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Revision as of 06:27, 16 March 2010
Typical problems with the VPN:
- You cannot VPN into your network from your very own network (kinda duh)
- You cannot login two users simultaneously
- You cannot login to your network from another network with the exact same settings. You can probably reach your own HDA, but not other systems in the network, due to routing (the HDA has direct connection via the VPN tunnel).
- Check that you have port forwarded 1194 udp.
Contents
Moving to TCP
If UDP is not working because of shitty ISPs (see list below). Also you will have to change the port forward to TCP (or TCP and UDP) instead of UDP.
Client side: (Windows)
Right click the red A, click edit settings. If you have a thing saying "HomeHDA > " then mouse over and click edit settings. Change
proto udp
to
proto tcp
If for some reason the DDNS (yourhda.com) is not working but your control panel is updating, the add this line at the top of the config file.
remote YOUR_IP_HERE
Client Side (Linux/Mac)
Similarly, locate the configuration file and change
proto udp
to
proto tcp
On the Server side
Edit this file:
/etc/openvpn/amahi.conf
change "proto udp" to "proto tcp"
Restart both sides and you are now using openvpn over tcp. And add your isp below.
List of bad ISPs
Please add your isp if you need this work-around:
- Bell Canada
