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title: Why Is My Access Server Subnet Smaller?
canonical: https://openvpn.net/as-docs/faq-smaller-subnet/
product: Access Server Docs
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# Why Is My Access Server Subnet Smaller?

**Question:** Why is the subnet smaller than I specified?

**Answer:**

Each OpenVPN daemon requires its own subnet, so the total subnet is divided among the daemons.

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