OpenVPN Client 32-Bit on Windows x64

horst schlämmer

Hi Guys, I have a Question to the Windows Downloads on this http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html Page.

Is there any Issue, if I am Installing the 32-Bit Package on my Windows 8.1 x64? Is the 64-Bit Tap-Driver working a little bit smoother on my x64 System ? 😃
I have not found any other Thread to this Topic, so please answer my Question. thx

horst schlämmer

Serious? Nobody can answer this simple Question?

Traffic

Did you try it for yourself yet ?

horst schlämmer

32-Bit works on a 64-System. But I have no Idea, if there can occur future Problems. So please tell me, the exact differences. (I have to roll out this Client on many Computers)

Traffic

horst schlämmer wroteBut I have no Idea, if there can occur future Problems.

There will always be future problems ..

Your choice of 32bit vs 64bit is dictated by the system you intend installing OpenVPN too ..

OpenVPN itself is interoperable .. ie: 32b & 64b versions work together

Example: 64b server and 32b client will (is supposed to) work. Of course, you may find bugs that were not found before.

It is highly recommended that you read all the OpenVPN Documentation:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/345-openvpn-project.html

john56477

Only issue I had is with regedit variables,

I wanted to change the default editor for openvpn scripts,
because notepad cannot handle unix LF,
so the scripts written on linux server come out all on one line, when viewed in notepad on windows.
I wanted to change editor to notepad++.exe

Problem:
OpenVPN Client 32-Bit on Windows x64
standard directory and variable is like dummy, does nothing, does not change editor
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OpenVPN-GUI\editor

Actual directory and variable
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\OpenVPN-GUI\editor

There is a ticket written for this, see
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/213