NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Nighthawk R7000 openvpn Cannot load certificate file client.crt
Hello I have Nighthawk R7000 running firmware V1.0.11.136_10.2.120 and I was wanting to run a vpn. I followed the instructions about how to turn on the vpn service and installing openvpn. W...
its a fiber connection on a orbi mesh network and its a windows 11 pc running the latest openvpn software.
the nighthawk has a static ip.
I've tried it on our local network on a windows 10 pc and have the same exact error.
I believe the problem is with the certificate the Nighthawk R7000 is generating.
I can open the cert myself and see that it is not blank and it looks valid.
You have significant network configuration issues to be worked out before attempting to run an Open VPN server on your R7000.
The fiber connection to the internet comes through an Optical Network Terminal (ONT). It is possibly a combination device of some type? What is the brand name and model number of your ONT?
From your ONT you connect to an Orbi mesh system. The Orbi is possibly your router. What is the model number of you Orbi system?
Your R7000 connects via Ethernet to your Orbi system. If your R7000 is configured in router mode it will be constantly in conflict with the router in your Orbi. You cannot have both systems running as routers on the same network.
If you configure your R7000 as an access point, one of the features that gets disabled is the Open VPN server.
home network:
fiber to orbi router to multiple pcs
work network
cable modem to nighthawk to multiple pcs
The networking is pretty basic.. please remember the original error from the openvpn client:
"Cannot load certificate file client.crt"
That is the problem.
If openvpn can't even open the client.crt it can't connect.
my networking is fine.
discountcoffee wrote:
home network:
fiber to orbi router to multiple pcs
Where does the R7000 come into this? And is it in the right mode to work on your network?
my networking is fine.Not without an answer to those questions.
discountcoffee wrote:home network:
fiber to orbi router to multiple pcs
work network
cable modem to nighthawk to multiple pcs
The networking is pretty basic.. please remember the original error from the openvpn client:
"Cannot load certificate file client.crt"
That is the problem.
If openvpn can't even open the client.crt it can't connect.
my networking is fine.
And it will not connect if your are trying to test from a machine connected to the same network as the Open VPN server.
Are you trying to connect from your work network on the cable system to your home network on your fiber system?
What version of the Open VPN client application are you using?
Did you download it from here? https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/
Did you generate the configuration package download after you finished selection of your options?
The configuration package for Windows contains four files. Did you get all four of them copied to the appropriate directory on the machine with the client application?
What is the brand name and model number of the cable modem connected between your R7000 and the internet?
