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scouzi66
Aspirant
Dec 22, 2016
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Port forwarding to a VPN client

I enabled VPN access to my R7000 running the latest formware level. Port forwarding to a VPN client connected does not work. Is this supported? I forward the port to the local IP address provided to ...
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  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Jan 04, 2017

    Hi scouzi66,

     

    If you will use it on a PC, you should use TAP and TUN is for mobile or smartphones.

     

    TUN mode - 12973 (for smartphone)
    TAP mode – 12974 (for PC)

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JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Dec 29, 2016

Hi scouzi66,

 

1. What is the software of your VPN?

2.  Where is the VPN server connected?

3. Make sure the port forwarded is the correct port for your VPN.