OpenVPN connects but does not allow traffic

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@fefekrzr

However, there’s a workaround you might find useful. You can configure your applications (like a web browser) to use a proxy. For example, setting up to use Privoxy (10.91.0.1:8118) or the Tor-Socks Proxy (10.91.0.1:9050) could help in routing your data out to the internet while connected to the VPN. I own a Pioneer FreedomBox and this is the workaround I use. I’d always send my requests thorough Privoxy anyway so I don’t feel any friction with this setup.

First of all, 10.91.0.1 is a private IP address, there is no way to reach it from the internet. Secondly, being able to connect through Privoxy and Tor Socks over the internet is a security issue, not a a feauture. The Privoxy part has been fixed and disabled in realease 22.16.

Rather, in your ovpn config file you should try to substitute the private IP with your domain name.