Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2015 21:01 Post subject: Does DD-WRT Require Activation To Test Full Functionality?
Hello All,
I have been trying for days to get vpn to work on the DD-WRT enabled router. My VPN provider is IPVanish.
Then I had this idea:
Wwhat if DD-WRT license activation is required to be able to use the built-in VPN client?
Does anyone know if on professional equipment (like my Ubiquity EdgeRouter Lite) it is required to FIRST activate the license to be able to test (use) the built-in VPN client?
DD-WRT web interface comes with options for PPTP & OpenVPN server and client.
The "Administration/Commands" tab, also does not seem to give any response when I type in a command such as "cat /auth/pass.txt"
When I click "Run Command", the screen just flickers once, and that is all.
This is where I was beginning to believe the DD-WRT software was faulty. Nothing tells me that it is a license issue. From what I understand, everything should work for the 23 hour trial.
Can someone clarify?
If I require a license activation to be able to even get the VPN to work... it would be nice if it stated this on the website.
Because now, I do not know if it is a problem with the DD-WRT software or a small unimportant appearing configuration oversight.
So, does the DD-WRT software require licensce activation BEFORE the built-in VPN will function?
Hi Guys
I think the staff at IpVanish do not want their customers to mess with the dd-wrt guy,i was not able to use VPN with Ipvanish,installed following their instructions, their response was that the dd-wrt onto the router was not compatible with the new software,when installing their script the router worked perfectly but a lot of available settings become useless in the dd-wrt menu.
My opinion is that they want us to buy preinstalled dd-wrt routers , do they have some benefit from them ?
A preinstalled dd-wrt cost 100 to 200 euro more than a standard router,installation takes half an hour.
I am sure these problems can be solved , but is Ipvanish willing to ?
icyice