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Netgear Orbi RBK50 - Web certificate expired yesterday (Aug 2, 2019)
I logged into my Orbi RBK50 today - long story short - the security certificate expired yesterday. I have the latest firmware posted (just udpated some days ago) v2.3.5.30. Can someone from Netge...
abqttu wrote:The certificate expiration also breaks Orbi's built-in VPN. When I attempt to VPN into Orbi - from a site external from my home network - I receive warnings in both Chrome and Firefox of potential security issues.
notAfter=Aug 2 16:51:57 2019 GMT
I think what you are seeing is not the VPN being broken, but the same phenomenon we all notice. When the user connects a web browser to a "secure site" (https) and the web site certificate is not valid, the browser complains and urges the user not to proceed. The VPN still did its job by making the connection. The option to "go ahead anyway" is not obvious, and (I believe) some browsers will not permit the user to access a site with an invalid certificate. (Edge, for example)
I agree the problem I am seeing is the same as what you all are seeing. It is not a client/server connectivity issue. However, VPN is effectively broken since chrome will not allow connections to remote destinations. And although Firefox will let you click through the security warnings its functionality is erratic at best.
abqttu wrote:VPN is effectively broken since chrome will not allow connections to remote destinations. And although Firefox will let you click through the security warnings its functionality is erratic at best.
Is Chrome clicking through the security warning not the same as Firefox? (I don't have a 'remote' VPN available right now. Is it 'different'?)