ASUS RT-N66U Ports for VPN on Mac OSX Server

[DHJohnson76]

I am trying to set up an L2TP VPN on Mac OSX Mountain Lion Server that runs through an ASUS RT-N66U router. I have been successful in opening the ports to other services on the server, but cannot get the ports to the VPN to open. Ports 500, 1701, and 4500 are all timing out when testing them through www.canyouseeme.org. I believe that those are the only ports that I need to have open to for an L2TP VPN.

The VPN service on the router is disabled, but I am wondering if, for some reason, the VPN service on the router is conflicting with the ports.

Any suggestions on additional steps to take to identify the cause of the problem are welcome.

 

[vaio6]

I have the same problem

 

[heytheretaylor]

Same here

I know it's been awhile but have either of you figured this out yet? I'm on Yosemite now, same problem.

 

[Dreamslacker]

Have you tried forwarding ESP as well?

Try adding a port forward rule with:
Port Range: 50
Local Port: Leave blank.
Protocol: Other

 

[heytheretaylor]

Thank You!

Success!

I added the ESP 50 rule but I also discovered that it didn't like that I was trying to log in through an account linked to iCloud.

I created a new local user and boom I was in. Thank you for your help Dreamslacker!