com:8443/ to be still accessible ?

Thank you

 

[JPotter]

I could be wrong, but just thinking it through - if you set you DNS settings to be exclusive to the OpenVPN server - how could they have a DDNS for your router at the router.asus.com Every Asus router would have that entry.....

Can you access the router by the IP address (192.168.xxx.xxx:8443) and not hostname? I would think that is what you'd have to do by forcing it to Exclusive.

 

[arkhane]

Hello. Thank you for your answer. I tested again and NOK...tryied to access the GUI with 192.168.1.1:8443 and same as before...I imagine yes an issue with DDNS but have no idea how to solve this...any simple way to proceed?
Thank you

 

[JPotter]

If you can't access the GUI with your IP, then I don't know... I'm no pro and new here..... hopefully someone else can comment and help. Good luck and hope you get it sorted!

 

[L&LD]

@JPotter he can access it with the IP address. @arkhane, please don't post the same questions in multiple threads in the forums here. Instead, just point to your question in any other thread (i.e. insert the link to it).