Opera VPN and "routing and remote access" service.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Wonder if any one can answer my question. For some reason, my opera VPN was not working today. Kept saying "connecting". Searched the web and found a recommended fix of activating the "routing and remove access service" - (RRAS). After doing this, VPN started working. Not sure what RRAS is for but I had it before when I was working to connect to my office. Any reading the description, that is what the definition appears to be - allow client/server connections. So does Opera really nead this? On my wife's computer, I turned on VPN and it connected. Checked the RRAS service on her computer and it was disabled. But I turned it on any how.

Per Wikipedia - "Remote access server - provides remote access connectivity to dial-up or VPN remote access clients that use IP, IPX, AppleTalk, or NetBEUI."

Just curious if any techie knows anything about this.

Thanks, DeWayne

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

How do you connect to the internet? Do you use any proxy?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

@leocg

Connect thru a Zyxel FR1000Z router to Centurylink fiber. and no proxy.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

So I guess enabling that option shouldn't be necessary for Opera's VPN to work.

[A Former User]

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@leocg

But the wierd thing is by turning it on, it made opera VPN start working on my computer.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer last edited by

Maybe some setting on the router that requires it?

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg

Still strange that wife's computer connected via wifi to same router was working fine with it turned off.