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Rceee
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Sep 01, 2019

IPvanish (vpn) and Orbi Issues

Hi everyone,   I just got a set of Orbi Rbr50. My issue is that specifically on Windows 10, I cannot access my VPN. It says that it’s connected on my VPN app, but access is still blocked. My VPN pr...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 15, 2019

Wow.  TWO questions about IPVanish on the same day!

 

Please confirm one thing: You use IPVanish to "go out and do things" while protecting your home IP, correct?  OpenVPN accomplishes exactly the opposite.  When OpenVPN is set up on a router, people can VPN into the network, while keeping the contents of their internet access secured.  (Like, when using a public hotspot in Starbucks, an Airport, their neighbor's WiFi, etc.)  The option to access "All sites and the internal network" means that people who VPN into the Orbi can have their internet access turn around and appear to come from the Orbi (no longer encrypted).  Alas, installing OpenVPN has done nothing to help your situation.

 

IPVanish has advice about dealing with a "router behind a router" situations.  Can you please identify what equipment the Orbi is connected to?  (brand and specific model)

 

Can you explain more about what "access is blocked" means?  You actually get a message that the VPN connected, but then (error message?  web sites do not respond?  what?)

 

Where did IPVanish work flawlessly on Windows 10?  (the WiFi you had before installing the Orbi?  Public hotspots?)