L2TP/PPTP VPN router with Vodafone HG658C problem

The lips

Hi,

I Have a tp-link WR841N router that I want to add run a VPN on.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001FWYGJS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have tried with the Vodafone router PPOE bridged and unbridged but I cannot get it to connect. When bridged, the TPlink will work fine in PPOE mode but not in L2TP or PPTP mode.

This should be relatively straightforward stuff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MitCaoIm8Lw

I am using privateinternetaccess.com and have regenerated a password/username for use with L2TP or PPTP.

PIA works fine on my mobile and laptop so shouldnt be an account issue.

Any help before I upgrade to a more powerful router? Cheers.

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tsue921i8wljb3

If you're trying to copy the video I don't think it's going to work. When you put the Vodafone router in bridge mode you then need to authenticate with Vodafone using PPPoE on the TP-Link. If you're setting the WAN to L2TP/PPTP that is not happening which is why it's not connecting.

You need to set up the PPPoE to Vodafone then do the VPN over that. Don't ask me how, I'm not familiar with your device.

The lips

Kristopher Round Crib wrote: »

If you're trying to copy the video I don't think it's going to work. When you put the Vodafone router in bridge mode you then need to authenticate with Vodafone using PPPoE on the TP-Link. If you're setting the WAN to L2TP/PPTP that is not happening which is why it's not connecting.

You need to set up the PPPoE to Vodafone then do the VPN over that. Don't ask me how, I'm not familiar with your device.

Thanks for the help, there should be a way of getting it to work unbridged, a buddy of mine has the same router working unbridged with virgin Internet.

The tplink will not allow dual PPOE and L2TP, one or the other.

The Tplink is on the lower threshold of memory and ram, I am struggling to find an open source software that supports it.

Maybe a firewall setting on the Vodafone router?

tsue921i8wljb3

The lips wrote: »

Thanks for the help, there should be a way of getting it to work unbridged, a buddy of mine has the same router working unbridged with virgin Internet.

The tplink will not allow dual PPOE and L2TP, one or the other.

The Tplink is on the lower threshold of memory and ram, I am struggling to find an open source software that supports it.

Maybe a firewall setting on the Vodafone router?

You can't compare the Virgin network with open eir or SIRO which Vodafone are using.

I have the HG659b which eir supply and I believe it can do what you're looking for. Does the HG658C have a VPN option?

The lips

Kristopher Round Crib wrote: »

You can't compare the Virgin network with open eir or SIRO which Vodafone are using.

I have the HG659b which eir supply and I believe it can do what you're looking for. Does the HG658C have a VPN option?

The HG658C is not on siro, just regular fibre, there is no VPN option on the HG658C, Vodafone tech support were unhelpful.

pizzahead77

Are you sure that TP-link actually has a VPN client option?

From the manual it would appear that the L2TP option is for ISP authenication (like what PPOE does)

Or to allow L2TP Passthrough which is different again - that's to allow VPN connections through the router.

I think what you are trying to do, you will need a different router that has a VPN client on it.

The lips

I got it working, pptp pass through, lttp pass through and IP SEC pass through were all enabled by default.

Once I disabled pptp and IP sec it fired into life.

Thanks for the help guys ðŸ‘ðŸ»