doodlenoodle
Occasional Visitor
- AC86u Router - 384.13 Asuswrt-Merlin
- OpenVPN Server - Enabled
- VPN Client 1 TorGuard VPN - Enabled
- Remote Client (Phone or PC) using OpenVPN
When using a PC outside of my network (using cellular hotspot to test) I can successfully VPN to my Merlin powered router via OpenVPN . LAN clients are then reachable. I can ping the internal LAN devices and I can access their administrative webpages. i.e. synology NAS interface, asus router login page, even NVIDIA shield using Vysor. All is well.
PC connecting to Merlin powered router is using openvpn2.4.7-I607-Win10
PROBLEM:
The same is NOT true when using a mobile phone to connect to the router via VPN (OpenVPN). I can successfully ping the LAN clients, but cannot access their administrative interfaces or webpage. Again this means i.e. Asuswrt-Merlin router login page (192.168.50.1), Synology DSM login page for NAS. However, if I disconnect from VPN and connect back to my Wi-Fi (same network as lan clients) then I can reach the LAN clients login pages again from the phone, the phone is able to reach the LAN client's administrative pages, just not when on VPN for some reason.
- Safari or Chrome (on both phones) are the browsers used to try to reach pages
- iPhone 7 OpenVPN 3.0.3 (2104)
- Samsung S10 OpenVPN 3.0.7 (3565)
- Imported same .ovpn file on PC and Phones
- OpenVPN Server Advanced Settings Page --Thumbnail1
- VPN Status Page (PC Connected) -- Thumbnail2
- PC Connected via VPN (Can ping router IP and access Login Page) --Thumbnail3, 4
- VPN Status Page (iPhone Connected) --Thumbnail5
- iPhone OpenVPN App showing connected --Thumbnail6
- iPhone Ping App (Can ping 2 devices in my LAN) --Thumbnail7, 8
- iPhone trying to connect to Asus router login page (stuck loading) --Thumbnail9
- iPhone disconnected from VPN and back on Wi-Fi local network (can connect to Router Login Page) --Thumbnail10
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