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Majmoz
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Apr 06, 2025
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Unable to get VPN setup on Orbi Router RBE771

I have been trying to setup the VPN on the router per the instructions given. Now I getting the following from the OpenVPN config log: TCP/UDP: Incoming packet rejected from [AF_INET]..., expected pe...
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    CrimpOn
    Apr 07, 2025

    Sorry. I was confused. Was not aware that Netgear offers a VPN service. Bitdefender Armor includes a VPN feature.  I have never enabled Armor.  ("Free Trial" triggered a thought, "and then it costs money".)

     

    Most questions on the Community Forum about VPN are typically about:

     

    OpenVPN hosted by the Orbi router.  The feature found on the Orbi web interface, Advanced Tab, Advanced Settings.  This feature allows customers to access their local network from the internet using OpenVPN Client software loaded on a computer or mobile device.  Instructions and configuration files are downloaded from the Orbi router.  This feature does not support connecting to the router from within the LAN.

     

    OpenVPN Client.  Rather than install VPN software on each of their devices, some users would rather that their WiFi router act as a VPN Client which bundles connections from every device into a VPN tunnel to a VPN provider on the internet. (NordVPN, ExpressVPN, etc. etc.)  There are several brands of WiFi router which provide this feature, but Netgear routers do not.

     

    Running VPN client software on customer devices.  This is when users have signed up with a VPN host service (NordVPN, ExpressVPN, etc.) or have been directed to use a VPN to access their corporate or organization network.  The Orbi WiFi router has nothing to do with this activity.