OpenVPN Connect profile gone after rebooting

Coopercentral

Hello,

I setup OpenVPN Access Server, and when I went to the client login https://myserver:943, it prompted me to download the OpenVPN connect client. I installed it, and then I was able to connect fine. After I rebooted the PC, when I click on the OpenVPN icon, it shows "No VPN servers found". My server hostname is gone, and I can't connect. If I try and click "connect" and put my hostname in, it will show "error - error connecting". In the ovpntray.exe.log shows:

Fri Nov 29 23:18:58 2013 run_client()
Fri Nov 29 23:18:59 2013 RUN CLIENT error: ConnectionRefusedError: 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.. (twisted.internet.error.ConnectionRefusedError): tray/trayclient:864
Fri Nov 29 23:19:04 2013 ************ EXCEPTION TRIGGERED RESTART
Fri Nov 29 23:19:05 2013 waiting...: ConnectionRefusedError: 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.. (twisted.internet.error.ConnectionRefusedError): tray/trayclient:257

I have uninstalled and reinstalled the client, and the same thing occured. It worked the first time, until I rebooted and then it was lost again. Is there a reason the profile that has my hostname keeps getting lost upon rebooting? I have looked online and couldn't find an answer.

jjbungles

Coopercentral,

Check your memory. I had the same problem, after a reboot OpenVPN-AS was fine for about 20 minutes then, you cannot get to the Admin or Client GUI. I fixed it by adding a swap onto the server so it can accomodate the UI.

Also, you put down https://myserver:943. If you did a "STD" install the client address should be https://myserver:443 and admin UI https://myserver:943/admin

Here's my post where I resolved my issues by adding a swap because my RAM is too low;

https://forums.openvpn.net/topic14283.html

I hope this helps you,

JJ

Coopercentral

Thank you JJ for your post! Upon further investigation and through the help of support, I had installed version 1.8.5 Access-Server, and was advised to install 2.0.*. I installed this, and then tried the new client version, and upon rebooting, it did the same thing. I was told it may be my anti-virus, which I use AVG. I uninstalled it, and did the same thing. I noticed when I install the client, my firewall (Comodo) pops up every 2 seconds. I had uninstalled Comodo and used just Windows firewall, and after rebooting several times the profile stayed. I have since uninstalled AVG, and just went with Comodo Internet Security, and the profile has stayed. I have no idea why Comodo Firewall doesnt' work, but Comodo Internet Suite (firewall + antivirus) works. But, anyways it works, so if anyone else has this issue, please try uninstalling their firewall.