Hi All, I am trying to configure my Cisco RV320 as an OpenVPN server. This is the second RV320 i am configuring and with the first one i had no issues at all. Setup is pretty straightforward: * Password only, i will reconfigure to use certificates at a later date. * I used both the public IP of the server and a dynamic DNS address (via noip) * Encryption AES 256 * Full Tunnel 1. When i use port 1194 TCP I get the following error:[i]server poll timeout trying next remote entry[/i] 2. When i use port 1723 TCP i get the following error: [i]network_recv_error[/i] * Port 1194 is not blocked on the client side, i can connect to a different OpenVPN server without any issues. * Internet provider of both OpenVPN servers is the same (Ziggo.nl) * The modem connected to the RV320 is in bridge mode. * Did a portscan, port 1723 port is open, however port 1194 seems to be closed (?) Which is odd as the server should open this port... Anyone have any ideas???? Thanks in advance!

Connection Error Bonanza when configuring server

bernard038

Hi All,

I am trying to configure my Cisco RV320 as an OpenVPN server. This is the second RV320 i am configuring and with the first one i had no issues at all. Setup is pretty straightforward:
* Password only, i will reconfigure to use certificates at a later date.
* I used both the public IP of the server and a dynamic DNS address (via noip)
* Encryption AES 256
* Full Tunnel

1. When i use port 1194 TCP I get the following error:server poll timeout trying next remote entry
2. When i use port 1723 TCP i get the following error: network_recv_error

* Port 1194 is not blocked on the client side, i can connect to a different OpenVPN server without any issues.
* Internet provider of both OpenVPN servers is the same (Ziggo.nl)
* The modem connected to the RV320 is in bridge mode.
* Did a portscan, port 1723 port is open, however port 1194 seems to be closed (?) Which is odd as the server should open this port...

Anyone have any ideas???? Thanks in advance!

SomeGuy

* Did a portscan, port 1723 port is open, however port 1194 seems to be closed (?) Which is odd as the server should open this port...

That is the place to investigate. Why is it that you can't reach port 1194?
* Are you running the OpenVPN server on UDP/1194, but your portscan with of TCP?
* The other way around?
* Have you verified that your have a valid route to the server? (mtr, traceroute, tracert)
* Have you checked client and server for firewall/network-filter restrictions?
* If there any device between your client and server that could be blocking access to the ports you are trying to connect to on the server?
* Have you verified that the service (OpenVPN) is really running on the port you mean it to run, and is bound to the IP address/interface you intended? (For example, if it is listening to 1194 on "lo" with address 127.0.0.1 that won't help. Same with other interfaces and IP other than the one with the IP address you are trying to connect to with the client.)
* Is the service running on the server?
* Does the server have the IP address bound to an interface which you are trying to connect to?
* Do you have other machines on your network running with the same IP address? (packet sniffer can help find this, so can clearing arp cache on box on same collision domain, and trying to ping it, and see if the arp cache entry ever changes.)

What would probably be a greater help would be if you included copies of your client and server configs, and copies of your client and server logs around the time of restart with logging level set to 4 in their config before restarting each "verb 4", then paste in all 4 of these files in a reply, cleaned-up of secrets and identifiable information. (They seem to have a suggestion on how to do this , here: https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=21589 )

I am going to bet nobody has replied to your post because you did not include these 4 pieces of data. If you include them, you may get more replies.