# Intermittent issues with Travel Router to VPN server back home **URL:** \ **Category:** VPN, DNS, Leaks\ **Created:** [November 3, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030 "2024-11-03T08:11:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mrstarfish](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrstarfish](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mrstarfish)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/1 "2024-11-03T08:11:14Z")
Hi I have what was a working travel router with VPN working back home in New Zealand, showing my IP address correctly in Australia. These fix upon restarting the home (server) router and VPN server, which I always have to ask a friend to do - so it's not ideal! At home setup Brume VPN server connected via ethernet to main router DDNS enabled DHCP reservation enabled Overseas - where I am now Slate AX travel router, firmware up to date DDNS Enable and config file working DDNS enabled At variable timeframes, sometimes 2 weeks, sometimes 3 days, and now it seems to be more often than not (every few days), the VPN goes down. I tested another VPN from a provider on my SlateAX and switched to that config - it's working fine. And, unfortunately, it shows up I am using a VPN which is NOT good for work! The logs today say: Sun Nov 3 09:09:20 2024 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifup of wgclient (wgclient) Sun Nov 3 09:10:27 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Network device 'wgclient' link is down Sun Nov 3 09:10:27 2024 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifdown of wgclient () Sun Nov 3 09:10:27 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is now down Sun Nov 3 09:10:27 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is setting up now On other occasions it has been: Thu Oct 10 08:14:56 2024 daemon.notice netifd: wgclient (13777): Name does not resolve: `[xxxxxxxxx.glddns.com:51820](http://xxxxxxxx.glddns.com:51820/)' I am not changing anything on my side. I notice sometimes this occurs when the public IP address of my ISP changes, and other times it doesn't change, and the error occurs. As I said, it always needs a restart of my main router and Brume - I can't keep asking my friend to do this. Any tips or guidance? ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/2 "2024-11-05T06:37:56Z")
May I know when the VPN connection drop/down, if the public IP which your primary router and [xxxxxx.glddns.com](http://xxxxxx.glddns.com) can ping? Probably the public IP has been changed, glddns has to take a few minutes to check and then report/update when the public IP is changed. ---
**Author:** ![mrstarfish](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrstarfish](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mrstarfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/4 "2024-11-05T16:35:41Z")
I can test when it’s next down But essentially it goes down until the VPN and router reboot. So it’s not a few minutes it’s “until my friend can reboot the router and VPN (Brume)”. Waiting a day or two doesn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/eric/32/23373_2.png) [@eric](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/5 "2024-11-05T17:39:26Z")
I use older gl.inet ar300m routers at friend's and families' places as VPN servers. I do a daily reboot, using cron, as even a small memory leak builds up over time. I have not had any unexpected down time in years of using these. The ar300m is not the fastest VPN server, but they are small, low power, reliable and cheap. ---
**Author:** ![mrstarfish](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrstarfish](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mrstarfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/6 "2024-11-05T19:18:52Z")
Maybe I can try the same. How does someone run a cron job on a vpn? Meanwhile, I have the latest high powered slate AX and this happens 😂 ---
**Author:** ![mrstarfish](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrstarfish](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mrstarfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/7 "2024-11-05T19:49:48Z")
Sorry, I also have the latest high powered Brume VPN too and this happens 😂 ---
**Author:** ![eric](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/eric/32/23373_2.png) [@eric](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/8 "2024-11-05T20:40:45Z")
See: > [@Nightly Reboot of GL-AR750?](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/nightly-reboot-of-gl-ar750/10855/2): > > You can schedule tasks with cron: Specifically: Reboot at 4:30am every day Note: To avoid infinite reboot loop, wait 70 seconds and touch a file in /etc so clock will be set properly to 4:31 on reboot before cron starts. 30 4 \* \* \* sleep 70 && touch /etc/banner && reboot So from gl-inet web interface go: More settings \> advanced \> system \> scheduled tasks Howevre, you have to first ‘restart’ the Cron service to make your edits stick by visiting: More settings \> advanced \> sys… ---
**Author:** ![mrstarfish](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mrstarfish](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/mrstarfish)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/9 "2024-11-05T21:11:04Z")
Thanks but I strongly think the issue is on the VPN side so I’ll set a cron job for the VPN not the router ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/10 "2024-11-07T04:03:13Z")
Here your reference, choose which the command for VPN service is using to instead of the system reboot ifup wgclient ifup wgserver ifup ovpnclient ifup ovpnserver Only 'ifup' is needed to bring the service restart, does not need the 'ifdown'. ---
**Author:** ![bruce](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bruce/32/35649_2.png) [@bruce](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bruce)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/intermittent-issues-with-travel-router-to-vpn-server-back-home/50030/12 "2025-10-29T11:41:56Z")