Hi,
When I'm in my home network, I can access my PC's harddrives from my android mobile phone using ES File Explorer, using SMB. My PC is running Windows 10.
I would like to be able to also access these drives when I am away from my network, using an OpenVPN connection. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be working - the only device I seem to be able to connect to when using the VPN is a USB harddrive that is directly connected to my router, a Netgear Nighthawk X4S - I can connect to this using either FTP or SMB when on the VPN.
My router's internal IP address is 192.168.0.1 and my PC is 192.168.0.4
According to the OpenVPN android app, my mobile has a "private" IP 192.168.1.2
When connected via the VPN, I am able to access my router's admin page by going to 192.168.0.1, i.e. the VPN must be working, since I would normally only be able to get to the router's admin page using that address if I was actually on my home network.
Is there any reason why I can't see anything beyond the router and the harddrive connected directly to it when I am using the VPN? Are other users able to access the entire home network when connecting via VPN?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ackoman
When I'm in my home network, I can access my PC's harddrives from my android mobile phone using ES File Explorer, using SMB. My PC is running Windows 10.
I would like to be able to also access these drives when I am away from my network, using an OpenVPN connection. Unfortunately, it does not seem to be working - the only device I seem to be able to connect to when using the VPN is a USB harddrive that is directly connected to my router, a Netgear Nighthawk X4S - I can connect to this using either FTP or SMB when on the VPN.
My router's internal IP address is 192.168.0.1 and my PC is 192.168.0.4
According to the OpenVPN android app, my mobile has a "private" IP 192.168.1.2
When connected via the VPN, I am able to access my router's admin page by going to 192.168.0.1, i.e. the VPN must be working, since I would normally only be able to get to the router's admin page using that address if I was actually on my home network.
Is there any reason why I can't see anything beyond the router and the harddrive connected directly to it when I am using the VPN? Are other users able to access the entire home network when connecting via VPN?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Ackoman