VPN not working despite showing "Connected"

Asus RT-AX88U · Nov 14, 2021

service state is ON
Firmware Version:386.3_2

Kingp1n · Nov 14, 2021

Asus RT-AX88U said:
service state is ON
Firmware Version:386.3_2

What VPN provider are you using? How did set up? Can you post some screenshots?

Asus RT-AX88U · Nov 14, 2021

Kingp1n said:
What VPN provider are you using? How did set up? Can you post some screenshots?

ProtonVPN
has been working reliably up until recently

Asus RT-AX88U · Nov 14, 2021

installed on router

Asus RT-AX88U · Nov 14, 2021

figured it out

L&LD · Nov 14, 2021

It would help others, today and in the future, if you could outline what steps you took to 'figure it out'.

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