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RBR850 interface becomes inaccessible
Now that my very limited support window has expired (considering how expensive this product is), I am still left with an issue that support were unable to resolve during that time, namely that the RB...
jmmonline wrote:
- I don't need to set up a VPN to access the router remotely outside of Anywhere Access, the RBR850 allows remote access via a secure port (8443 by default) once enabled, i.e. via https://my.ip.add.ress:8443 (+ password obviously). This route fails also.
Well fudge. Netgear takes Remote Access away from the tired old Orbi RBR50, but includes it on the sparkling new Orbi RBR850?
Aside from reaching the LAN, the point of enabling OpenVPN was, "Does OpenVPN fail at the same time as Local and Remote web Access?" With VPN, the user is "inside the Orbi", so I do not know if that would affect access to the web administration capability.
I see your point about the VPN but haven't yet tried it. It is, at best, a workaround and I would really like the issue solved for the £800 the Orbi setup has cost me!