stuck on MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1587166444,EXITING,SIGTERM,,,,, when trying to remotely connect

voodooutt

I setup the VPN yesterday, followed directions from my NETGEAR Nighthawk R7000 router to do this.

Setup all and got it to work VPN remotely to my house network. All is good.

Now today, without changing anything the vpn client gets stuck at MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1587166195,WAIT,,,,,, as described below:

I am a newb when it comes to VPN service and such, but I follow directions pretty well. I am stuck on this one though. I do see and read through WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info -- ALSO... But I am just perplexed as to why it worked when I set it up the first time yesterday, and now... nothing.

Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_protected_authentication = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_pin_cache_period = -1
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_id = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pkcs11_id_management = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_network = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_network_ipv6 = ::
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_netbits_ipv6 = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_defined = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_base = ::
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ifconfig_ipv6_pool_netbits = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   n_bcast_buf = 256
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   tcp_queue_limit = 64
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   real_hash_size = 256
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   virtual_hash_size = 256
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ccd_exclusive = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   tmp_dir = 'C:\Users\XXXXXXX\XXXXXXX\Local\Temp\'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_ipv6_defined = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_ipv6_local = ::/0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   enable_c2c = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   cf_max = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   cf_per = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   max_clients = 1024
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   max_routes_per_client = 256
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   auth_token_generate = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   auth_token_lifetime = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   client = ENABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   pull = ENABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   auth_user_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   show_net_up = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   route_method = 3
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   block_outside_dns = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ip_win32_defined = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   ip_win32_type = 3
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   dhcp_masq_offset = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   dhcp_lease_time = 31536000
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   tap_sleep = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   dhcp_options = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   dhcp_renew = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   dhcp_pre_release = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   domain = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   netbios_scope = '[UNDEF]'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   netbios_node_type = 0
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020   disable_nbt = DISABLED
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020 OpenVPN 2.4.8 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] built on Oct 31 2019
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020 Windows version 6.2 (Windows 8 or greater) 64bit
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.0l  10 Sep 2019, LZO 2.10
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
Fri Apr 17 16:27:44 2020 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'log all on'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'echo all on'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'bytecount 5'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold off'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled.  See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 LZO compression initializing
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1654 D:1212 EF:38 EB:0 ET:0 EL:3 ]
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1654 D:1450 EF:122 EB:411 ET:32 EL:3 ]
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 Local Options String (VER=V4): 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1590,tun-mtu 1532,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher AES-128-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-client'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 Expected Remote Options String (VER=V4): 'V4,dev-type tap,link-mtu 1590,tun-mtu 1532,proto UDPv4,comp-lzo,cipher AES-128-CBC,auth SHA1,keysize 128,key-method 2,tls-server'
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]XX.XX.XX.XX:XXXX
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->65536] S=[65536->65536]
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 UDP link local: (not bound)
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 UDP link remote: [AF_INET]XX.XX.XX.XX:XXXX
Fri Apr 17 16:27:45 2020 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1587166065,WAIT,,,,,,

voodooutt

I had just imaged my drive the day prior and restored it. Now it works again. Did not solve the issue, but it fixed it 🙂