How to remotely mount drive in file system?

[tomwgf]

HI
i have for years been able to edit my fstab and mount my nas as a drive on my computer on my home network.

But, for almost as long i have tried to work out how to mount the nas as a drive on my laptop when i am away from home.
I have tired my qnapcloud, and qvpn and failed with both - though i get the impression that this is not the best way to do it anyway.

But can anyone point me to a page that explains it easily. I am not the brightest spark so it has to be pretty basic.

I think i need to do something in my Filestation ( ive tried many things so may have to undo stuff)
i think i probably need ... maybe not an an actual url - like my qnap cloud, but some way to get to my router and on to the nas
and to change my fstab on the laptop.

thank you

[dolbyman]

Anything other than VPN and you might as well delete the files yourself

viewtopic.php?f=45&t=164797

Get a VPN capable router or dedicated appliance (e.g. raspi), then you can establish a VPN connection and mount SMB shares even from on the go.

[tomwgf]

ok, so i think my router has: VPN Service
Enable VPN Service

OpenVPN configuration package download
For Windows For non-Windows For Smart Phone

OpenVPN client setup instruction
Windows MAC iPhone Android

Advanced Configurations
i think i had a go at this method once and failed.
so, what do i do next?

[dolbyman]

You just posted a bunch of text blocks, not sure what this is supposed to tell us

If your router supports a VPN server, set it up (consult your router manual or router manufacturer forum) and then setup your client PC's to access it.

For OVPN it normally is (depending on config) a *.ovpn file (with settings and certificate) and a username/password combination for the client

[tomwgf]

it shows what the options are on the cpn set up page of the netgear r8500 router
i was wondering what to do next. like i said - i've tried to do this before by myself and ended up with quite a lot of things done but still no connection.
i had hoped someone might be able to help me - tell me what to do on the qnap, what to do on the router and what to do on my laptop.

[dolbyman]

nothing to do on the QNAP

and as said again, check your router manual and/or ask in a netgear forum

here is some random google search results that might help too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yUwjvrv2Qo
https://kb.netgear.com/23854/How-do-I-u ... ows-client

[tomwgf]

(i keep not being able to submit?)
so far i have installed openvpn on ubuntu
i have download opnevn configuraiton files fro router
i have unzipped files
but where do they go?
it says: 'copy them to a folder where the VPN client is installed on your device'
where is that?

[tomwgf]

installing vpn on computer:
https://tecadmin.net/install-openvpn-client-on-ubuntu/

[tomwgf]

and now found this about what files go where:
https://whstatic.1and1.com/help/CloudSe ... 51526.html

will see how it goes

[tomwgf]

i have copied the 3 keys over to keys folder in /etc/openvpn
currently stuck on line: Copy the OpenVPN configuration file e.g. vpn1234B_1.ovpn /etc/openvpn directory.
i dont have an .ovpn file - i have a client2.conf file
whcvi i have copied to /etc/openvpn
and tried to run openvpn --config client2.conf
that didnt go well.
a bit stuck

[dolbyman]

according to the netgear forums
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighth ... -p/1999783

download the windows config files , they contain a ovpn file

[tomwgf]

Right!
i have downloaded windows config zip - unzipped and copied to /etc/openvpn/client1.ovpn
now i have to it seems open this file and edit it to add the keys
by replacing
the lines ca ca.crt with something like /etc/openvpn/keys/ca.crt
and the next two keys

[tomwgf]

then i ran openvpn /etc/openvpn/<vpnID>.ovpn
and failed. 2 errors - client key is group or other accessible - so i guess thats a permissions thing?
and no servier certification verifcation method has been enabled - i wonder if thats in the opvn file?
may stop for the night now

[dolbyman]

if you have access to a windows system use the openvpn access or gui application and try the file there .. shouldn't be too complicated .. really

above error message is just a permission warning .. nothing else
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/11328-o ... acessible/

[tomwgf]

oddly that link seems to be blocked.
but
i changed the permission for the file
sudo chmod 600 client.key - and warning has gone

i added the line remote-cert-tls server to my client1.opvn config file
sudo gedit /etc/openvpn/client1.ovpn

but now get a warning: Unrecognised option or missing extra parameter for remote-cert-tls