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Setup Nord VPN on the Netgear Nighthawk XR 500 Router (Routerconfiguration)


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6 hours ago, Flomsen said:

NordVPN Is not working on XR500 V2.3.2.134

 

Someone confirm it works in the latest beta firmware for XR500 ?

Doesn't work in what sense? Can you expand on that please?

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2 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

Doesn't work in what sense? Can you expand on that please?

I have download configuration files from here https://nordvpn.com/ovpn and putting the config settings In VPN Hybrid.

Provider - N/A
Country - N/A
City - N/A
Protocol - N/A
Status - Connected

And my ip is still the same.


Found this on NordVPN
Which routers don’t support NordVPN

 

 

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45 minutes ago, Flomsen said:

I have download configuration files from here https://nordvpn.com/ovpn and putting the config settings In VPN Hybrid.

Provider - N/A
Country - N/A
City - N/A
Protocol - N/A
Status - Connected

And my ip is still the same.


Found this on NordVPN
Which routers don’t support NordVPN

 

 

How did you add your VPN rule?

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1 hour ago, Netduma Fraser said:

How did you add your VPN rule?

I copy paste the txt from the files in to the configuration 

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No I mean you have to make a rule to add your device to the VPN - it's the right side of the VPN page, how have you done that? It doesn't apply the VPN to the router as a whole, you need to make a rule for a device to apply it to that device.

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3 minutes ago, Netduma Fraser said:

No I mean you have to make a rule to add your device to the VPN - it's the right side of the VPN page, how have you done that? It doesn't apply the VPN to the router as a whole, you need to make a rule for a device to apply it to that device.

 

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You won't see a different IP address because you're only applying the VPN to YouTube so the rest of your device/anything else will be using your normal connection

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9 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

You won't see a different IP address because you're only applying the VPN to YouTube so the rest of your device/anything else will be using your normal connection

I have added connection to this VPN server Andorra.
I can see advertisements when i play youtube.

if I do it on an ASUS router, then there are no advertisements.

so NordVPN doesn't work 100% on XR500

I have tested it on PC as well

 

 

Then why doesn't it show which provider, country… I’m connected to ?

Provider - N/A
Country - N/A
City - N/A
Protocol - N/A
Status - Connected

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It's likely the YouTube service needs to be updated then so instead add the device entirely to the VPN and see if it works that way. 

You're using a custom config so it doesn't know what that information is as other than the protocol that information is not provided in the config.

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4 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

 

It's likely the YouTube service needs to be updated then so instead add the device entirely to the VPN and see if it works that way. 

You're using a custom config so it doesn't know what that information is as other than the protocol that information is not provided in the config.

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39 minutes ago, xG3orG3x said:

I’m also having issues with NordVPN on an XR500. It fails to connect using credentials and config files as before.

Provide the config files and I can take a look, make sure you're on the beta though

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9 minutes ago, Netduma Fraser said:

Provide the config files and I can take a look, make sure you're on the beta though

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 91.196.69.37 1194
resolv-retry infinite
remote-random
nobind
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
persist-key
persist-tun
ping 15
ping-restart 0
ping-timer-rem
reneg-sec 0
comp-lzo no
verify-x509-name CN=us10050.nordvpn.com

remote-cert-tls server

auth-user-pass
verb 3
pull
fast-io
cipher AES-256-CBC
auth SHA512
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIFCjCCAvKgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADA5MQswCQYDVQQGEwJQQTEQ
MA4GA1UEChMHTm9yZFZQTjEYMBYGA1UEAxMPTm9yZFZQTiBSb290IENBMB4XDTE2
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PApL8PytggYKeQmRhl499+6jLxcZ2IegLfqq41dzIjwHwTMplg+1pKIOVojpWA==
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
key-direction 1
<tls-auth>
#
# 2048 bit OpenVPN static key
#
-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
e685bdaf659a25a200e2b9e39e51ff03
0fc72cf1ce07232bd8b2be5e6c670143
f51e937e670eee09d4f2ea5a6e4e6996
5db852c275351b86fc4ca892d78ae002
d6f70d029bd79c4d1c26cf14e9588033
cf639f8a74809f29f72b9d58f9b8f5fe
fc7938eade40e9fed6cb92184abb2cc1
0eb1a296df243b251df0643d53724cdb
5a92a1d6cb817804c4a9319b57d53be5
80815bcfcb2df55018cc83fc43bc7ff8
2d51f9b88364776ee9d12fc85cc7ea5b
9741c4f598c485316db066d52db4540e
212e1518a9bd4828219e24b20d88f598
a196c9de96012090e333519ae18d3509
9427e7b372d348d352dc4c85e18cd4b9
3f8a56ddb2e64eb67adfc9b337157ff4
-----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
</tls-auth>

 

It's safe to say I'm way behind on firmware then?  I check for updates periodically but there never are any.  I'll rummage the forums and see what steps I need to take.  Upgrading firmwares is like Christmas for me.  Everyone in the house hates it while I figure it out though. lol
 

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The file itself looks fine, there are a couple of lines that could be removed if you were still experiencing an issue but sounds like you got it sorted.

Not way behind really, you're just on the previous update, there hasn't been an update since the beta link I provided and NG has not made it a public release/available to download on the router so you weren't to know! Any issues let us know but as long as you read the top post of the topic I linked thoroughly you shouldn't have any issues, if you do have an issue there is a step detailed there to resolve it, of course anything else do ask.

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Okay, status update… I managed to get upgraded to the latest beta firmware. Love the new layout. Wish I could enable/disable the Hybrid VPN from my mobile, but that’s a small thing.
 

Using NordVPN, if I enable the Hybrid VPN it will connect, and we can watch IPTV and streaming services I otherwise wouldn’t be able to without a VPN, but it makes gaming a nightmare. Using the right side to add devices, the mode is grayed out (unable to change) but suggests the devices I am adding will not go through the VPN… but when the VPN is enabled, even when the device is added to the exclusion list, it’s obviously being routed through the VPN. High ping, packet loss, etc… is there something simple I’m likely missing with the Hybrid VPN settings or maybe in another setting somewhere to allow for mode selections? 

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If you add your gaming device to the VPN and it's greyed out it means it is going through the VPN - if you don't want it to go through the VPN don't add it - the VPN does not apply to all devices by default

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Fraser, your ability to be so involved and available to answer our questions as readily today as you were during the first few years of the R1 is nothing short of incredible. Please keep up the great work! 

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1 hour ago, xG3orG3x said:

Fraser, your ability to be so involved and available to answer our questions as readily today as you were during the first few years of the R1 is nothing short of incredible. Please keep up the great work! 

Thank you very much for the kind words, I appreciate it!

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18 hours ago, Netduma Fraser said:

The file itself looks fine, there are a couple of lines that could be removed if you were still experiencing an issue but sounds like you got it sorted.

What lines you talking about, there can be removed ?

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