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millewg001
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Nov 27, 2019

OpenVPN and Dynamic DNS

OK, I am new to this so apologize in advance.  I have a new RAX120 installed and operating.  Everything appears to be working very well and am very happy with the results (so far).  I recently attempted to activate VPN on the router.  I had a Dynamic DNS servive already but decided to use the netgear recommended (and provided) DDNS.  I created an account and it seems to be fine on the router.  I created config files for both MacOS (Beta) and for iOS (iPhone and iPad).  I imported the MacOS file to Tunnelblick then to Viscosity and they were imported successfully.  When I attempt to run Tunnelblick the VPN connection is not completed and the error is waiting for a server (Netgear DDN).  I get the same results when I import my config to Viscosity.  It too fails to connect waiting for the Netgear DDNS.    I get the same results when I use my other Dynamic DNS service (DYNU).  I had a very similar configuration with my Linksys router but it used a specific IP address.  Is there something I am doing incorrectly?

 

Also, reading the community information I did download and install OpenVPN, imported the configuratin and attempted to activate VPN on my Mac.  It too seems to be waiting for my DDNS.  

 

Any suggestions?