The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined

ThePie

I connected to the OpenVPN server last night and was on it for a few hours. Today I went to connect and keep getting TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.

Below is the status of the connection attempt.

x.x.x.x is my public IP address

Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_pin_cache_period = -1
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_id = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pkcs11_id_management = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_network = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_network_ipv6 = ::
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_netbits_ipv6 = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_base = ::
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_netbits = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   n_bcast_buf = 256
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   tcp_queue_limit = 64
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   real_hash_size = 256
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   virtual_hash_size = 256
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ccd_exclusive = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   tmp_dir = 'C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_ipv6_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_ipv6_local = ::/0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   enable_c2c = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   cf_max = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   cf_per = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   max_clients = 1024
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   max_routes_per_client = 256
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   client = ENABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   pull = ENABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   auth_user_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   show_net_up = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   route_method = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   block_outside_dns = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ip_win32_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   ip_win32_type = 3
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_masq_offset = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_lease_time = 31536000
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   tap_sleep = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_options = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_renew = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_pre_release = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   dhcp_release = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   domain = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   netbios_scope = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   netbios_node_type = 0
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016   disable_nbt = DISABLED
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016 OpenVPN 2.3.10 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [PKCS11] [IPv6] built on Feb  1 2016
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016 Windows version 6.2 (Windows 8 or greater)
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.1r  28 Jan 2016, LZO 2.09
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
Mon Mar 21 16:32:12 2016 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'log all on'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold off'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled.  See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 LZO compression initialized
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1592 D:1210 EF:40 EB:0 ET:0 EL:3 ]
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->65536] S=[65536->65536]
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592333,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1592 D:1450 EF:60 EB:143 ET:32 EL:3 AF:3/1 ]
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Local Options String: 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1592,tun-mtu 1532,proto TCPv4_CLIENT,comp-lzo,cipher AES-128-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-client'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Expected Remote Options String: 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1592,tun-mtu 1532,proto TCPv4_SERVER,comp-lzo,cipher AES-128-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-server'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Local Options hash (VER=V4): '39ac68d4'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Expected Remote Options hash (VER=V4): 'de0ebdfe'
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 [nonblock]
Mon Mar 21 16:32:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592333,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:23 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:32:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592348,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592348,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:38 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:32:43 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592363,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:43 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592363,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:53 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:32:58 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592378,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:58 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592378,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:08 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:33:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592393,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:13 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592393,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:23 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:33:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592408,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592408,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:39 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:33:44 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592424,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:44 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592424,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:54 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:33:59 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592439,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:33:59 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592439,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:34:09 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:34:14 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592454,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:34:14 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592454,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:34:24 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.  
Mon Mar 21 16:34:29 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592469,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:34:29 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592469,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Disconnected

Traffic

Basically, this means your vpn connection has failed .. most likely due to a firewall.

ThePie

Traffic wroteBasically, this means your vpn connection has failed .. most likely due to a firewall.

I turned my firewall off on my machine and still am unable to connect.

Traffic

ThePie wrotex.x.x.x is my public IP address

Is that where your server is ?

ThePie

Traffic wrote
ThePie wrotex.x.x.x is my public IP address
Is that where your server is ?

Yes the server is located at that address and I am on another network. It was working fine last night, I did leave it on as I tried to transfer like 100 GB to a computer on the x.x.x.x network so maybe that screwed with something. The transfer failed at like 20% when I checked it in the morning. Not sure if that makes a difference or not. It should be able to handle it I would think.

Traffic

ThePie wroteI tried to transfer like 100 GB

Maybe somebody else does not like you doing that on their network.

ThePie

Traffic wrote
ThePie wroteI tried to transfer like 100 GB
Maybe somebody else does not like you doing that on their network.

Well its my own network and I say its allowed, lol. The OpenVPN service is running on a Netgear R8000 router too.

Traffic

I don't think that really has anything to do with it.

ThePie wroteMon Mar 21 16:32:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592348,RESOLVE,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1458592348,TCP_CONNECT,,,
Mon Mar 21 16:32:38 2016 TCP: connect to [AF_INET]x.x.x.x:12970 failed, will try again in 5 seconds: The system tried to join a drive to a directory on a joined drive.

Means that your client cannot connect to your server ..

Do you have a dynamic DNS name for your server ?

job

Hi,

As a quick note this is the same error message I am getting as described here: https://forums.openvpn.net/topic21333.html

I have a weird situation where a birdged OpenVPN configuration is working when connecting within my LAN, but not when I attempt to connect from outside of my LAN - despite the fact that a routed Open VPN connection is working fine when connecting from both inside and outside my LAN.

ThePie

Traffic wroteI don't think that really has anything to do with it.

ThePie wroteMon Mar 21 16:32:28 2016 MANAGEMENT: >
Do you have a dynamic DNS name for your server ?
Yes I have a Dynamic DNS host name. I double checked and made sure that the public IP has not changed, it is the same.

job wroteHi,

As a quick note this is the same error message I am getting as described here: https://forums.openvpn.net/topic21333.html

I have a weird situation where a birdged OpenVPN configuration is working when connecting within my LAN, but not when I attempt to connect from outside of my LAN - despite the fact that a routed Open VPN connection is working fine when connecting from both inside and outside my LAN.

I am on a different LAN when trying to connect. Actually I'm a few hours drive distance away from this thing which is why I'm hoping its something that could be fixed remotely.

Traffic

Please see the Forum rules (top of page)

ThePie

Traffic wrotePlease see the Forum rules (top of page)

Not sure which rule you were wanting me to look at but I solved the issue.

I went and did a upgrade to recent firmware, than full reset, then restored from backup and changed the port that the VPN server ran on and I could connect.

Not sure if this effected anything but client side I removed all traces of OpenVPN and the config files and reinstalled OpenVPN and re-downloaded the new config files from server.