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Orbi VPN issues
Hello, I'm having issues setting up VPN on my Orbi. It seems to be a port forwarding issue. I currently use No-IP to point to my surveillance system, which is on port 80 and 8000. Orbi is s...
When I mentioned that I'm using a web address, I'm talking about the DDNS address I registered to use for OpenVPN. That web address goes to my surveillance system, not my VPN.
I followed all the instructions to set up the OpenVPN properly.
I went into the orbi, enabled VPN, and set up the No-IP account and address for OpenVPN.
I exported the OpenVPN file and got it on my phone.
I imported it to OpenVPN.
It's not working.
It seems like something with the surveillance forward is interfering. However, those are only ports 80 and 8000.
Does VPN work with port-forwarding disabled?
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Does VPN work with port-forwarding disabled?
VPN should work with no manual port forwarding entries. It's not clear what you mean because there is no option to "disable"port forwarding.
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wrote:Does VPN work with port-forwarding disabled?
VPN should work with no manual port forwarding entries. It's not clear what you mean because there is no option to "disable"port forwarding.
From the OP:
"I currently use No-IP to point to my surveillance system, which is on port 80 and 8000. Orbi is set to forward these 2 ports to the NVR system."
I asked the OP if he had tested VPN with the his port forwarding disabled.
wrote:I asked the OP if he had tested VPN with the his port forwarding disabled.
OK. Thanks.