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Setup routing and iptables for new VPN connection to redirect **only** ports 80 and 443

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Mar 15, 202614222 views
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I have a new VPN connection (using openvpn) to allow me to route around some ISP restrictions. Whilst it is working fine, it is taking all the traffic over the vpn. This is causing me issues for downloading (my internet connection is a lot faster than the vpn allows), and for remote access. I run a…

Error Output

Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface    MSS   Window irtt
0.0.0.0         10.51.0.16…

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Fix for: Setup routing and iptables for new VPN connection to redirect **only** ports 80 and 443

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So, most of this is above, but the whole solution was as follows: Edit /etc/iproute2/rt_tables and add 2 lines at the bottom: You can give these tables other names that make more sense, just be consistent. Then you need to create a script (I called …

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