Win 10 connection made but no access to LAN; Android works fine
Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2021 3:20 am
Hi folks,
I've got OpenVPN running on my Asus AX92U Router; its firmware is up to date. I generated the client.ovpn credential file and imported it to the OpenVPN app on my Android phone; after connecting (when my phone is away from my LAN, using either cellular data or a wifi hotspot), I've got a fine connection to my LAN and for example I can use a Remote Desktop app on the phone. All resources are available.
However, when I've installed the OpenVPN client on my relatively boring i5 laptop in Windows 10, and imported the client.ovpn file, although the OpenVPN client software reports connection established, I'm not able to access any resources on my LAN; the main things I want to do are remote desktop (via MS RDP) into various servers there, or occasionally print something to the printer there. Nothing works. Remote Desktop doesn't see any of the computers on the LAN, nor is the printer seen.
I've tried:
1. REbooting the remote client computer ( )
2. Reinstalling OpenVPN and re-importing the client.ovpn credential
3. Changing my client's assessment of the wifi internet connection from public to private
4. Briefly turning off firelwall for private connections
5. Connecting my computer to my phone hotspot instead of a wifi hotspot, just to try a different source internet connection and to avoid conflict with both my home LAN being 192.168.1.xxx and the remote LAN my laptop is on also being a 192.168.1.xxx address
None of these has enabled me to remote into my PCs or access any resources at the home LAN. I'm guessing I've missed some sort of basic step in setup or usage and would appreciate any insights for setting things right.
I switched to OpenVPN on recommendation of some friends that do similar things; I find its performance to be preferable to other ASUS router based VPN solutions for some of my applications (accessing security cameras... load times on my Android are great with OpenVPN). It's just odd that I can't get my laptop to connect to any resources on the LAN; this worked fine with the prior VPN (PTPP) I was using to connect to my LAN.
Thanks all!
I've got OpenVPN running on my Asus AX92U Router; its firmware is up to date. I generated the client.ovpn credential file and imported it to the OpenVPN app on my Android phone; after connecting (when my phone is away from my LAN, using either cellular data or a wifi hotspot), I've got a fine connection to my LAN and for example I can use a Remote Desktop app on the phone. All resources are available.
However, when I've installed the OpenVPN client on my relatively boring i5 laptop in Windows 10, and imported the client.ovpn file, although the OpenVPN client software reports connection established, I'm not able to access any resources on my LAN; the main things I want to do are remote desktop (via MS RDP) into various servers there, or occasionally print something to the printer there. Nothing works. Remote Desktop doesn't see any of the computers on the LAN, nor is the printer seen.
I've tried:
1. REbooting the remote client computer ( )
2. Reinstalling OpenVPN and re-importing the client.ovpn credential
3. Changing my client's assessment of the wifi internet connection from public to private
4. Briefly turning off firelwall for private connections
5. Connecting my computer to my phone hotspot instead of a wifi hotspot, just to try a different source internet connection and to avoid conflict with both my home LAN being 192.168.1.xxx and the remote LAN my laptop is on also being a 192.168.1.xxx address
None of these has enabled me to remote into my PCs or access any resources at the home LAN. I'm guessing I've missed some sort of basic step in setup or usage and would appreciate any insights for setting things right.
I switched to OpenVPN on recommendation of some friends that do similar things; I find its performance to be preferable to other ASUS router based VPN solutions for some of my applications (accessing security cameras... load times on my Android are great with OpenVPN). It's just odd that I can't get my laptop to connect to any resources on the LAN; this worked fine with the prior VPN (PTPP) I was using to connect to my LAN.
Thanks all!