justin855
Hello,
I am very new to this, but I'm not sure where else to turn.
I'm attempting to establish a VPN gateway through a new Linksys LRT224 router. I'm currently using Comcast, with a Nighthawk router/modem combo. I'm attempting to configure OpenVPN on the new Linksys, and just coming up with nothing.
Here are some steps I've taken that seem required, but not explicitly listed in the instructions:
1. Added the Linksys Router IP as a designated DMZ on the Nighthawk modem/router.
2. Configured a dynamic DNS with NoIP.
I go through the process of setting up the OpenVPN server and download the resulting configuration file to my phone (testing it from outside the network using the phone's cellular data connection, disconnected from my home network).
What I'm noticing is the config file actually specifies the URL of the domain set up for NoIP. However, when I attempt to connect, in the logs of the OpenVPN client on my phone, I see it attempting to connect to my local IP for the router. I find this odd, since that IP isn't even overtly listed in the config file.
Are there any guides on setting this up (Comcast Modem/Router, NoIP, OpenVPN on a Linksys LRT224)?
I've looked and looked but come up with nothing very specific. The instructions from Linksys seem outdated and to gloss over things. Instructions for OpenVPN setup seem to be setting up a server from scratch, not using the built-in server setup in the router.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
