larryjbjr
Ok, I have a server located at a different location than my home running Windows 7 64bit, 6GB RAM, Verizon FiOS 25/25 and setup as OpenVPN Server. Speed test at the server with OpenVPN running are solid 25/25 or more.
I have a Nexus 4 Android phone connected to LTE that is getting about 20/9 without OpenVPN connected. But, with OpenVPN connected on the phone my speeds go down to about 6/4.
I understand that using a VPN will reduce speeds, but is it normal to reduce that much?
For the record, I am on T-mobile Unlimited 4G service but they throttle FTP traffic. I need to FTP audio files to and from my server and I am hoping to use my phone so I can get rid of my costly FiOS at home. After much searching I discovered that if I go thru VPN the FTP is not throttled. Why? I don't know, but I like it. 😃
On my server config all the cipher lines are commented out with ; I tried adding cipher none, but then my phone just totally lost all internet when connected to VPN. But, would this help anyhow?
Here is my server config file. Note: I am still a newbie, so I only deleted the comments from the sample file, but left all the commented out lines till I know exactly what I need and don't need.
;local a.b.c.d
port 1194
;proto tcp
proto udp
;dev tap
dev tun
;dev-node MyTap
ca "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\OpenVPN\\config\\ca.crt"
cert "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\OpenVPN\\config\\server.crt"
key "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\OpenVPN\\config\\server.key" # This file should be kept secret
dh "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\OpenVPN\\config\\dh1024.pem"
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
;server-bridge 10.8.0.4 255.255.255.0 10.8.0.50 10.8.0.100
;server-bridge
;push "route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0"
;push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0"
;client-config-dir ccd
;route 192.168.40.128 255.255.255.248
;client-config-dir ccd
;route 10.9.0.0 255.255.255.252
;learn-address ./script
push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
;push "dhcp-option DNS 208.67.220.220"
client-to-client
;duplicate-cn
keepalive 10 120
;tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secret
;cipher BF-CBC # Blowfish (default)
;cipher AES-128-CBC # AES
;cipher DES-EDE3-CBC # Triple-DES
comp-lzo
;max-clients 100
;group nobody
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
;log openvpn.log
;log-append openvpn.log
verb 3
;mute 20
larryjbjr
Also, here is my client config file.
;dev tap
dev tun
;dev-node MyTap
;proto tcp
proto udp
remote trumpetradio.com 1194
;remote my-server-2 1194
;remote-random
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
;user nobody
;group nobody
persist-key
persist-tun
;http-proxy-retry # retry on connection failures
;http-proxy [proxy server] [proxy port #]
;mute-replay-warnings
ca /sdcard/ca.crt
cert /sdcard/Nexus4.crt
key /sdcard/Nexus4.key
ns-cert-type server
;tls-auth ta.key 1
;cipher x
comp-lzo
verb 3
;mute 20
