OpenVPN Connects from client but I can't see my network.
Hello Everyone,
New to this forum and new to setting up VPN. I bought the AXE-95 specifically so I could remote into my home network using OpenVPN and access my files and tunnel through the VPN to watch local content. My daughter is in college and wants to watch the local sports teams through the Xfinity App.
I followed the instructions and I am successfully able to connect to the VPN from a client PC. The TV watching portion works fine. I can watch local content and channels through VPN connection, but I cannot see any of my shared folders and I can't access any of my PC's.
I cannot do remote desktop connection. I cannot ping any PC's on my network. I can't see any shared folders.
I've tried turning off the firewall on my PC (with the shared folders). I've tried adding firewall rules. None of that seems to have worked.
Do I need to setup port forwarding on the router or the PC for this to work? I'm not exactly sure how to setup port forwarding. The TPLink manual doesn't say that port forwarding is requred.
My internal PC network is setup to the common 192.168.1.xxx addresses, but I notice that the VPN Subnet is 10.8.0.0. Do I need to change that IP to something in my network's range? Do I need to forward a port that directs the subnet to my local LAN?
I've Googled it a bit and I can't find anything that seems to answer my direct question, or the answers are very technical and over my head.
I must be overlooking something simple. I feel like the answer is in front of my face but I can't see it lol. Can someone help me get this working?