The openvpn config and log file from one of your clients (behind the dodgy router) might be of some assistance at --verb 4 If: (1) your router is simply being a router/modem and not doing any encryption/decryption (2) and all the clients behind only that router have the same problem when using openvpn
client dev tun0 proto udp remote some-domain.com 1195 resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun comp-lzo verb 3 key keys/vpn192-168-128-0.key cert keys/vpn192-168-128-0.crt ca keys/ca.crt log /var/log/openvpn.log verb 4 route 10.100.0.0 255.255.255.0 route 10.55.128.0 255.255.255.0 I am connecting from Windows 7 with official latest OpenVPN client to my OpenVPN server (OpenVPN 2.1.4 i386-redhat-linux-gnu). The problem is I am getting disconnected from my OpenVPN server exactly after 1 hour and I can't understand what directive/option is reponsible for this. I attempted to replace my current OpenVPN RSA certificates with EC cryptography because of its greater strength at much smaller key sizes. However, I run into some connectivity issues, which I am certain are unrelated to configuration as it works just fine for RSA certificates. Hi, i am new to this community and i decided to mix info from How to install OpenVPN inside a jail in FreeNAS 9.2.1.6+ with access to remote hosts via NAT and OpenVPN On FreeBSD 10.3 tutorials. Please report inconsistency. PS: i've also created a script to fully automate this process. Automatic verb 4 #Note : < explicit-exit-notify 2 > Some routers don't understand this command. In cases of doubt or if the configuration doesn't work, please remove this entry.] Please don’t simply copy this example for a server configuration might change after publishing this article. OpenVPN Keys VPNDiag = 4 (verb 4) KB-0018-0-EN (Using eWON with OpenVPN) Page 9/10 KB Name Using eWON with OpenVPN Type KB, Config Example Since revision NA KB Number KB-0018-0 Build 33 Knowledge Base Information Mod date 11. Sep 2008 On OpenVPN client: destination network 10.0.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 gateway 10.7.0.1 The two routes are automatically added with our server configuration. The OpenVPN server route is added through the "route.txt" script and the OpenVPN client route is pushed by the OpenVPN server. IP forwarding
Openvpn --verb 4 is the recommended --verb setting to dubug general user problems. Having openvpn output the entire contents of all user private keys while running at --verb 4 is therefore a considerable threat to privacy, especially for an inexperienced user. Also, the Openvpn Forum is not ready for such a threat to user privacy.
If you run OpenVPN at –verb 4, you will see the message “Replay-window backtrack occurred [x]” every time the maximum sequence number backtrack seen thus far increases. This can be used to calibrate n. In this guide, I’ll show you an easy way to have OpenVPN Server installed on Ubuntu 20.04/18.04/16.04 and ready for clients to start using it. I know OpenVPN setup through a manual process can be challenging especially for new users not experienced with Linux and VPNs. Install and Configure OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu 20.04/18.04/16.04
Anything above "verb 4" is expected never to be used in > production (and anything above "verb 6" is barely ever needed by folks > who aren't James), so you're waaay off debug-only, no-need-to-optimize > land by using verb 9.
Additional Config: Go to the folder where you've extracted the downloaded configuration, right-click the 'openvpn.ovpn' file and open it with a TEXT editor (any text editor will do but WordPad displays the config. more clearly). - Once open, select the passage from 'resolv-retry infinite' to 'verb 4' and right-click > COPY the selected text (or The way I go about installing a new OVPN Server, is by grabbing the Ubuntu install script on OVPN Website click "Get OpenVPN" then click Ubuntu, it gives me an apt install script which I run and then gives me a local link to the WebUI. Back at the OVPN website, there is a link below the install script which shows the next steps and how to use