Import list of IP addresses to bypass

[patrikr]

Is there a way to import a list of IP addresses from a TXT file and automatically add them to bypass the VPN (when using Full Tunnel)? For example, I use full tunnel all the time but would like to bypass Zoom calls to go straight out instead of going through the OpenVPN tunnel. The list of ranges to bypass is available here:

https://assets.zoom.us/docs/ipranges/Zoom.txt

[James]

Hi patrikr,

You can convert them to OpenVPN syntax, and then add them to the advanced commands area for your connection.

For example, the first IP range ("3.7.35.0/25") in the txt file would become:

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route 3.7.35.0 255.255.255.128 net_gateway

The second IP range ("3.21.137.128/25") would become:

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route 3.21.137.128 255.255.255.128 net_gateway

You can use a text editor's find/replace syntax to insert the route command and net_gateway parameter on each line without having to do it by hand. The tricky bit however is converting the CIDR notation (that's the "/25" part in the above examples) to the netmask notation that OpenVPN expects (that's the "255.255.255.128" part). If you do an internet search for "cidr to netmask calculator" you'll find plenty of web tools that will do the conversion for you.

You don't need to perform the conversion each time. For example, once you know that "/25" = "255.255.255.128", just do a find-all-replace in your text editor of choice and replace all occurrences of "/25" with " 255.255.255.128" (note the extract space). Repeat for the other CIDR values (it looks like most are /26 or /27).

Once you have your text document of commands, just copy-paste it into the advanced commands area for your connection, and then click Save:
https://www.sparklabs.com/support/kb/ar ... n-commands

Cheers,
James

[patrikr]

OK makes sense. Shouldn't be too difficult. I might create a simple Python script to do this and if so, I'll share it here for others to use.