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TLS handshake failure while connecting to OpenVPN server on Nighthawk R7450
I am trying to setup a VPN server on my router so that I can connect to my home internet while traveling. I have enabled the OpenVPN server with the Netgear DDNS and downloaded the configuration file...
Hi, unfortunately the only solution is to wait for Netgear to fix it in their next update. And given how old the router is, I dont think it is going to happen. The only workaround I found is to install 3rd party firmware like DD-WRT or wireguard on the router.
You cannot test the connection to an Open VPN server from a device that is connected, either by Wi-Fi or Ethernet, to the LAN where the server is running.
Any changes you make to the configuration on the router has to be followed by creation of new configuration files from the router. Then the new files have to be copied to the client device. On a computer the configuration files are read each time the client software is started. On a cell phone you have to import the configuration files into the application.
Sometimes the router configuration is problematic if you do not allow the VPN connection to access all sites on the internet and home network. The attached has worked well for me for years on Windows and Android client devices.
Yes, I have tried the same configuration you have attached. Also I have tried connecting from inside the LAN as well as from another network. Once even from another city. Still hasn't worked. Also I downloaded new configuration file and used that every time I made any changes. And each and every time it fails the TLS handshake