Directing traffic out via VPN via Aliases and a Firewall rule - partly works

Started by UrbanSlayer, July 29, 2025, 05:39:55 PM

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I am trying to direct traffic for specific websites out via a VPN.  I believe this is policy based routing, using Aliases and Firewall rules?

I have set up the VPN via OpenVPN (using the NordVPN instructions as it is using NordVPN, for now) and I have created the Alias with various FQDNs in for the different sites.  A floating firewall rule has been created as well to direct those hosts out via the gateway for the VPN.

Using the Log files: Live View, I can see that when I access one host listed in the Alias (reddit.com), it works and I can see that by filtering the log via the interface for the VPN, traffic for Reddit is going via the VPN.  When I try a different host, such as whatismyip.com (which I have confirmed in the Diagnostics it has gathered the necessary IPs for), it does NOT show up in the live view for the VPN interface and gives me my normal IP address.

I have multiple hosts in one Alias.  Should I create multiple Alias's for each host and therefore multiple firewall rules?  From what I have Googled, this does not appear to be the case but it seems to only work with one host.

Any logs/config can be provided, but I am bit a lost since one host works and others do not.

Thanks!