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Struggling with VPN on Orbi RBR50
I'm trying to set up my Orbi RBR50 to use as a VPN - so when I'm "out of the house" I can still access data inside my LAN, and also access streaming (cable) services that expect me to be at my house ...
That is such a hoot! (That your Orbi has the Ping option enabled and cannot be turned off and mine is off and cannot be turned on.)
Alas, Netgear's firmware update process on Orbi products is frustrating. For the original Orbi system (RBR50 and RBS50), Netgear published firmware V2.7.5.4 in February of 2023 and never set the Update Firmware mechanism to recognize and install it. (Firmware appears to be released in phases and commonly first appears on the support web site where early adopters can download, install, and experience "what happens". If there are not too many negative reports, the internal mechanism is typically set to announce "new firmware" for some period (maybe years), and finally Netgear may decide to push the new version in the middle of the night.)
In the case of the "50" system, it appears that the final firmware release came about the time the product was being declared End of Service and it never went past the first phase.
Anyway, users are free to download the newest firmware from the support web site and install it manually on their systems. I have been running it on my RBR50/RBS50 for over a year.
https://kb.netgear.com/000065539/RBR50-RBS50-Firmware-Version-2-7-5-4
Update satellites first, and the router last.
Not sure what is keeping your OpenVPN from running on the PC. I went "whole hog" and installed OpenVPN on my smartphone and a Windows laptop. That way, I can test OpenVPN on the smartphone first to see that it is working. Then, I create a Hot Spot on the smartphone and connect the laptop to test OpenVPN on it. (while not connecting the smartphone with OpenVPN)
Thanks for the v2.7.5.4 help, I went and updated to that - both satellites and the router - all seem happily on the new version and connected (one of the satellites used to report a "config error" on the backhaul - although it worked fine - but that error is now gone!).
FWIW, my ping state is still locked "on" and grayed. Hmm...
Anyhow, I think this has become an OpenVPN problem - I can't seem to get it installed properly on my laptop, and that's more an OVPN problem than an Orbi problem, so I'll look to take the fight over to the OpenVPN forums. At least I got the "double NAT" sorted out here.
Cheers,
--Mark