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Aspirant

Feb 04, 2019

Hybrid VPN Setup

Would like to set up the hybrid VPN with NordVPN. I have the OpenVPN file which I copied, as instructed, but my status is "disconnected". I'm running on an iMac with the current MacOS. Th...

Netduma-Fraser

NetDuma Partner

Apr 21, 2019

I would suggest you ensure the XR500 is in the DMZ of the upstream modem/router or the hub is in modem mode. Put the console in the XR500 DMZ mode and that will help with NAT. Also disable the Geo-Filter fully before boot up. Does that resolve your issue? How are you measuring NAT by the console network settings or the game reading?

LevelUpLiam24

Apprentice

Apr 21, 2019

With a few hours support we still couldn't get this resolved and honestly I think it was due to expressvpn not enabling port forwarding on their end. I decided to check out purevpn especially since it's native with the firmware. However, there isn't any support for the ddos dedicated IP? Is there any plans to implement this? Also you have to purchase the port forwarding addon to ensure open NAT.

Still new to using a VPN for gaming, so I'm open to suggestions if anyone has any.

schumaku
Guru
Apr 22, 2019
LevelUpLiam24 wrote:
With a few hours support we still couldn't get this resolved and honestly I think it was due to expressvpn not enabling port forwarding on their end.

All these hide-my-a** VPN providers are doing many2one NAT on their end, and won't assign a public IP exclusively per VPN session - thus no explicit port ... how would you control it?
Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Apr 21, 2019
Not sure what you mean regarding DDoS dedicated IP, that's not a Netgear feature or a router feature I'm aware of. That's for PureVPN? Might be worth looking into a gaming VPN that might do that by default, only one I can think of is VyprVPN