Recent content by Ed B.

Crazy. But I'm still guessing the issue is you're on a domain and not using its DNS server. (See Addendum 2, Paragraph 5, Sentence 3... of the Guide). That's why you can't log into the Database Server, etc. Have to add 'dhcp-option DNS' as outlined in Addendum 2.

TAP is definitely not the way to go if your long term goal is two Routers that are always up. I used to have to use TAP until I finally got this up and running. I tested the Guide with multiple ASUS routers so it really should work. Plus I've invested too much time in the Guide, so I really...

My pleasure, glad to give back. For my scenario, I'm continually transmitting real-time security camera footage, and periodically transmitting hard drive backups. So I was looking for "the best security I can get without sacrificing throughput". My understanding is that the "RSA Encryption"...

I know this post is from a while ago, however I encountered the same problem and figured out what the issue was and resolved it. I'm sure you've fixed the issue or ditched the router by now, so this is really for anyone else having the same issue that stumbles across this thread. On my...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Parts 1-5 - Images This thread was split off from another thread, so the images were still back over there. Here they are. Note that all of the following images are the results after...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Addendum 2 - Using your own DNS Server (Part 2 - Testing) Once you've loaded the updated .ovpn file into your Client, and your VPN is back up, test the setup by doing the following: 1) Drop...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Addendum 2 - Using your own DNS Server (Part 1 - Background and Setup) Ok, so you run a local DNS server on your Server LAN, Client LAN, or Both and you want to know how to set things up so you...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Addendum 1 - Using your own DCHP Server Ok, so using your own DHCP isn't really a big deal and doesn't really warrant its own section, however it's a good prelude to 'Addendum 2', which will be...

Please see my thread: "The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode" which can be found at: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/ultimate-guide-to-setting-up-bi-directional-vpn-using-two-asus-routers-via-openvpn-in-tun-mode.54868/ for directions...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Part 5 Additional Notes: - If you had to make any changes to the above script to get things working, please click 'post reply' and let me know!!! - If any of my config could be better (more...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Part 4 Step 21) Now for the Client... Note I have NOT been able to get the GT-AC5300 to work as a client - I can get it to connect, but I can't ping successfully in both directions due to the...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Part 3 Step 11) WAN->Enable UPnP->NO->Apply (shouldn't matter for VPN, but that's how I set it) Step 12) Next you need to set up a Dynamic DNS Entry (unless you have a static WAN IP from your...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Part 2 And now for a brief interlude to talk about IP Addresses. In Part 1 I talked about setting my LAN side of the Server to 10.100.100.100 and 255.255.255.0 so let's talk about what that...

The Ultimate Guide to setting up Bi-Directional VPN using two Asus Routers via OpenVPN in TUN mode - Part 1 This guide will help you connect two ASUS routers in Site To Site (also know as Point To Point) mode. I'm listing literally every step I take so you should be able to just follow along...

Gingernut, thanks for the screenprint. You've set things up a little bit different, so it's good to know it works with that configuration. And yes, the big problem here is the bi-directional communications across two routers in point-to-point. Connecting to a server router from a windows...