vpn-fix

Updates this fix to work on Linux. I will clean this up to instead be multi-platform later.

Setup (Linux)

Clone this repo

$ git clone https://github.com/Codesleuth/vpn-fix

Whitelist

Copy whitelist.sample.txt to whitelist.txt and add in IP addresses and/or hosts you want to access through the VPN One per each line.

e.g.

nearform.com
github.com
1.2.3.4
5.6.7.8

Connect to your VPN

Connect and check your VPN has assumed the device ID of ppp0

$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags Metric Ref    Use Iface
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.254   0.0.0.0         UG    596    0        0 enx18dbf25d268e
1.1.1.1         0.0.0.0         255.255.255.255 UH    0      0        0 ppp0
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     1000   0        0 docker0
172.17.0.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 docker0
172.18.0.0      0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U     0      0        0 br-c20ed15495cd
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U     100    0        0 enx18dbf25d268e

Run

Run the vpn-fix script, which prints out the hosts it resolves.

$ sudo ./vpn-fix

Found 1.2.3.4 for host nearform.com
Found 5.6.7.8 for host github.com

You can also easily update your whitelist and and run again. The entries will be removed when you disconnect from the VPN so ensure you reconnect if you want to wipe out the list (or use route del <ip>).