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Cannot connect OpenVPN client to Orbi VPN
I have an RBR20 with 3 sats and am attempting to manifest a VPN to use when I'm travelling. I've followed the instructions and community posts meticulously, but all I get from OpenVPN are connecting / reconnecting messages. I'm using DDNS, which is correctly resolving my domain name to my external IP. My VPN settings are the standard TUN over UDP on port 12973, and TAP over UDP on 12974.
My firmware version is the latest: 2.3.5.26. OpenVPN is 2.4.7 for Windows 10 (openvpn-install-2.4.7-I607-Win10.exe). I renamed the adapter to NETGEAR-VPN per the instructions. I've been back over everything several times, and just don't see why it won't connect. I tried taking down Windows Firewall, but it made no difference. Help!
Success! Using the phone hotspot was the ticket. Maybe Starbucks was blocking those UDP ports, who knows?
Tomorrow I'll do some additional testing from a friend's home network, but I'm sure I'm out of the woods.
Good tip, thanks!
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Just to be clear, the Orbi is the only "router"? i.e. the Orbi has a "public" IP address on the Internet side?
Correct, I have only one router.
This is the same version I have. (I made the mistake of not following the directions and got the "latest and greatest" OpenVPN and that failed miserably.)
How are you testing VPN? I disconnected my phone from WiFi and set up a HotSpot using the LTE Data Connection, and had my laptop connect to the HotSpot.
