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jlittle988
Aug 17, 2019Aspirant
Is it possible to give an Android VPN Client an IP on the same subnet as the rest of my network?
I have an Orbi RBR40 router, and I have it set up for OpenVPN access. I am able to connect my desktop (Win10) to the VPN with no problem, and it is assigned an IP on the .1 subnet, the same as the re...
jlittle988
Aug 17, 2019Aspirant
Ok it seems only certain things don't work. I am able to access webpages hosted by different devices on my network over the VPN, but I can't connect to a Samba share with a client on my phone. Is there any way to make this work? Could I add a second interface to the server hosting the Samba share and assign it an IP on the .2 subnet to allow my phone to see it?
ekhalil
Aug 17, 2019Master
jlittle988 wrote:.......... but I can't connect to a Samba share with a client on my phone. Is there any way to make this work? ..................
Please check the following link: https://openvpn.net/community-resources/connecting-to-a-samba-share-over-openvpn/
I hope that this will help.