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Got my server up and running over the weekend! I've already been on the forums asking questions about time machine functionality. And now I have more questions!

I connected to my neighbor's wifi to test out the OpenVPN and before I could even get a drive mapped the VPN quit. It continued to drop and reconnect every 5-10 seconds or so. I saw on the wiki (http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/OpenVPN) that due to the microscopic NAT tables in Verizon's Actiontec (garbage) routers this is a frequent occurrence. Has anybody else run into this, Or can anybody confirm for sure that this is the cause? Is there a workaround? I'm looking at some Westell Verizon routers on evilbay which are pretty cheap and gamers say they have a much larger, or normal sized NAT table.

My lan is based off a Linksys wrt160n but the Verizon router is the modem and the Linksys is in the Actiontec's DMZ.

Have you tried any other VPN client. Sometimes the client is the issue. If you have a Windows system, recommend you try HDAConnect. There is a link for it in the wiki.

http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/VPNWindows

You might also consider trying IPSec VPN vs OpenVPN on the HDA. Many have had success with it.

I have a mac so my testing was done through Tunnelblick. I tried using HDA connect on my work computer but it couldn't establish a connection so I'm assuming something's blocked at work. I can try it through a virtual machine on my MacBook. Would possibly the IPsec setup work differently?

Understand. It is possible that IPSec VPN may work, but I cannot confirm. I have used it in the past with no issues.

There is some guidance in the wiki you can try or the one-click app.

http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/IPSEC/L2TP_VPN_Server

http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/IPsec_VPN

https://www.amahi.org/apps/ipsec-vpn

Thanks for the help. I had been thinking I would eventually get the IPsec app since I would rather connect directly from the vpn client built into OSX rather than use an open source one. Maybe I'll try that tonight, see if I have any better luck with it.

I got the IPSec and from my brief testing it seemed to work. I also tried the customized Windows app in my virtual Windows machine and that seemed to work without a hitch as well.

Awesome! Glad to hear you got it working.