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KngDa
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Nov 10, 2025

OpenVPN connects to router when clients on Ethernet but not on Wifi

I am having difficulty getting OpenVPN to work to connect to my RS300 router with my Windows 11 computers. I have a Dell XPS 16 9640 and a Microsoft Surface Pro 2103 both running Windows 11 Pro. Both...
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KngDa
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Nov 10, 2025

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   pkcs11_id = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   pkcs11_id_management = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_network = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_netmask = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_network_ipv6 = ::

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_netbits_ipv6 = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_defined = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_base = ::

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_netbits = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   n_bcast_buf = 256

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   tcp_queue_limit = 64

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   real_hash_size = 256

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   virtual_hash_size = 256

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   client_crresponse_script = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ccd_exclusive = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   tmp_dir = 'C:\Users\theki\AppData\Local\Temp\'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_ipv6_defined = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_ipv6_local = ::/0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   enable_c2c = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   duplicate_cn = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   cf_max = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   cf_per = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   cf_initial_max = 100

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   cf_initial_per = 10

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   max_clients = 1024

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   max_routes_per_client = 256

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_token_generate = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   force_key_material_export = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_token_lifetime = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_token_secret_file = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   vlan_tagging = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   vlan_accept = all

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   vlan_pvid = 1

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   client = ENABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   pull = ENABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   auth_user_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   show_net_up = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   route_method = 3

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   block_outside_dns = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ip_win32_defined = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   ip_win32_type = 3

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   dhcp_masq_offset = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   dhcp_lease_time = 31536000

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   tap_sleep = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   dhcp_options = 0x00000000

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   dhcp_renew = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   dhcp_pre_release = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   domain = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   netbios_scope = '[UNDEF]'

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   netbios_node_type = 0

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000   disable_nbt = DISABLED

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 OpenVPN 2.6.14 [git:v2.6.14/f588592ee6c6323b] Windows [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] [DCO] built on Aug  6 2025

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 Windows version 10.0 (Windows 10 or greater), amd64 executable

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 library versions: OpenSSL 3.5.1 1 Jul 2025, LZO 2.10

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 DCO version: 1.3.3

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=453000 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...

2025-11-10 13:35:15 us=906000 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:57560

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=15000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=15000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'log on all'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=93000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'echo on all'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=93000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'bytecount 5'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=93000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=93000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold off'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=93000 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=109000 LZO compression initializing

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=109000 Control Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1250 tun_max_mtu:0 headroom:126 payload:1600 tailroom:126 ET:0 ]

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=109000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806916,RESOLVE,,,,,,

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 Data Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1500 tun_max_mtu:1600 headroom:136 payload:1800 tailroom:568 ET:32 ]

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]XXX.XXX.246.109:12974

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->393216] S=[65536->393216]

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 UDPv4 link local: (not bound)

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]XXX.XXX.246.109:12974

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=171000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806916,WAIT,,,,,,

WR2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=234000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806916,AUTH,,,,,,

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=234000 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]XXX.XXX.246.109:12974, sid=6a27a796 1d85406c

WWRRWRWR2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=TW, ST=TW, L=Taipei, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, name=changeme, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 VERIFY KU OK

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 Validating certificate extended key usage

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 ++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 VERIFY EKU OK

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=281000 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=TW, ST=TW, L=Taipei, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, name=changeme, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com

WWWRRWR2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=312000 Control Channel: TLSv1.3, cipher TLSv1.3 TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, peer certificate: 1024 bits RSA, signature: RSA-SHA256, peer temporary key: 253 bits X25519

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=312000 [netgear] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]XXX.XXX.246.109:12974

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=312000 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_INITIAL reinit_src=1

2025-11-10 13:35:16 us=312000 TLS: tls_multi_process: initial untrusted session promoted to trusted

W2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=328000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806917,GET_CONFIG,,,,,,

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=328000 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)

WRR2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=359000 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,ping 10,ping-restart 120,route-delay 10,route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1,route 75.2.84.193 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.1,route 99.83.191.32 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.1,peer-id 2,cipher AES-256-GCM'

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=359000 OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=359000 OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=359000 interactive service msg_channel=936

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 ROUTE_GATEWAY 192.168.2.254/255.255.255.0 I=20 HWADDR=10:98:19:f6:54:c4

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 open_tun

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 tap-windows6 device [NETGEAR-VPN] opened

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 TAP-Windows Driver Version 9.27

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 TAP-Windows MTU=1500

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Successful ARP Flush on interface [8] {608A8556-FD5F-4C06-8486-CA49D0B130FD}

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 do_ifconfig, ipv4=0, ipv6=0

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806917,ASSIGN_IP,,,,,,

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Data Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:1367 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1500 tun_max_mtu:1600 headroom:136 payload:1800 tailroom:568 ET:32 ]

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Outgoing Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Incoming Data Channel: Cipher 'AES-256-GCM' initialized with 256 bit key

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Data Channel: cipher 'AES-256-GCM', peer-id: 2, compression: 'lzo'

2025-11-10 13:35:17 us=375000 Timers: ping 10, ping-restart 120

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2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 WARNING: OpenVPN was configured to add an IPv4 route. However, no IPv4 has been configured for NETGEAR-VPN, therefore the route installation may fail or may not work as expected.

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806927,ADD_ROUTES,,,,,,

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 192.168.1.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.1.1

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 Route addition via service succeeded

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 75.2.84.193 MASK 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.1

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 Route addition via service succeeded

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=62000 C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 99.83.191.32 MASK 255.255.255.255 192.168.1.1

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=78000 Route addition via service succeeded

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=78000 Initialization Sequence Completed

2025-11-10 13:35:27 us=78000 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1762806927,CONNECTED,SUCCESS,,XXX.XXX.246.109,12974,,

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