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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 ...
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.)
I have tried both "Auto" and "All sites on the internet & Home network". No success. đ
The VPN device gets 192.168.2.2 as IP address. That seems to be correct. If I connect my iPhone it gets this same IP address and that works just fine.
Can a web browser open http://192.168.1.1 ?
Are there any devices on the LAN that respond to ICMP (ping?)
(Windows Firewall, for example, must be told to respond to ICMP. Some devices, such as my Epson Printer, Sonos 1, and Raspberry Pi do. The Echo Dot speaker, however, does not.
