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[doubleos]

Hi,
I am a new member of the forum but have used and owned many D-Link routers.  I have been trying to setup OpenVPN on my NAS.  OpenVPN uses port 1194 by default.  My ISP is Verizon FIOS.  I am using a Westell 911EM as the modem/router.  I have not found a way to use it as a bridge, so I connect my DIR-655 as a DMZ host.
If I run the OpenVPN locally (on intranet/ethernet) and directly access the local IP address of the NAS I connect successfully.  When I try to connect using port forwarding on my DIR-655, whether I connect via dynamic dns to the Westell or locally to the DIR-655 I fail to connect.  I have even tried connecting the NAS as a DMZ host on the DIR-655 and I still fail.
Any Ideas?
My DIR-655 is Hardware Rev. A3 and my firmware is 1.37NA (this also failed with 1.10, I just upgraded it).
thank you for your help!

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?

FW Update Process


Router and Wired Configurations
Some things to try: - Log into the routers web page at 192.168.0.1. Use IE, Opera or FF to manage the router. Besure to log into the Admin account on the router.

• Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual or under Setup/PARENTAL CONTROL/Set to>None: Static IP or Obtain Automatically From ISP.
• Enable or Disable Use Unicasting (compatibility for some ISP DHCP Servers) and test under Setup/Internet/Manual. Disable may help with speed performance on higher speed ISP services.
• Turn on DNS Relay  under Setup/Networking. Link>Finding Faster DNS Addresses using Name Bench and input new DNS addresses under Setup/Internet/Manual.
• Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices ON the router. Setup/Networking. This ensures each devices gets its own IP address when turned on and connected, eliminates IP address conflicts and helps in troubleshooting and maintain consistency for applications that need to connect as well as mapped drives.
• Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
• If IPv6 is an option on the router, select Local Connection Only under Setup/IPv6.
• Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP under Advanced/Firewall. Enable or Disable SPI to test.
• Enable uPnP and Multi-cast Streaming under Advanced/Networking. Disable uPnP for testing Port Forwarding rules. Enable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming for routers that have a Media Server option. Disable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming if IPv6 or Media Server is not being used.
• Turn off WISH, and WPS under Advanced.
• WAN Port Speed set to Auto or specific speed? Some newer ISP modems support 1000Mb so manually setting to Gb speeds can be supported by the router. Advanced/Advanced Networking/WAN Port Speed
• Set current Time Zone, Date and Time. Use an NTP Server feature. The DST setting is only needed in the NA region. Tools/Time.

You might want to disable PF, re-enable uPnP and use Virtual Server as a alternative suggestion.

[doubleos]

Thank you for your suggestions.  Unfortunately no success.

[FurryNutz]

Possible there could be an issue with the ISP modem/router and this router. I presume if you connected directly to the ISP modem that you can get OpenVPN working?

Please give feedback on the question presented so we know what settings you tested and are currently in.