OpenVPN works, but cannot forward 443 to 1194

[CaptainSlow]

Hello,

I installed OpenVPN and am able to access the internal network using an LTE connection. However, when I try public wifi, there are no incoming packets being received on the client. I think this may be due to the network only allowing 80 or 443.

I tried changing the client config file to read:

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proto tcp 
remote [i]<VPN server IP>[/i] 443

I then changed the port forwarding on the router to:

ANY source port to hit the destination 1194 and forward to 1194.

When I did this, my connection could not send or receive packets. I'm slightly confused on what's next. I do not think the server config file needs to be updated, since the router is supposed to forward 443 to 1194. I even tried accepting 443 traffic on the IPtables. Can anyone provide insight on this matter?

I tried searching for this issue but could not find any specific resolution.

[Traffic]

As you have not posted your server config I will make some assumptions:

The default proto/port is UDP/1194
You have changed proto and port to TCP/443
Proto must be the same on both sides - server: proto tcp-server / client: proto tcp-client

It would also be more sensible to configure your server to use port 443
Then open port TCP/443 on your firewall and forward it to your server.