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OpenVPN Update?
The deadline for the update for OpenVPN to stop using md5 has now passed, and even though Netgear said the update would be out before the deadline (I didn't really even believe it back then) here we ...
Latest firmware has updates for openVpn
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-firmware-update-v2-1-4-16-availability/m-p/1585461#M32958
DarrenM
Well, that update may deal with a (very) old problem, but it still lags insofar that the "smartphone" VPN generation immediately yields warnings from modern software that there is more that needs updating.
To wit, the output from Tunnelblick is rather detailed about what the problem is:
Warning: This VPN may not connect in the future.
The OpenVPN configuration file for 'smart_phone' contains these OpenVPN options:
'comp-lzo' was deprecated in OpenVPN 2.4 and removed in OpenVPN 2.5
You should update the configuration so it can be used with modern versions of OpenVPN.
Tunnelblick will use OpenVPN 2.4.6 - OpenSSL v1.0.2o to connect this configuration.
However, you will not be able to connect to this VPN with future versions of Tunnelblick that do not include a version of OpenVPN that accepts the options.
I guess you can't get it more detailed than that.
Given that Netgear has made setting up "back to base" VPNs incredibly easy, it would be disappointed to discover that that was a one off. I am very impressed with the Orbi (to the point of having installed two pairs elsewhere already) so I would hope that Netgear keeps up this winning streak.
The actual warning that pops up.