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Orbi RBS850 VPN Client Devices Cannot Access LAN
I'm struggling to setup my VPN such that I can access the devices on my LAN. I'm using OpenVPN and No-IP for my dynamic DNS. I have downloaded the OpenVPN configuration to my phone with the sett...
You are right - it is 254.XXX not 245.XXX - I made a typo there.
Any thoughts on how to proceed?
This is where I am stumped. All of my Internet of Things (IoT) devices (cameras, smart plugs, etc.) function by the device itself opening a connection to the vendor 'cloud'. When my smartphone or tablet app tries to access one of them, the app opens a connection to the cloud and says, "connect me to <whatever>". The cloud knows from my login credentials which devices belong to me, finds the connection in a database, and hooks me up. Doesn't seem to matter if I am connected directly to the LAN or am "away somewhere".
It has been established that the smartphone can connect to a camera on the LAN by using the camera IP address. That means the router knows how to transfer packets from devices on the LAN to/from devices connected over VPN. My sense is that anything based on a broadcast is doomed to fail. (such as "any cameras out there?.... anybody?)
That it worked before and no longer works, is a puzzle.