OpenVPN and RV325 cannot access LAN devices

jerry3 · ‎02-15-2025

Hi, all,

I have an RV325 (old, I know but it has what I need) that I'm having problems configuring with OpenVPN. I have gone through and configured the OpenVPN connection and can connect to the router. From there I can access the WAN and have the correct WAN IP. However, I can't access anything on the LAN side. Nothing responds to ping, Remote Desktop or any other operations. My LAN is on 192.168.1.X. I'm sure I have something configured incorrectly and have gotten several ideas from searching the internet but nothing works, including with the Firewall disabled. I have even created an ACL for ANY-ANY or ANY-(LAN range) so I don't think it's a firewall problem. Probably a routing problem but I can'tfigure out what it is.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

marce1000 · ‎02-18-2025

- FYI : https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/smb/routers/cisco-rv-series-small-business-routers/kmgmt-2483-troubleshooting-openvpn-on-RV320-RV325-routers.pdf

M.

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jerry3 · ‎02-19-2025

Thanks much for the suggestion, but I've already tried it. Also, the problem is not adding new clients. It's accessing the devices on the LAN side.

But I really appreciate your response.

Flavio Miranda · ‎02-19-2025

@jerry3

Did you setup Group Management?

If not, you can use on default group or you can create one. This is where you define what you VPN users can or can not access on your local netwok

jerry3 · ‎03-02-2025

Sorry, but I've been through the entire interface and can't find anything for group management. Could you please pass along how to get to it?

The access summary shows all traffic from the wan to the lan is disabled (as expected) but I can't seem to set up an access rule to override that. I've tried overriding that with source from WAN1 or source from ANY and destination 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254 or ANY (all traffic allowed) but no go.

I've been setting up networks for for many years but this is the first time I've tried a CISCO. I'm sure when it's set up correctly it's great. But I can't get it set up correctly despite several hours of trying.

Very frustrated

jerry3 · ‎03-17-2025

Can anyone help here? I looked for group management but could not find it anywhere in the router's menus. Although I can get into the VPN and access the WAN, I still cannot access anything on the LAN.