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laque32
Jan 02, 2020Aspirant
Insight Tap VPN getting 169.x.x.x IP address
One computer can connect to the VPN fine. I use another laptop with another user ID with the same settings and it won't connect properly. I can connect to the Internet just fine on the VPN, but not...
JohnC_V
Jan 03, 2020NETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi laque32,
Welcome to our community! :)
169.x.x.x address is an auto-assigned IP address. May I know where are you seeing this IP? Your PC should connect properly to the internet first before connecting it to the VPN.
Regards,
John
NETGEAR Community Team
laque32
Jan 03, 2020Aspirant
I see it for the IP address on the insight tap VPN after connecting to the VPN. It shows connected via VPN app...but that's not true because of the IP address.
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