OpenVPN traffic detection

Peter Davis via Openvpn-users <[email protected]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:16:07 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.network.openvpn.user
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Hello,
In a company, an OpenVPN server looks like this:

Internet ---> Server ---> Tor

Server has a public IP (1.2.3.4) that clients connect to and another IP (1.2.3.5) for connecting to the internet. When clients connect to server, does a third party (e.g., the government) know whether the traffic they are using is from the Internet or the internal network?
Using OpenVPN, employees can connect to a company's internal network and use it for file transfers and more. I just want to know if a third party (e.g. government) can look inside OpenVPN traffic and find out if the traffic is internet-related or internal network!

Thank you.