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Aspirant

Sep 06, 2023

using the built in vpn behind another router

Is there any instructions on using the netgear VPN service. My setup is that i have the ISP router/modem which is sending everything around the house just fine. What I wanted to do was add a ...

FURRYe38

Guru - Experienced User

Sep 06, 2023

Be sure you have the DMZ enabled on the 1st router for the 2nd router to avoid the double NAT condition which can cause the VPN to fail.

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Upperdeck
Aspirant
Sep 06, 2023
SO I turned on the DMZ for that device.

I'm just wondering what else I might need to do to make this work.

I turned the netgear into router mode and i could no longer connect to it using an ethernet cable and when i tried to connect using WIFI it just kept obtaining an ip address and then looped and did it over and over

I reset the netgear and can only connect using the wifi which is weird to me.