Windows RDP through OVPN works fine on IOS app fails on Windows

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typezero
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Windows RDP through OVPN works fine on IOS app fails on Windows

Post by typezero » Sun Aug 06, 2023 8:35 pm

Hello all,

I am hoping to get pointed in the right direction in regards to an issue that I am experiencing. I will first start by saying I am very outside of my element in regards to networking but I am doing my best.

I setup OpenVPN through my Asus RTX-AX86U
It is set to internet and local network
I exported the OVPN Config file from the router UI

IOS version:
Downloaded the OVPN for IOS on my Iphone
imported the config file
OVPN worked great and I am able to use the Windows RDP IOS app to access my PC on my office network with no issues.

Windows GUI:
Downloaded and installed the windows GUI on my Windows 10 laptop
imported the exact same config file
OVPN failed to connect due to cipher issue config "listed cipher AES-128-CBC" changed to "data-ciphers AES-128-CBC" resolved that issue (though worked without that change on IOS app.
OVPN connected successfully and assigned IP to client
Try to run Windows RDP and it cant find the PC by name or IP
I can not ping IP of computer
I can ping IP of a printer on the office network

Client Config

remote A14ED02252F3C500BD8355CDC8257CDEA.asuscomm.com 1194
float
nobind
proto udp
dev tun
sndbuf 0
rcvbuf 0
keepalive 10 30

# for OpenVPN 2.4 or older
comp-lzo yes
# for OpenVPN 2.4 or newer
;compress lzo
dhcp-option DNS 192.168.50.1

auth-user-pass
client
auth SHA1
data-ciphers AES-128-CBC
remote-cert-tls server
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
REDACT
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</ca>

<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
REDACT
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</cert>

<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
REDACT
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

</key>


I appreciate any guidance!

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