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Can no longer VPN into port 443 on R7000
I had TCP port 443 configured for the openvpn settings on my R7000 router and it was working perfectly. After the firmware upgrade to v1.0.11.126_10.2.112 my VPN will no longer connect. I tried...
millertime23 wrote:
Does anyone have any possible solutions for this?
You could see if reverting to earlier firmware works.
How do I manually upgrade firmware to my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Get the earlier firmware from the support pages for your device.
Manuals are always a good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
That page will also have any software, firmware and drivers for your device.
Thanks for the feedback. I considered reverting my firmware to an earlier version. I'm only reluctant to do that because of possible security patches that may have been issued in the latest firmware
Your call. A VPN that might work versus a possibly useful security improvement.
You can check to see if the firmware caused the problem and then decide which way to jump.
I've been considering flashing DD-WRT if I can't find a fix for this. I prefer to keep stock firmware, but if I'm forced to downgrade firmware to fix this I'd rather install the latest DD-WRT instead