New problem with iOS VPN Connection
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:54 pm
hello,
First post here. I had been running the OpenVPN just fine on both a Windows 10 laptop and iOS phones. OpenaVPN is the default VPN service on my Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router. I recently changed from a cable modem to a Verizon Wireless gateway with Verizon as my new ISP. While this gateway can act as a router, I believe I have it set up to act properly as a gateway only, and routing is handled with the Netgear router as it has been for years.
After this change, the VPN on the Windows laptop works fine but the iOS phones do not. The iOS phones work with some apps but not others. Much of my need for the VPN on my phone is for home security and automation apps. So for example, I cannot view my cameras on my phone anymore (although I can on the laptop). However, I am able to use an app that controls my stereo and another app that controls my lighting and security system. Neither of these apps connect through the cloud so I know that the VPN is working properly on these apps.
Any thoughts on why I can't access everything on my network with my phones anymore? I know enough to have set this up before but don't know how to troubleshoot this problem. I suspect that the new Verizon gateway is part of the problem but I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks in advance for any help.
First post here. I had been running the OpenVPN just fine on both a Windows 10 laptop and iOS phones. OpenaVPN is the default VPN service on my Netgear Nighthawk R7000 Router. I recently changed from a cable modem to a Verizon Wireless gateway with Verizon as my new ISP. While this gateway can act as a router, I believe I have it set up to act properly as a gateway only, and routing is handled with the Netgear router as it has been for years.
After this change, the VPN on the Windows laptop works fine but the iOS phones do not. The iOS phones work with some apps but not others. Much of my need for the VPN on my phone is for home security and automation apps. So for example, I cannot view my cameras on my phone anymore (although I can on the laptop). However, I am able to use an app that controls my stereo and another app that controls my lighting and security system. Neither of these apps connect through the cloud so I know that the VPN is working properly on these apps.
Any thoughts on why I can't access everything on my network with my phones anymore? I know enough to have set this up before but don't know how to troubleshoot this problem. I suspect that the new Verizon gateway is part of the problem but I'm not sure what to do.
Thanks in advance for any help.