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RBR50 VPN Setup with OpenVPN Client on Mac
I am trying to set up a VPN server on my RBR50. After I enable the VPN server on the router (using the default settings), I clicked on the 'For Mac OSX' download button, which did create a folder...
The router indeed does have an external IP address (assigned via DHCP from my ISP). I am using DDNS to tell the external service what my external IP address is, and I have used that ‘domain’ name associated with the external IP address to get to my router from anywhere. Currently I get to some of my home LAN devices via that domain.device name, but would rather use a VPN for security reasons. That external custom domain address is part of the .OPVN configuration (based on the login identification that shows on the OpenVPN Mac client). However, I have not yet looked at the contents of the .opvn file to get specifics.
No double-routing, and (depending how this VPN solution develops, I will likely remove some of those port forwarding rules in the future.
On a whim, I decided to upload that .ovpn file to the OpenVPN client on my Mac - and it worked.
So just continue to use that.
There are two different protocols - TAP and TUN. The server accepts both. Some clients only work with one, and this has shifted a bit over time.
Yes, I found the original post a bit confusing....
it appears as though the Mac OpenVPN did "not" connect to my RBR50, and thus cannot "see" any of the devices on my home network
So, it "worked", but then again....... ?
So, it "worked", but then again....... ?
The way I read it, he said the downloaded package Netgear intended for the Mac didn't work on the Mac, but the smartphone package did work on the Mac.
That sounds like the TAP/TUN issue that we've seen here before.
