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CAX30 onboard VPN
Has anybody used the onboard VPN on a CAX30 router?
I have been trying for days to get it to function. I have successfully gotten the DDNS
entry to work and can successfully ping the hostname.
I have downloaded the various configuration files and had to integrate the files into the single
.ovpn file required for the current OpenVPN client connect software.
I have tried OpenVPN clients on both my iphone and my macpro with no success.
Both clients timeout.
I don't see anywhere in the CAX interface that reports VPN status.
I have enabled VPN log messages on the CAX30 and see no log messages or event log entries
related to VPN service being active or started or attempts to connect. I do see the DDNS being
successfully updated at startup.
Given the flaky state of the CAX30 firmware, I am looking for confirmation from ANYBODY who has
actually gotten the onboard VPN to work on this device with any client.
Thanks in advance,
sryan
- Finally got this to work ising the following
client.ovpn file:
client
remote (your hostname here) 12973
dev tun
proto udp
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
<CA>
(laste ca.crt contents here)
</CA>
<CERT>
(paste client.crt contents here)
</CERT>
<KEY>
(paste client.key contents here)
</KEY>
key-direction 1
<TLS-AUTH>
(paste ta.key contents here)
</TLS-AUTH>
remote-cert-tls server
cipher AES-256-CBC
verb 5
mute 5
comp-lzo
fast-io
route-delay 2
route-method exe
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Currently running V2.1.3.10 firmware (with traffic meter disabled, not on Comcast)
I'm reposting this in the Cablemodems message board. Sorry for posting it here.
Just a reminder, you cannot test a client device that is connected to the same network where the server (router) is connected. On a mobile device, you have to turn off Wi-Fi and connect to the internet through cell data.
I am a Windows/Android type and use the operating system specific OpenVPN applications. You do not have to manipulate either configuration set to install/import for these operating systems. Downloaded from the router in a zip file, the Windows configuration set is four files and the Android is one file.
