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Hi All,
So my client VPN is up and running successfully, I can get it to start, and everything looks good, now I have some questions about the OpenVPN server that I couldn't find straight forward answers to via Google.
1) If I already have a domain, do I still need to use a DDNS service?
1a) If yes, why exactly?
1b) If no, then how do I configure the settings in the router to use my existing domain?
2) I'm a bit confused on how to setup a client on a remote computer. I read the HTG article, but I'm just not getting it. For example, I want to connect to my home computer from work using the OpenVPN server running on my router. Do I need to install and create RSA keys on my work computer? Or do I create keys for my work computer from my home computer?
3) I notice there are two VPN server options. Why would a person need two servers?
4) Unrelated to VPN. I have a 2 TB WD Passport drive that will not mount. I'm having virtually the exact same problem as this guy:
http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=8015&highlight=mounting+drive
I've waited upwards of two hours with no success, (meaning it's still spinning). Is that normal? Should I be looking at something else?
Thanks in advance for being patient.
So my client VPN is up and running successfully, I can get it to start, and everything looks good, now I have some questions about the OpenVPN server that I couldn't find straight forward answers to via Google.
1) If I already have a domain, do I still need to use a DDNS service?
1a) If yes, why exactly?
1b) If no, then how do I configure the settings in the router to use my existing domain?
2) I'm a bit confused on how to setup a client on a remote computer. I read the HTG article, but I'm just not getting it. For example, I want to connect to my home computer from work using the OpenVPN server running on my router. Do I need to install and create RSA keys on my work computer? Or do I create keys for my work computer from my home computer?
3) I notice there are two VPN server options. Why would a person need two servers?
4) Unrelated to VPN. I have a 2 TB WD Passport drive that will not mount. I'm having virtually the exact same problem as this guy:
http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=8015&highlight=mounting+drive
I've waited upwards of two hours with no success, (meaning it's still spinning). Is that normal? Should I be looking at something else?
Thanks in advance for being patient.