OpenVPN server in Amsterdam, I'm in Russia (very far from Moscow), and the exit from the network is somewhere in the suburbs. How is this possible?

Question

openvpn

There is a VPS server in Amsterdam, ping confirms this.

openvpn configs:

server

local 92.38.184.42
port 1194
proto udp
dev tun
ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key
dh dh.pem
auth SHA512
tls-crypt tc.key
topology subnet
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
server-ipv6 fddd:1194:1194:1194::/64
push "redirect-gateway def1 ipv6 bypass-dhcp"
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4"
keepalive 10 120
cipher AES-256-CBC
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
verb 3
crl-verify crl.pem
explicit-exit-notify

customer

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 92.38.184.42 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
remote-cert-tls server
auth SHA512
cipher AES-256-CBC
verb 3

What 2ip shows when connecting -
Naturally blocked sites do not work. How is this possible, and how to fix it?

Answer 1

Blocked sites do not work apparently for a different reason. Because:
you are in Holland, dude (but forget about the testimony of 2ip.ru - I also have a VPS in Holland, so its poor, wherever they put it - to Moscow, to Belize, to the city of Ramon, Voronezh region).
Check for fun on 2ip.ua, whatismyip.com and other checkers - they can easily throw something wrong :)
The only reliable test is from the VPS traceroute -A console somewhere in the Russian Federation.
And blocked sites may not work due to the fact that DNS traffic does not go through the tunnel, but as usual, for example...

Answer 2

Have you opened this page in incognito mode?
What DNS do you have on your PC?

Answer 3

Generally understood. Indeed, 2ip gives incorrect data, and due to the fact that I only tested the VPN on lostfilm.tv, I got the false impression that the network was down. Apparently there is a problem with the site, as other resources work without problems.

Answer 4

Add block-outside-dns to the client file and check for example on dnsleaktest.com and set the time (time zone) on the vps to Amsterdam or a city in the Netherlands.

Answer 5

Download the tor browser and that's it)
I go to lostfilm and nnm-club.me.
Of course, the speed is lower, but it already depends on the goal (one-time visit or stable work from under another country)