OpenVPN daemon in Raspbian

petervd81

I can start a vpn connection from the commandline using: openvpn configfile.ovpn I then see the log while connecting and at the end 'Initialization Sequence Complete' I have to open another terminal window for other commands while keeping the connection alive. So I thought i use --daemon. $ sudo openvpn --daemon configfile.ovpn This brings me right back to $ and i can continue using the shell. But when I test my IP I notice the VPN hasn't connected.

How can I use --daemon and actually connect?

And then; which command should I use to check if connection is up?

This all to automate this via a python script.

Thanks, Peter

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As you are using an un-named Linux distro, try:

sudo service openvpn start

and also , what Linux distro are you using ?

petervd81 wroteHow can I use --daemon and actually connect

Exactly the same way you would any other way .. by setting up your server & client config files correctly.

petervd81 wrotewhich command should I use to check if connection is up

how about ifconfig ?

petervd81

Hi,
Thanks for your answer.
I'm using the latest Raspbian version, wheezy.

The config file is correct, I got it from my payed VPN provider, setting up the connection like this: sudo openvpn configfile.ovpn works fine.

When I try to connect using: sudo openvpn --daemon configfile.ovpn, and then sudo service openvpn start, my public IP doesn't change and in ifconfig I don't see tun0 and tun1 (which I do see when connect using sudo openvpn configfile.ovpn