Re: [Openvpn-users] Speedstream 5200

[Erich Titl <erich.titl@xxxxxxxx>]

HI

Tony Ewell wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
>    Help!  I think I am loosing my mind.
> 
>    I am trying to do a port forward on a Speedstream 5200 DSL modem/router.
> I am working over the phone with a low level user to try to get this configured.
> She is using w2k-p, sp4.
> 
>    Problem.  I can use open VPN locally on the network (same client and 
> server config, except different IP address), but when I try to log into 
> the remote location (the one with the 5200), the other end sees nothing 
> from me.
> 
>    The port forward table says
> 
>         protocal udp
>         port 50xx  (a single number)
>         forward to 192.168.254.1  (from ipconfig on the computer)
>         enabled


Sounds like you are NATting the UDP traffic. Recently a number of posts
indicated broken UDP NAT on a number of cheap routers. Apparently TCP
worked.

Try to use TCP instead of UDP and if it works throw away that el cheapo
router thingy.

cheers

Erich


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