Anonymous
10/18/2025, 3:18:05 PM
No.106929082
I finally figured out the reason why my OpenVPN isn't working on FriendlyWRT...
I was following this guide and while I can connect to the vpn, no traffic routes through it
https://www.diyenjoying.com/2022/10/02/simple-configuration-openwrt-as-a-vpn-server/
Well, sure enough, right there at the very beginning of the text...
>Of course you can run your VPN server on your home server, but please be aware that you can be faced with network issues if docker is installed on it.
>Docker adopts a server firewall to handle it own networks. So, a tricky firewall configuration can be needed to bypass your vpn traffic around docker’s firewall rules.
So FriendlyWRT has docker installed, and that is why I can't get these instructions to work for my OpenVPN.
Now, I just need to figure out HOW to get around the docker firewall stuff or maybe set up the vpn inside a docker container?
I was following this guide and while I can connect to the vpn, no traffic routes through it
https://www.diyenjoying.com/2022/10/02/simple-configuration-openwrt-as-a-vpn-server/
Well, sure enough, right there at the very beginning of the text...
>Of course you can run your VPN server on your home server, but please be aware that you can be faced with network issues if docker is installed on it.
>Docker adopts a server firewall to handle it own networks. So, a tricky firewall configuration can be needed to bypass your vpn traffic around docker’s firewall rules.
So FriendlyWRT has docker installed, and that is why I can't get these instructions to work for my OpenVPN.
Now, I just need to figure out HOW to get around the docker firewall stuff or maybe set up the vpn inside a docker container?