PPTP VPN and Local Hosts

[jmltech]

I'm currently running version 3.0.0.4.270.26 on an RT-N66U.

I have set up a VPN using PPTP so that I can connect to my local webserver while on the road using an IPAD. When I'm remote and enable the VPN, the VPN connects successfully and I can surf the web. When I google my ip address, google returns the WAN IP of my local router (the RT-N66U at home). Without the VLAN connection, google returns my WAN ip address of the hotspot I'm connecting to. Because of this, I'm assuming my VPN is working as it should.

The problem I'm having is that when connected to the VPN, I can't connect to my local web server as I thought I should. (when at home using my local wifi, I can access the local web server from my IPAD fine, so I know the web server is working as it should.)

The VPN DHCP pool is within the range of the LAN, and my IPAD receives an address of 192.168.1.111 under the VPN connection status. It also shows it 'connected' to 192.168.1.1 - the LAN router address.

So, it seems that when connected to the VPN, all traffic is being sent to the WAN port and nothing is going to the LAN. Is this true?

Is there something else I need to do to make the VPN traffic go to the LAN as well as the WAN? I did see another post were it was suggested to port forward 1723 to the router 192.168.1.1. I did that and performed a reboot, but it didn't help.

Any suggestions?

 

[RMerlin]

If you connect from work and they also use the same subnet as your home LAN, you won't be able to reach devices on your remote LAN. You have to either use a subnet that's different at home from your work subnet, or configure your VPN client telling it to use the remote gateway as the default route.

Also make sure your web server doesn't have any firewall or ACL rule that would prevent access from remote devices outside your LAN.

 

[jmltech]

Thanks. I'll try changing my home LAN subnet this weekend.

 

[jmltech]

Changing home LAN to 192.168.168.0 worked perfectly. I chose this to try to stay away from any potential conflicts with other public hotspots when connecting to my home VPN.

Thanks again!