Noob Question re-port forwarding...

[JemTheWire]

I currently have a VPN server configured on my Asus AC- RT88U router so that I can access my local home network when I am traveling. Works great. I have also configured a VPN client via the AirVPN Manchester Dabih server. That too works well.



However, if I have both the VPN server (my own) AND the VPN client (AirVPN) enabled at the same time, I loose the connection to my home network when travelling. In a nutshell, the AirVPN client works, but the server does not.



In my noobness, I have set up port forwarding on the AirVPN client so that port 6xxxx is forwarded to my router. I have then set my VPN server's port on the same. I.E. 6xxxx. But when I try to connect to my router remotely via my VPN server, it doesn't connect.



Can someone help me, guide me hopefully, in simple 1>2>3 steps to complete my mission, which I am assuming is possible to achieve.

Note: I posted this question in the AirVPN forums and was directed here


Thanks in advance.

 

[john9527]

Make sure you aren't using the same port for both server and client.

 

[JemTheWire]

Make sure you aren't using the same port for both server and client.

I'm not now, it did try initially as per my original post #1, but have since changed to different ports. Still no dice.

But thanks for the reply.

 

[martinr]

There have been a couple of similar posts in the forum in the recent past regarding problems getting OpenVPN server and client running at the same time. You could look at Xentrk's suggestions here:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/simultaneous-vpn-server-and-vpn-client.39508/#post-329065

And this might be worth a read too:
https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac68u-openvpn-server-and-client.39061/#post-323813

(If you haven't already searched the forum, you may well come across more relevant posts.)