Very Basic VPN Connection Problems

[javamac]

Hey folks. I'm sure I'm just missing an easy step somewhere. I've read a few different walk-throughs on setting up a VPN Host for Win 10, and connecting with an Android device. I'm not getting a connection however.
I created the incoming connection, configured my users with passwords, and configured the IPv4 address assignment to range from 192.168.50.1 - 192.168.50.10.
I have forwarded port 1723 on my router.
I have made sure all sharing options are open for all types of networks.
I made sure DHCP is reserved for the host Windows machine.
To connect with Android, I'm using my public ip which I get from my router and this is where I think I'm going wrong. I can't rationalize connecting to a 192.168 IP from away, so I assume my public IP is what I want, but it's for the router, not the PC.
If someone could point out what I'm missing or provide an alternative solution that doesn't cost anything, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[noidea_77]

Your router has a LAN address (168...) and a WAN address on the external / Internet side. That's what you need. And because that constantly changes at least every 24 hours you need a dyndns service that your router posts the new address to.

 

[javamac]

Your router has a LAN address (168...) and a WAN address on the external / Internet side. That's what you need. And because that constantly changes at least every 24 hours you need a dyndns service that your router posts the new address to.

But wouldn't it at least work today, on the initial setup? I am using the WAN addy, but still get failure.

 

[noidea_77]

Your router has a LAN address (168...) and a WAN address on the external / Internet side. That's what you need. And because that constantly changes at least every 24 hours you need a dyndns service that your router posts the new address to.

But wouldn't it at least work today, on the initial setup? I am using the WAN addy, but still get failure.

Yes, at least for today it should work. Any chance for a detailed error log / message from the VPN client?

 

[javamac]

I'm not using any 3rd party software. Just Windows 10's VPN settings, and Android VPN settings.
I've tried this a few different times, all with no success. Everything I've read shows I've covered all my bases but I think I'm still either missing a step or doing something wrong.
The setup on Windows goes forward without any errors, but on Android it always claims it can't find the server based on the IP I give it. I'm now trying with no-ip, which claims to be a free dyndns service. I signed up and set the server software to run as a service and tried with the domain it let me create and the ip again, still with no success.

 

[noidea_77]

I'm not using any 3rd party software. Just Windows 10's VPN settings, and Android VPN settings.
I've tried this a few different times, all with no success. Everything I've read shows I've covered all my bases but I think I'm still either missing a step or doing something wrong.
The setup on Windows goes forward without any errors, but on Android it always claims it can't find the server based on the IP I give it. I'm now trying with no-ip, which claims to be a free dyndns service. I signed up and set the server software to run as a service and tried with the domain it let me create and the ip again, still with no success.

Your mobile provider probably blocks vpn connections?

 

[javamac]

Definitely not, plus I've attempted this on other Windows computers with the same results, as well as public and private wifi with this phone. It's a settings issue for sure.

 

[Alabalcho]

I've read a few different walk-throughs on setting up a VPN Host for Win 10...

How did you set up your Windows 10 as a VPN host?

 

[javamac]

I've read a few different walk-throughs on setting up a VPN Host for Win 10...

How did you set up your Windows 10 as a VPN host?

> New Incoming Connection
Select Users (I also created uname & pw specifically for this)
Checked On "Through the Internet"
Enabled IPv4 & IPv6