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Having Problems with OpenVPN for Mac
I recently upgraded my ASUS router to a Netgear RS700. I configured the OpenVPN service to TUN mode on UDP port 12973 and TAP mode on 12974. Clients will use VPN to connect to the internet and the ho...
Hi again,
I opened the config file with Text Edit, and this is what I found:
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote xxxxxxxx.mynetgear.com 12973
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo
verb 5
dhcp-option DNS 68.94.156.11
dhcp-option DNS 68.94.157.11
I noticed that the DNS is different from the DNS I use, which is 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. Would that make a difference?
dev tun
proto udp
remote xxxxxxxx.mynetgear.com 12973
Interesting. Your config file is using TUN. The file I posted (using TAP) is the Mac config file from my Orbi 870.
Changing to TAP is worth a try - just save the original file, so you can put it back if needed.
I noticed that the DNS is different from the DNS I use, which is 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1. Would that make a difference?
The DNS servers in the config file are hosted by AT&T. It should be fine to change them to Cloudflare. If that still fails, then you could also try just removing those lines.