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Trouble setting up VPN on Netgear Nighthawk R7000
Hello folks, I am a newbie in VPN and it is my first time to set u my own VPN server. I will be going abroad and I need access to few webpages that are closed for foreign IP addresses so I was thi...
Another thought is the settings on your gateway/modem that is upstream of your R7000. My ISP is Comcast and my gateway is an Arris TG3482G. I have the gateway configured in bridge mode. Some gateways call it a bridge or VPN bypass mode.
Not sure how you are connected when you are testing. If you are connected to your LAN via Wi-Fi, you cannot establish a VPN connection back to that LAN. On a phone, shut off your Wi-Fi and go through your cell data connection to test.
Have you set up a DDNS? There are free accounts you can establish. I think there is one from Netgear. I never found the free DDNS accounts reliable. I use No-IP and readily pay their small annual fee.
In your VPN configuration, be sure and select access to all sites on the internet and home network. The auto selection is often flakey and the home network option will not meet your criteria. If you make a change here, you will have to generate a new configuration file and import it into your phone.
Thank you for your answer.
My WiFi is off when I try to connect.
Indeed at the begining I hadn't set up DDNS because I have static IP but now I set it up and with the latest connections I see the DDNS works and the latest profile at least tries to connect to my IP address.
I also have selected access to all sites on the internet and home network.
But still no joy, I can not make a connection, it is always trying to connect.
What else can I try?
Another thought is the settings on your gateway/modem that is upstream of your R7000. My ISP is Comcast and my gateway is an Arris TG3482G. I have the gateway configured in bridge mode. Some gateways call it a bridge or VPN bypass mode.
Checked that as well, I switched my modem from router mode to modem only mode. But still nothing.