Posts from VPN and online gameplay.

Hello everyone! The Asus RT-AC66U router has the ability to create OpenVPN and PPTP servers, as well as a built-in OpenVPN client :smile08:. Therefore, I no longer need Hamachi, Tunngle, TeamViewer VPN, etc. Everything is generally good, but in "Play Online," it displays 192.168.1.* - the IP address assigned by the built-in DHCP. I'm interested in the possibility of "seeing" games created in the 10.8..... range (these IPs are assigned by default to VPN clients):smile45:. But I'm a newbie in these matters:smile33:.
You can view the router's web interface here (it only shows PPTP). The traceroute (if anyone is interested) is in Local Network -> Routes.

As I understand it, you can play freely with dynamic IP addresses without any Hamachi. In the 2000-2007 period, people played freely through modems, without Hamachi or other clients, simply by finding out the opponent's IP address and connecting to it. With the advent of networks and static IPs, everything changed.
Or maybe the issue isn't with dynamic and static IPs, but with something else. I'm not an expert in the technical details.

Hello everyone! The Asus RT-AC66U router has the ability to create OpenVPN and PPTP servers, as well as a built-in OpenVPN client :smile08:. Therefore, I no longer need Hamachi, Tunngle, TeamViewer VPN, etc. In general, everything is fine, but in "Network Game" it displays 192.168.1.* - an IP address that is provided by the built-in DHCP. I am interested in the possibility of "seeing" games created with 10.8.... (such IPs are set by default for VPN clients):smile45:. But I'm a newbie in these things:smile33:
You can see the web interface of the router here (it only shows PPTP). Tracing route (if anyone is interested) is in Local Network -> Routes.

It doesn't really eliminate the problem because after creating a VPN server, you still need to provide connection parameters to the other side, and given the lack of technical skills among most players, this presents an even greater problem than using Hamachi, TeamViewer, etc.

Here is a good post on setting up
these programs: /topic/at/272012/

There you will also find how to put the network connection higher in the list so that you can see the desired IP address in Heroes.

yes, as already mentioned, there is a drawback: your teammate needs to create a VPN connection in Windows or install OpenVPN (and you then have to send them the connection file). Hamachi has advantages in this regard...

The most important thing: I have the same router, and I spent a week figuring out "why can't I play Heroes?"... Set up port forwarding for Heroes on your router (to the IP address of the computer that will be the server)... And...
Disable the UPnP function on the router's internet settings page. You won't be able to play without it (don't forget to restart the router afterward).