VPN client has been working. I have turned off VPN via luci to get things going again.
I added those things to network by your recommendation and it enabled me to to ssh into router remotely. I'll give you a link to post. You. You solved a big problem.
I'll turn off masquerading and give it another try. I appreciate your help.
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no change after turning off masquerading. VPN not active.
...I can ssh into router and ping remote sites. So router sees the gateway 192.168.0.1. Everything has been working like a dream for over a year. People go on and on about wireless issues with this router but it is renowned for it's wired performance. Don't get it. I have wired connection. Would tcpdump or system logs give us a clue?