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R7000 V1.0.7.10_1.2.3 and V1.0.7.12_1.2.5 OpenVPN cannot connect
My OpenVPN was working until I installed firmware V1.0.7.10_1.2.3 - unfortunately, I do not know what version I had before that. I tried resolving upgrading to firmware V1.0.7.12_1.2.5, but no succe...
Just one note - someone had taken it that my OpenVPN is now up-and-running, but intermittently. In case anyone else have misunderstood me, let me clarify that this is not the case; rather, the hiccups I encountered was only during the initial Restore-to-Factory post above but have went away (without an explanation).
I am however going to test this new setup over the next week or two, and if all goes well, I will proceed by classifying this thread as "SOLVED". Until then, I will leave it as is.
I encountered the same issue when using 1.0.7.10. The way I resolved the issue is to stick to an older version of OpenVPN client (it seems OpenVPN official website released new versions recently, which doesn't work on my side), or use some other OpenVPN compliant clients (like Viscosity)
First, I forgot to mention in my post above that I have another Windows 7 machine running the following OpenVPN client which also worked successfully prior to the recent R7000 firmware upgrade, but no longer: openvpn-install-2.3.6-I602-x86_64
This client, openvpn-install-2.3.6-I602-x86_64 is dated 05-Mar-2015
The more recent client I am running, openvpn-install-2.3.9-I601-x86_64 is dated 16-Dec-2015
May I ask what older version of OpenVPN client are you using? I am really curious how far back in time one has to go to have a version that works.
Also, if it is indeed a new version of R7000 firmware that broke OpenVPN, shouldn't we get a fix to that R7000 firmware as opposed to running a 2+ year old version of the OpenVPN client?
1. At least from any potential security risk, that is.
2. Any new units of the Nighthawk software using similar firmware to the R7000 could be affected by this (assuming customers download the most updated OpenVPN client they can find) ?
Originally I tried 2.4.1 and failed, then tried 2.3.14 and worked, latest Viscosity also worked. You could try these versions and see if they can work, though I am not sure if your VPN issue is similar to mine.
I believe there should be at least some glitches with netgear VPN since 1.0.7.10. My VPN issues also started since 1.0.7.10. When enabling VPN, the VPN setting page doesn't refresh unless I manually do so. And then I have to use the version mentioned above to successfully connect to the VPN. Reset doesn't help.
xrenderThank you very much for providing the details that resolved your issue. I will give it a shot in a day or two when I get chance and will report back with the results.
Are we the only two experiencing OpenVPN issues with firmware since V1.0.7.10 ?
In the meantime, is downgrading the R7000 to a firmware earlier than V1.0.7.10 an option (like, some firmwares cannot be undone and if possible, where can I find older version firmware) ?