Unable to access https://10.10.20.161 after successful VPN connection

[PiotrWikarski44780]

I've been using CML 2.0 for a while now, and never had that problem before.

For the second day in a row, after successful VPN connection using Cisco AnyConnect I am unable to open https://10.10.20.161 to access CML web interface. I didn't change anything in my PC. Can someone tell me what might be the cause?

[NBenat]

Hello, I have the same problem. I just found out that if I uninstall NordVPN, I can reach the lab platform at 10.10.20.161. Stopping the NordVPN process is not enough. It looks like NordVPN and AnyConnect create conflicting network adapters. That's how much I know but I'm still stuck with the problem. I can't uninstall NordVPN everytime I want to do a lab. I welcome any suggestion anyone can provide.

[bigevilbeard]

Check your local routing table, you might need to put in static route to direct traffic over the the sandbox VPN.

Hope this helps.

[NBenat]

Hello Bigevilbeard, that sounds like a great suggestion but unfortunately,
I have no clue on how to implement it on my Windows laptop. Any further
help will be appreciated. Thank you in advance

[bigevilbeard]

This should help. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-add-a-static-route-to-windows-routing-table/

[NBenat]

An update: I was able to get the connection to 10.10.20.161 without having to uninstall NordVPN; I just disabled the automatic startup of NordVPN services, less painful than the uninstall. Which does prove the existence of a conflict between AnyConnect and NordVPN. Thank you. I'll take this as a solution even if it's not 100% satisfactory but I can live with it.

[NBenat]

Hello Bigevilbeard,

Never too late but you were on the right track. All AnyConnect routes in my Windows routing table had a gateway of 192.168.254.1 when they should have 192.168.1.254. Fixing this let me reach 10.10.20.161. Thank you so much.

I still have to disable NordVPN to reach it but as I mentioned earlier, I can live with that. At least, at last: I can do labs!!

Remains the question on why the gateway addresses were incorrect, is this because of AnyConnect?

[bigevilbeard]

@NBenat good its working, dual VPNs have always caused me issues in the past. Not sure on your gateway question, i guess it depends how the VPN is set up.