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RBR20 Internet drops when setting static IP
Hi, I am trying to enable VPN on my Orbi RBR20. I am aware I need to set a static IP and I have a static IP from my ISP. When I set the Orbi to use a static IP so that I can enable the VPN I lo...
Thanks but my Orbi will not enable VPN unless static IP is set up. The other option is to enable dynamic dns. Is that what you did?
As mentioned I have found the correct setting page and entered all three IP addresses and the DNS address. It’s when I do this that I lose connection
As mentioned I have found the correct setting page and entered all three IP addresses and the DNS address. It’s when I do this that I lose connection
Taz_AU wrote:
Thanks but my Orbi will not enable VPN unless static IP is set up. The other option is to enable dynamic dns. Is that what you did?
As mentioned I have found the correct setting page and entered all three IP addresses and the DNS address. It’s when I do this that I lose connection
It has been two years since I set up OpenVPN. I do not remember any option besides DDNS, which is what I did.
(Probably being picky, but...) You entered the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. Not three IP addresses, correct?
Do you have a computer that can be connected directly to the ISP modem? (desktop, laptop?) I would set that computer to the static IP parameters provided by the ISP and connect it directly to the modem.
- Hi, yes the subnet mask and gateway are set correctly.
I will try to do it with DDNS rather than a static and see if it works.I have always been to cheap to pay for a static IP address, so I have no experience with "how it works".
When you look at the IP address that has been assigned by the ISP, does it match the static IP address that you got from them?
Getting a static IP address to work has no logical connection with OpenVPN. If the Orbi loses internet when the static IP information is entered, that is a much bigger problem than OpenVPN.
Yes, all details are correct. I am assuming its something to do with the NBN box (in Australia). I will look in detail over the weekend when I can live without internet.