iOS 12.2 no VPN anymore

Core Machine (Operating system/System info/Roon build number)

Roon Server latest version:
Mac mini i7 16Gb/500/500Gb drives and Drobo 32TB DAS storage
High Sierra 10.13.6 Server version 5.6.3 using L2TP VPN

Network Details (Including networking gear model/manufacturer and if on WiFi/Ethernet)

T-Mobile Fibre Optic 200M/200M Draytek 2132FVn router TPLink switch 16 ports 1GB/ Jumboframes Cable CAT6 to audio endpoints and Apple Airports WiFi 5GHz to wireless Endpoints

Audio Devices (Specify what device you’re using and its connection type - USB/HDMI/etc.)

CambridgeAudio 851N/851W using Airplay - CAT6, USB, RaspberryPi 3 with Allo Kali/Piano2.1 - CAT6, Sonos One (4x) Sonos Play5 (2x) Sonos Surround (Bar, Sub, 2xPlay3) - WiFi, iPhone 7Plus with Sennheiser Bluetooth headset - WiFi and VPN, iPhone Xr with Grado headset - WiFi and VPN,

Description Of Issue

I once had it worked for VPN running on iPhones and wanted to go for a subscription - this trial version ends 30 of May I hope this can / will be solved - otherwise I am forced to stay @ Audirvana which is as good in sound quality.

VPN is setup using the L2TP function of Mac OS server 5.6.3 and it did work - but now not any more … I followed almost all possible steps on the web (Roonlabs.com) but no luck up to now when the iPhones are IN the LAN wifi the endpoint is connected to the Core - when outside the LAN using VPN I only see the endpoints within the LAN but the iPhone disappears

I can connect the the local IP address of the Core using vpn - but still NO iPhone Endpoint when connecting thru 4G-VPN – Roon Core in my LAN

and yes according to this it should have the same subnet and inside the same IP range

<d0514b16a13c398030879308b740b2640000000000000000a36c963d245f47fbf167f5bced1f2d7a2982fd3d01955c4400>, name = "vpnuser1"]

Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [CHAP Success id=0xa5 "S=3C9B8706EC8409AAFEFE9BD8ABCEE2A63322985B M=Access granted"]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : CHAP peer authentication succeeded for vpnuser1
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : DSAccessControl plugin: User 'vpnuser1' authorized for access
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.221>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [ACSCP ConfReq id=0x1]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : ipcp: returning Configure-NAK
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.131> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.130>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : rcvd [IPV6CP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr fe80::b416:494e:f8a4:cb4d>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Unsupported protocol 0x8057 received
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 80 57 01 01 00 0e 01 0a b4 16 49 4e f8 a4 cb 4d]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.221>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 82 35 01 01 00 04]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 192.168.1.131> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.130>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : ipcp: returning Configure-ACK
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 192.168.1.131> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.130>]
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : ipcp: up
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : found interface en0 for proxy arp
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : local  IP address 192.168.1.221
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : remote IP address 192.168.1.131
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Received protocol dictionaries
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Received acsp/dhcp dictionaries
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Committed PPP store
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Received acsp/dhcp dictionaries
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : Committed PPP store
Fri May 10 14:25:47 2019 : l2tp_wait_input: Address added. previous interface setting (name: en0, address: 192.168.1.221), current interface setting (name: ppp0, family: PPP, address: 192.168.1.221, subnet: 255.255.255.0, destination: 192.168.1.131).

Please help !!!

Hi @Max_Mackenzie,

I have moved your post over to the Roon Tinkering section because using a VPN in Roon is not supported at this time. For Roon and device/core discovery to work properly, all devices have to be on the same flat local network + subnet, and it appears that this is not the case here.

A few users have gotten Roon to work with a VPN in the following threads, but I just want to be clear here: if you are running this kind of setup, you are on your own with regards to the configuration, you can ask other users for advice but it is not officially supported.





– Noris

Thank you all for the information - I once had it running on the the same hardware/software - but when I upgraded my iOS to 12.2 it stopped working and cannot get it back - I started from scratch and I can remotely select the connect Zones on the core (VPN) even over 4G without VPN but I cannot add my iPhone to the Core … ONLY when I am in the WiFi environment (so my Local LAN) when I am outside (on my balcony then I have 4G and VPN running) no problems with other programs, but ROON will not show me the connection to my Core … As far as I can see I have a VPN tunnel from the core to my iPhone but :frowning: no luck up to yet Anybody? I also tried ZeroTier, no luck … so I must be doing something wrong …

this is what I get from my VPN server - ROON on 192.168.1.221 and 255.255.255.0 and the iPhone VPN 192.168.1.130

<1468dad09fe3455e7be860816ddfe2a100000000000000004610da3d05de49d8a696742f29c96b8c36398e7f38ce2db200>, name = “vpnuser1”]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [CHAP Success id=0xb2 “S=A703CCC8C626CA921B549966C308EDD0FA8E9F9D M=Access granted”]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : CHAP peer authentication succeeded for vpnuser1
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : DSAccessControl plugin: User ‘vpnuser1’ authorized for access
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.221>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [ACSCP ConfReq id=0x1]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns1 0.0.0.0> <ms-dns3 0.0.0.0>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : ipcp: returning Configure-NAK
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.1> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.1>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : rcvd [IPV6CP ConfReq id=0x1 ]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Unsupported protocol 0x8057 received
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 80 57 01 01 00 0e 01 0a 04 d3 84 36 16 37 06 43]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <addr 192.168.1.221>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : rcvd [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 82 35 01 01 00 04]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.1> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.1>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : ipcp: returning Configure-ACK
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr 192.168.1.130> <ms-dns1 192.168.1.1> <ms-dns3 192.168.1.1>]
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : ipcp: up
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : found interface en0 for proxy arp
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : local IP address 192.168.1.221
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : remote IP address 192.168.1.130
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Received protocol dictionaries
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Received acsp/dhcp dictionaries
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Committed PPP store
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Received acsp/dhcp dictionaries
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : Committed PPP store
Wed May 15 15:48:59 2019 : l2tp_wait_input: Address added. previous interface setting (name: en0, address: 192.168.1.221), current interface setting (name: ppp0, family: PPP, address: 192.168.1.221, subnet: 255.255.255.0, destination: 192.168.1.130).

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