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OpenVPN v3 on Windows 11
Hi all, I have an Orbi RBS50 router (running the latest firmware) on which I activated VPN. On my iPhone I can connect just fine to it. Now I want my laptop (Windows 11 Pro) to connect to it so ...
Yes, the version of OpenVPN server on the Orbi router is so old that the default ovpn file for Windows is a tap connection.
One solution is to modify the ovpn file and change it to a tun connection.
client
dev tun
proto udp
dev-node NETGEAR-VPN
remote xxxxxxx.mynetgear.com 12973
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca ca.crt
cert client.crt
key client.key
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
verb 0
sndbuf 393216
rcvbuf 393216
route-method exe
I use both OpenVPN 2.6.8 and OpenVPN 3.4.3 on Windows.
Hi CrimpOn,
Thanks for the suggestion. I did try that but now OpenVPN v3 gives me this error message:
option_error: sorry, unsuported options present in configuration: UNKNOWN/UNSUPPORTED OPTION (dev-node)
The dev-node refers to "NETGEAR-VPN" and I do have a VPN network connection in my list of connections with this name.
Okay, did some more testing based on the last reply.
I removed the dev-node and set the "dev" parameter to "tun".
Now I can connect using OpenVPN v3 however, I cannot access any website (no internet) or my home network.
So some progress but not there yet. đ
Which option is selected on the OpenVPN setup?
What IP address shows up for the VPN device in Attached Devices?
Because the VPN is on a different IP subnet, the Orbi LAN devices have to be accessed by IP address. Any sort of broadcast technology, such as Bonjour will fail because broadcast packets do not go across a tunnel. (That's the major difference with tap connections.)