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VPN passthrough not working
Hi, I have the Netgear Router RAXE500 and have VPN set up and have been using it since the day I got it. Just recently, when connected to the VPN, I don't get any Internet or local access pass t...
mnhim001,
I reverted back to V1.0.12.96_2.0.45 and the VPN is now working properly...
You might want to give that a try before jumping through a bunch of hoops for Netgear support...
I have updated them yesterday, as well as several times when this started happening.
I do have the same settings selected as you do.
On several Android devices, we are using OpenVPN Connect version 3.3.4.
Not sure where you are connected when you are doing the testing. You cannot be connected to Wi-Fi that is part of the same network where the OpenVPN Server (on your router) is running.
- I tried it using my phones mobile data with wifi turned off. I also tried it at work, using my works wifi.
With your VPN connection established, on another device on your LAN, can you log in to your RAXE500 and see your phone as a connected device?
Have you checked the connection logs generated by the OpenVPN Connect application?
Do you use a service like No-IP for Dynamic Domain Name Server?
- I was able to view the log and I see the GW and DNS as 192.168.254.1. This is not the local IP of my router. I had reassigned it when I first received the RAXE500. Can this be the issue? If so, how do I even change it within the router?
With VPN connected, it does show on my RAX500 that I am connected. I was able to check RAXE500 on a LAN connected workstation.
For testing, I used my mobile data to connect to VPN, then tried to access the RAXE500 admin page and it failed. After disconnecting from VPN, tried the admin page again and it worked via the same device.
I am using the DDNS option built into RAXE500 which is hosted by No-IP. It's a turn on or turn off function, nothing to configure on that page.