Sash
he guys,
i have a Windows Server 2008 (not R2) which is Vista based on a customer site, with installed ovpn 2.3.4 (x64; also tested 2.2.2 x86, with and wihtout ovpn gui).
All Win updates are installed. ovpn has a workng config. i use a TAP bridged network.
the problem:
the server is fresh rebooted. when i start the opvn gui i am able to start the ovpn instance and it will connect. when i stop the instance it will maybe stopped and now the problems begin. the instance cant get stoped after a few start/stop cycles. the gui cant connect to the ovpn instance and gets a zombi which cant be killed (not with the taskmanager nor with the windows service scheduler). the whole Windows cant be rebooted via soft reboot. it just hangs (most progrms wont work any longer/cant be even started). the only way to bring it to operational state again is to powercyle the system.
next was the try another build, so i used ovpn 2.2.2 x86 with the same result. next was not to use the GUI und use the system service manager, but after a few start/stop cycles the same problem occurs.
i searched the net and saw that there were smilar problems on windows with older versions of ovpn...there where fixes in source but never saw a comment that the problems were really solved.
so guys i hope for your help or even some hints to nail the problem down :!:
btw i know openvpn on linux quiet well. i implemented the ovpn gui into the dd-wrt.com OS. never that so much trouble on linux systems as on windoze sh** :twisted: , which is more a windowze problem than yours!
