ODB via VPN
Alain Stouder Omnis
omnis at smartway.ch
Thu Sep 9 10:37:47 UTC 2021
I second Jim’s comment, with the speed increase and lower latency of modern networks, ODB is doable again but prone to network slowdown and failures. Windows TS cheap alternatives bring any Omnis 7 app inside a web browser anywhere on the planet with better security.
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> On 9 Sep 2021, at 12:25, Alain Stouder Omnis <omnis at smartway.ch> wrote:
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> Check if the Windows firewall has different rules for local and public networks.
>
> Check if the VPN equipment has a firewall where the odb port is not allowed in.
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>>> On 9 Sep 2021, at 11:46, Dick Schievink <dick.schievink at ziggo.nl> wrote:
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>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> Yes, the remote IP address is whiten the range of the ODB server.
>> I can even ping to the address of the ODB server from the remote client.
>> It just seems that the ODB is rejecting requests coming from the remote client.
>> Strange.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>>
>>> Op 9 sep. 2021, om 11:35 heeft Mike Matthews - Omnis <omnis at lineal.co.uk> het volgende geschreven:
>>>
>>> Indeed, the VPN should pass all traffic through.
>>>
>>> Is your remote IP address within the same range as the ODB server?
>>>
>>> Mike Matthews
>>>
>>> Lineal Software Solutions
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>>> On 9 Sep 2021, at 10:33, Dick Schievink <dick.schievink at ziggo.nl<mailto:dick.schievink at ziggo.nl>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Alain,
>>>
>>> The IP adres I receive from the VPN connection is within the range of the local network.
>>> I thought that once in via VPN you have nothing to do with the firewall, at least nothing extra because it would act as if you are local.
>>> Thanks for the thought.
>>>
>>> Dick
>>>
>>>
>>> Op 8 sep. 2021, om 19:07 heeft Alain Stouder Omnis <omnis at smartway.ch<mailto:omnis at smartway.ch>> het volgende geschreven:
>>>
>>> Most likely your firewall or your IP range is not what you think it is via VPN.
>>>
>>> On 8 Sep 2021, at 15:32, Dick Schievink <dick.schievink at ziggo.nl<mailto:dick.schievink at ziggo.nl>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I try to connect to the Omnis data bridge via a VPN.
>>> Can’t get it working. Tried to open port 5913 on router but also no luck.
>>> Anyone ever done this?
>>> ODB running on Mac and Omnis version 6.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Dick Schievink
>>>
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