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Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 15:43:09 +0200
From: Arne Schwabe <arne@...1227...>
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Subject: Re: [Openvpn-devel] [PATCH] Fix server routes not working in
 topology subnet with --server [v3]
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To: Gert Doering <gert@...1296...>, openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net

On 13.07.2014 14:28, Gert Doering wrote:
> From: Arne Schwabe <arne@...1227...>
>
> The IPv4 routing code needs an IPv4 address to point a route to, and
> in --topology subnet mode, the *server* did not have one set by default.
>
> So we now just default --route-gateway to the next address right after
> the server address - the specific address doesn't matter, as the correct
> next-hop will not be resolved by the host OS but by the OpenVPN daemon.
> All that is needed is "it's in the subnet routed to the tun interface".
>
> Using the server address itself would work on unix, but doesn't work with
> the Windows TAP driver (as it does not spoof ARP responses for itself).
>
>
ACK.

Arne