Re: target machine actively refused connection

Not 100% sure what the issue is, but some public WiFi blocks some ports 
as well as blocking some hosts and/or IPs.  As a test try from a private 
WiFi network not from your home.

*Patrick Shoaf*
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On 2/11/2022 4:56 PM, Terry Spearman wrote:
> I'm trying to securely connect to my Windows 10 desktop PC from my 
> Windows 11 laptop over public wi-fi while on the the road.  I'm using 
> OpenVPN included in DD-WRT firmware on my router.  I have connected 
> the desktop to the OpenVPN server, getting an assigned ip of 
> 10.8.0.1.  When I'm on public wi-fi, I can establish a connection to 
> the OpenVPn server, getting an assigned ip of 10.8.0.2.  I have 
> TightVNC service running on my desktop, and when I hover the mouse 
> pointer on its icon it's showing me the ip address of my desktop on my 
> home network and 10.8.0.1.  When I'm at home and my laptop is 
> connected to my home network via wi-fi, TightVNC Viewer connects no 
> problem if I give it the ip address of my desktop PC on my home 
> network,  However, when I'm on a public wi-fi with an OpenVPN 
> connection established, if I try to connect to 10.8.0.1 with TightVNC 
> viewer, I get the message that a connection could not be established 
> because the target machine actively refused the connection.  The 
> frustrating thing is that I've been doing this successfully for years, 
> although infrequently enough that I don't necessarily remember all the 
> necessary steps. I do believe I have port forwarding enabled in the 
> router to forward ports 5800 and 5900 to my desktop PC's  home network 
> ip address .  Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
>
>
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