Hello everybody, this is my first post here, so please be gentle!
I'm having issues with accessing my RT-AC88U web interface remotely via a PPTP tunnel. Basically, my setup is as follows:
-Asus RT-AC88U as my intenet facing router. (LAN subnet 172.16.0.0)
-Linksys LRT214 as a dedicated VPN server (LAN subnet 172.16.1.0)
-These two routers are connected by Asus LAN port --> Linksys WAN port (VPN won't work on LAN ports)
-The linksys gets it's WAN IP Address via DHCP (172.16.0.176)
I have a PPTP server setup on the Linksys so i can remote into my homelab while travelling (PPTP client address 172.16.1.253) IPSec won't work with this two router setup for some reason, but thats a thread for another day....
Everything works great, i can access webUI's for my PDU, ESXi server, the linksys router, send wake-on-lan packets, use RDP etc. However, there is one thing i can't access: The Asus Router webUI!
In chrome, after the PPTP tunnel is established, i type in 172.16.0.1 (SSL or not) and get an "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED" and when i try to access via router.asus.com i'm redirected to the asus official homepage.
Things i've tried:
-Disabling firewall completely on the Linksys and ASUS
-Allowing remote access on the ASUS
-Static routes between the two subnets (LAN interface for Asus and WAN interface for linksys)
-Disbling firewall on computer trying to remote-in
-Trying MS edge browser and firefox
-Clearing cookies in browser
Things i haven't tried:
-Using the DMZ port on the linksys (I'm 5000 kilometers away from my home lab
)
I've searched and searched high and low to no avail. So does anybody have any thoughts on this?
Thanks very much for reading
EDIT: I forgot to mention i can successfully ping the ASUS on 172.16.0.1 from the remote computer
I'm having issues with accessing my RT-AC88U web interface remotely via a PPTP tunnel. Basically, my setup is as follows:
-Asus RT-AC88U as my intenet facing router. (LAN subnet 172.16.0.0)
-Linksys LRT214 as a dedicated VPN server (LAN subnet 172.16.1.0)
-These two routers are connected by Asus LAN port --> Linksys WAN port (VPN won't work on LAN ports)
-The linksys gets it's WAN IP Address via DHCP (172.16.0.176)
I have a PPTP server setup on the Linksys so i can remote into my homelab while travelling (PPTP client address 172.16.1.253) IPSec won't work with this two router setup for some reason, but thats a thread for another day....
Everything works great, i can access webUI's for my PDU, ESXi server, the linksys router, send wake-on-lan packets, use RDP etc. However, there is one thing i can't access: The Asus Router webUI!
In chrome, after the PPTP tunnel is established, i type in 172.16.0.1 (SSL or not) and get an "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED" and when i try to access via router.asus.com i'm redirected to the asus official homepage.
Things i've tried:
-Disabling firewall completely on the Linksys and ASUS
-Allowing remote access on the ASUS
-Static routes between the two subnets (LAN interface for Asus and WAN interface for linksys)
-Disbling firewall on computer trying to remote-in
-Trying MS edge browser and firefox
-Clearing cookies in browser
Things i haven't tried:
-Using the DMZ port on the linksys (I'm 5000 kilometers away from my home lab
)I've searched and searched high and low to no avail. So does anybody have any thoughts on this?
Thanks very much for reading
EDIT: I forgot to mention i can successfully ping the ASUS on 172.16.0.1 from the remote computer
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