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R8000 Open VPN Drops Internet Upon Connecting
I have a R8000 router and sometimes when I go to connect using the Open VPN connection it will show as connected but I won't have any internet access anymore. My connection log is below. The XXX is w...
Actually I found a way around the issue. If you change the protocol from UDP to TCP everything works fine. Not sure what the issue is with UDP though.
Hi ThePie,
1. Is the main adapter still enabled and connected with valid IP address?
2. Make sure the main adapter doesn’t conflict with the OpenVPN router’s network. Ex if R8000 is 192.168.1.1, the outside LAN network should be on another subnet.
Actually I found a way around the issue. If you change the protocol from UDP to TCP everything works fine. Not sure what the issue is with UDP though.