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itm60
Jun 05, 2022Follower
Unable to access LAN resources via VPN on X45 R7800
I've enabled the VPN service on my X45 R7800, and selected "All sites on the internet & home network" as the access option for clients. I've downloaded the Android config package and installed it on...
itm
Jun 05, 2022Tutor
Yes I have the router set up with an IP address of 192.168.1.1, and DHCP allocations in the range 192.168.1.10-248. So I have no idea why it allocates a 192.168.2.* address to VPN clients
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Kitsap
Jun 05, 2022Master
Just to confirm, when you are doing your test connections, you are not connected via your local Wi-Fi? Presume you are connected via your phone data connection and your phone Wi-Fi is shut off.
- itmJun 05, 2022Tutor
Yes I'm disconnecting the wifi and connecting via 4G
- KitsapJun 05, 2022Master
As a short term test, you could set the R7800 IP address as 192.168.2.1 and your DHCP range as 192.168.2.10-248. Be sure and reboot your router after the change and before the test.
- KitsapJun 05, 2022Master
itmYou might be running into an address numbering conflict. Background from OpenVPN here:
https://openvpn.net/community-resources/numbering-private-subnets/
- itmJun 07, 2022Tutor
Thanks - that doesn't seem to apply to my situation