Frequently Asked Questions
How do I make all traffic go through the VPN tunnel?
Such a setup is called “Host to Everywhere” in VPN Tracker. All non-local traffic will be sent through the VPN. For this setup to work, it must be properly configured in VPN Tracker and on the VPN gateway:
- The Network Topology must be set to “Host to Everywhere” in VPN Tracker
- The VPN gateway must accept an incoming VPN connection with a 0.0.0.0/0 (= everywhere) endpoint
Once these are configured, it should already be possible to establish the VPN connection. However, it is very likely that Internet access will not yet work. For Internet access to work, several more things need to be configured on the VPN gateway:
- The VPN gateway must route VPN traffic not destined for its local networks out on the Internet
- This traffic must be subject to Network Address Translation (NAT) in order for replies to reach the VPN gateway
- In many cases, a suitable remote DNS setup is necessary for DNS resolution to continue to work
Note that not alll VPN gateways can be configured for Host to Everywhere connections. Most devices designed for small office or home networks (e.g. devices by NETGEAR or Linksys) are not capable of dealing with Host to Everywhere connections.