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Enabling VPN service on a NETGEAR router using a MAC OS computer
Hello, I am trying to enable VPN Service on my MR60 Router with Firmware Version V1.1.7.134_2.0.65. I followed this knowledge base https://kb.netgear.com/25389/Enabling-VPN-service-on-a-NET...
I guess there is no harm in changing the port number to 22 (ssh) and 23 (telnet), but it is a bit goofy. I would be more comfortable staying with the default port numbers (12973 for tun - tunnel and 12974 for tap - network tap) If the MR60 has telnet enabled, that might be confusing the OpenVPN Client.
It might be worth trying the actual OpenVPN Client for MacOS:
https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/connect-for-macos.html
Doesn't sound like the tunnelblick user group was very helpful. Maybe OpenVPN users can provide more assistance?
I guess there is no harm in changing the port number to 22 (ssh) and 23 (telnet), but it is a bit goofy.
acayci: Best not to use 22 and 23 ports for this. Some places where you want remote access might block those ports. So I also suggest switching back to the default port numbers. If you do want to change them for some reason, it is best to use something in the private/non-reserved range (49152-65535).
Also, UDP usually gives better performance than TCP for VPNs, so unless you really require TCP, I suggest changing back to UDP.