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Cannot access folders on NAS via VPN
unable to access folders and files on NAS via VPN. I can see the NAS but I don't get access to anything on the NAS. Is it a port problem? I need a solution.
I am getting access through the NAS router location but that is the extent of access (Handshake)
I am using a PC
I have tried Open VPN but with the same (Handshake) results
I will try your suggestion on page 65 of the TP Link manual and let you know results
I opened all the ports I thought needed as per instructions from the TP Link manual as you suggested. Is there another security solution that can be stopping me from gaining access to my netgear NAS? I am the administrator for the NAS
BBuzz wrote:
I opened all the ports I thought needed as per instructions from the TP Link manual as you suggested. Is there another security solution that can be stopping me from gaining access to my netgear NAS?
It sounds like you can't reach any device on the home network. If that is the case, then it has nothing to do with the NAS, and everything to do with the VPN.
Have you confirmed that the ports are all open using https://canyouseeme.org/ ?
Are you seeing errors with the Windows OpenVPN client?
If you have the Windows firewall (other other internet security software) running on the PC, then that might be getting in the way.
To start with, check the OpenVPN GUI logs, right click if you have multiple connections defined. Obvious connectivity problems caused by port forwarding issues et all would become visible. Here an example:
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2023-09-21 22:25:11 DEPRECATED OPTION: --cipher set to 'BF-CBC' but missing in --data-ciphers (AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM). Future OpenVPN version will ignore --cipher for cipher negotiations. Add 'BF-CBC' to --data-ciphers or change --cipher 'BF-CBC' to --data-ciphers-fallback 'BF-CBC' to silence this warning.
2023-09-21 22:25:11 OpenVPN 2.5.3 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] built on Jun 17 2021
2023-09-21 22:25:11 Windows version 10.0 (Windows 10 or greater) 64bit
2023-09-21 22:25:11 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1k 25 Mar 2021, LZO 2.10
Enter Management Password: xxxxxxxxxxx
2023-09-21 22:25:18 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]nnn.nnn.nn.nn.68:1194
2023-09-21 22:25:18 UDP link local (bound): [AF_INET][undef]:1194
2023-09-21 22:25:18 UDP link remote: [AF_INET]nnn.nnn.nn.nn:1194
2023-09-21 22:25:38 [synology.com] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]nnn.nnn.nn.nn:1194
2023-09-21 22:25:39 open_tun
2023-09-21 22:25:39 tap-windows6 device [Local Area Connection] opened
2023-09-21 22:25:39 Notified TAP-Windows driver to set a DHCP IP/netmask of 172.20.100.6/255.255.255.252 on interface {7F8340AA-B642-4E10-A51D-76514AC28668} [DHCP-serv: 172.20.100.5, lease-time: 31536000]
2023-09-21 22:25:39 Successful ARP Flush on interface [14] {7F8340AA-B642-4E10-A51D-76514AC28668}
2023-09-21 22:25:39 IPv4 MTU set to 1500 on interface 14 using service
2023-09-21 22:25:44 WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
2023-09-21 22:25:44 Initialization Sequence Completed
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