Openvpn GUI: when it connects to the VPN the LAN resources disappear

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Hello all,

Preliminar information:
* I have a NAS, which has a VPN server installed.
* I've prepared the server to work using OpenVPN as (given what I've seen in the Internet is the most secure nowadays).
* The client computer (the one that has to remotely connect to the NAS) has windows 10 pro installed.
* In the client computer I've installed "OpenVPN GUI" and configured it given the data from the server.

Once I connect to the VPN:
* The client computer can access the NAS resources perfectly (network drives...) which means the VPN is successfully working.
* The client computer stops seeing it's LAN neighbors (printer, other computers...).

The question:
What do I have to change to get the client computer to be able to connect to the VPN and at the same time to it's LAN?

Thank you very much for your time, help and patience.

What I have tried:

Given what I've seen in some forums, running the OpenVPN client as administrator, but this has not worked.

Posted 8-May-18 23:06pm

Joan M

Updated 10-May-18 8:33am

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Joan M · Accepted Answer · 2018-05-10T08:35:00

Well, at the end it is much easier than what I thought.

You have to add a route in the routing table of the computer with the VPN Client.

in a command line write:

Route ADD -p IP_TO_THE_PRINTER MASK if INTERFACE_NUMBER

INTERFACE_NUMBER can be seen writing route print in the same command line.

Easy once you know it.