problem placing a local IP address outside the VPN tunnel

[hamble 0]

Hi.

I'm using AirVPN on a Macintosh running system 10.9 and the latest version of Eddie.

In Routes, I have two IP addresses configured to be reachable outside the VPN tunnel.  One is external (on the big wide internet), and the other is local (directly connected to me by a single ethernet cable, with a static IP address).

When my connection is on (with Network Lock), I can reach the external computer but not the local one.

When my connection is disconnected, I can reach both (even with Network Lock on, so Network Lock can't be the culprit).

Why can't I reach the local computer outside the VPN tunnel, and what can I do about it please?

Thank you!

[zhang888 1066]

This is because your default router becomes the tun0 interface and your "old" local network

addresses do not apply to this network - it cannot be reached without specific routes.

You will need to set up a static route, in Eddie or terminal, something like follows:

 

sudo route add -net 192.168.1.0/24 192.168.1.1

 

Assuming 192.168.1.1 is your local router.

 

After this, all traffic to 192.168.1.0/24 (192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1.255) should be routed

via 192.168.1.1 bypassing the VPN tunnel interface.

[hamble 0]

Thank you!  I now understand the problem, but I'm having trouble implementing the solution.

Computer A is using AirVPN with network lock on.

I'm trying to connect (e.g., by ssh) from computer A to computer B, which is attached directly to computer A by firewire, and which has the IP address (from DHCP) 169.254.35.233.  Computer A's firewire interface has the IP address (from DHCP) 169.254.189.190.

 

I've tried a variety of things including

 

sudo route add 169.254.35.233 -interface fw0

 

but nothing has worked yet.

Any advice specific to this situation please?

 

Thanks very much.