The default route for internet traffic when the VPN is connected

Installing and Using OpenWrt
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My router is connected as a client to a VPN server (PPTP).
The settings were made according to this instruction:

Now all the internet traffic goes through the VPN tunnel. I need the internet traffic to go directly when the VPN is connected. How can I do this?

Speed limiting
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Simply remove the route created for the VPN.

If you need a more cleaner method, you may want to explain why you want an enabled VPN you don't intend to use.

I also assume the router automatically created the route (since the guide doesn't mention it) - feel free to ask if you need more guidance.

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Perhaps you need to add option defaultroute '0' in VPN client configuration?

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Where I can find this route?

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Just to make sure, I guess you mean 'when the VPN is DISconnected'?

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:confused: (It might help if you explained the purpose of the VPN if you don't desire to use it for Internet connectivity.)

Please provide the output of:

ip -4 route

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root@OpenWrt:~# ip -4 route
default via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn 
46.147.242.79 via 192.168.1.1 dev wan 
192.168.0.0/24 via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn 
192.168.1.0/24 dev wan scope link  src 192.168.1.2 
192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn scope link  src 192.168.5.2 
192.168.8.0/24 dev br-lan scope link  src 192.168.8.1 
192.168.9.0/24 via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn 
192.168.10.0/24 via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn 
192.168.11.0/24 via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn

I only need a VPN server to access other local networks (so that computers from different networks can see each other). Each computer in each office should access the internet through its own provider.

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It seems PPTP deleted the other default route to WAN.

ip route delete default via 192.168.5.1 dev pptp-vpn

ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 dev wan

OR:

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Don't use PPTP, consider other solutions like WireGuard.
Use the configuration option I suggested earlier, otherwise look for the corresponding checkbox in Luci - "Use default gateway" in Interface, Advanced settings.

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In this case I should edit

It also works thank you. But uncheck "Use default gateway" is easier :slight_smile:

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That command was actually for us to see what was happening. It has no affect. The ip route del and add commands were to [temporarily] fix the issue.

The steps the other user provided would be easier, and can be easily saved in configuration.

(TBH, Wireguard would be simpler than PPTP tunnels.)

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I was talking about it. This is also decision.