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How to use built-in OpenVPN client on ASUS RT-AC66U router?
I have a Linux with OpenVPN server installed and when I connect to it from my PC over OpenVPN client everything works just fine. So, all parts are in place.
Now I tried to use built-in OpenVPN client ...
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Allow cross-subnet/VLAN connections for client connected to VPN
I've re set-up my network and have started using VLANs to segregate my normal devices, homelab, and IoT devices. I have one device in the homelab VLAN that I want to be connected to a VPN at all times....
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Openvpn connect to server's lan
Could somebody help me because I do not understand what's happening?
I setupped openvpn server on windows 10 successfully and everything is alright with it. I can ping computers on server side lan ...
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People say that VPN tunnels are bi-directional, but how to you actually route traffic in the reverse direction
I am trying to understand how you can use a VPN in the reverse direction. There are plenty of post on here asking a question about is a tunnel bidirectional spanning over 10 years, and there are lots ...
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How to setup OpenVPN on my Netgear Orbi Mesh router to be able to mask and change my location when using Kodi to watch sports
I use Kodi on an Nvidia Shield. I would like to to configure my Orbi Mesh router to run OpenVPN. Other VPN's will not run on the Orbi. I have multiple TV's with connected Shields, each will need to be ...
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Routing traffic comming to OpenVPN Access Server to the VPN not working
I tried to google almost everything, but I am lost now. I spent about two days of trying to set this up. Can anybody help me?
The Problem:
I must have the main home router from my ISP. But they are ...
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Unable to reach all hosts behind OpenVPN via Netgear R7000 running FreshTomato
I have OpenVPN running on an Netgear R7000 via FreshTomato firmware. I am able to connect remotely to the VPN just fine. However, I cannot ping all the hosts behind the VPN. For instance, the remote ...
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Unable to reach all hosts behind OpenVPN running on Netgear R7000
I have OpenVPN running on an Netgear R7000 via FreshTomato firmware. I am able to connect remotely to the VPN just fine. However, I cannot ping all the hosts behind the VPN. For instance, the remote ...
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Any need for DNS over HTTPS if there is a VPN running?
I am using OpenWrt 22.03.3 with OpenVPN. I was getting DNS leaks (ipleak.net was showing my country DNS), but after setting custom DNS (CloudFlare) for WAN and WAN6 in OpenWRT, ipleak.net shows ...
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Asus router static route not behaving correctly
I am running into a roadblock that I thought I could troubleshoot but have not been able to.
I am running a Asus RT-AC86U router (192.168.120.1) with Merlin and am trying to set up a site to site VPN ...
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trying to establish remote connection to home router (to perform Wake on Lan from this router)
sorry if such topic was already covered, but for now I could not find a solution.
I'm trying to set up Wake on WAN - start my computer (I will call it PC1) - from a remote location over the internet (...
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Home network: router + OpenVPN + wireless mesh
I've recently purchased a Wifi mesh to help improve coverage in my house. So far, it's working fine for everyone in the household for most situations. The only thing I'm having trouble with is trying ...
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Cannot Access server remotely through VPN tunnel when server is connected to am openVPN service
I created a VPN tunnel to my home LAN. The VPN Tunnel is successful because I can access my router's gateway.
I have ssh access to one of the servers on the network (192.168.1.113). I Tested this ...
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Cannot access server on LAN remotely via VPN Tunnel (when server has VPN client turned on)
I have a self-hosted server which has an openVPN client connection always on. So the public IP of this server is not the same as all the other devices connected to the router.
I want to also access ...
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Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in config.ovpn:23: ncp-disable (2.3.2)
I'm trying to set up a CyberGhost VPN on my ASUS RT-AC51U router.
I've followed the tutorials exactly (downloaded config files, uploaded openvpn, ca, crt and key files etc) but it's still not ...
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OpenVPN not connecting; TLS handshake fail
I'm attempting to set up remote access to my LAN, so on my tplink router I've set up OpenVPN as per this guide. I also registered for tplink's DDNS service thingy and it gave me a name.tplinkdns.com ...
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How to use remote desktop connection after Open VPN setup from TPLINK?
I have a TP-Link router that allows me to create OpenVPN directly from the router (192.168.0.1). There are 100s of videos online on how to set up the VPN, export the configuration file, and install ...
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Can't connect to home computer that is on a VPN
I am trying to connect to my home computer thru my home router vpn from my iPhone on LTE.
My home Netgear router has its OpenVPN connection enabled. I can VPN into my home network and see my home ...
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Can't route traffic through home VPN
Small disclaimer: I'd much rather ask this question in forums.openvpn.net but it appears that the registration page is busted...
I'm trying to set up my home router (an Asus RT-AX55) to act as a VPN ...
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AdvancedTomato Router: Add second WIFI for privacy VPN (VLAN/Bridge)
The goal is to configure the Tomato router to give 4 wifi networks, 1 for direct use and 1 for privacy VPN use (x2 for 2.4GHz and 5GHz).
I followed these instructions to configure my router:
https://...
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OpenVPN stays on fallback network when primary returns
I have a server running OpenVPN client through a Netgear 2120 device. The Netgear accepts a primary WAN, in this case a cable/broadband connection and also provides a second internet connection via a ...
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How to specify a default gateway for my VPN client other than the VPN server itself?
I have a home network with two gateways on it. GW1 is an ASUS RT-N18U router with FTTH WAN access. GW2 is a D-Link DWR-921. Some devices on the LAN use GW1, some use GW2. GW1 is used for general ...
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Access a home server over the internet with a private WAN IP
I have a Ubuntu machine running in my private network and I intend to use it as a media server. It works like a charm on my home network and I want to make it accessible over the internet.
My problem ...
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Automatically connecting to multiple sites using OpenVPN Client upon login
I already have OpenVPN set to start automatically. That was easy enough, as there is a checkbox in settings, which automatically sets the OpenVPN service to automatic. I tried that out by restarting ...
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OpenVPN Stuck on Connecting
I installed OpenVPN, OpenVPN-2.5.1-I601-amd64.msi, on a Windows 10 Pro x64 PC.
The server is a Netgear R6230 router, which I configured for DDNS and VPN.
Problem:
My connection attempt is stuck on &...
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When a client is signed into the OpenVPN cloud, how does their Network Interface know to route traffic for my custom subnet IP range?
I recently set up my Raspberry Pi as a network bridge to my home network using Open VPN.
The goal was to allow co-workers access to a storage device on my LAN.
I'm using the Open VPN Cloud. So I'm not ...
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No access to webinterface via activated openVPN
I have a LinkSys Router with OpenVPN Server activated in the LinkSys admin interface.
The openVPN connections is working so far and I can access the Server via RDP and the internal IP-Address.
But I ...
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OpenVPN: Get IP from the router's network
Background
I have this configuration:
Internet <--> router <--> laptop
My laptop has openvpn installed. Listening on port 9999. The router has port forwarding from port 9999 to my laptop....
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How to understand if a port is open from remote
Situation:
in a remote site I have a Raspberry hidden behind an ADSL router.
the provider gave me a public IP, so that I don't need a DDNS
on the Raspberry I installed OpenVpn server on port 1194 UDP
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2 ISP's into one network
So the situation I've gotten myself into is this:
I have a client with a rural property that we've done some automation and networking work for as part of his new home build. The problem we had, is in ...