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jamesjwd
Aspirant
Nov 02, 2023

RBR50 OpenVPN has the right IP but cannot access Network Resources

I am trying to set up OpenVPN to Orbi Router.   Using OpenVPN GUI because the updated OpenVPN Connect doesn't support TAP, and it seems Orbi Router only has the TAP configuration for download.   ...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 02, 2023

Orbi's implementation of OpenVPN Hose supports both tap and tun connections:  The default is for UDP connections because they are more 'efficient':

It is not obvious (to me) why Netgear decided to create a parameter file for Windows connections with the tap specification (Level 2) and the non-Windows connections as tun (Level 3)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP#:~:text=TUN%2C%20namely%20network%20TUNnel%2C%20simulates,a%20user%20space%20network%20bridge. 

The OpenVPN implementation supports both.  Both Apple and Android systems do not support tap, so tun is clearly the correct choice for those parameter files.

 

I am often confused, but my sense is that the issue is trying to locate network devices using a Windows shortcut rather than their IP address.  Is the Orbi LAN in the same IP subnet as the device connected via OpenVPN? (192.168.10.x)