Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

phikev

Hello,

I just installed OpenVPN Client version 3.2.2 (1455) and am trying to import a .OVPN file created by my routers VPN setup instructions (NETGEAR R6400). When I attempt to import the file I get the following error, "Failed to import file Failed to parse profile: option_error, proto_option_error. TAP mode is not supported." I read another post that sounded similar, the fix on that was that the version of OpenVPN was not the most current. I double checked that I have the most up to date from the website. Any ideas?

Thanks!

TinCanTech

phikev wrote "Failed to import file Failed to parse profile: option_error, proto_option_error. TAP mode is not supported."

:roll:

phikev

I'm guessing based on TinCanTech's eyeroll that I'm missing something obvious...mind letting me know what that is?

Pippin

The error message says "TAP mode is not supported" ...

Android, iPhone...?

If Windows, download:
https://openvpn.net/community-downloads

phikev

Yep, easy fix. I appreciate the time, thank you!

kwende

I'm sorry. I'm sure TinCanTech has been helpful to many people, but if you can take the time to respond with an eyeroll, you can take the time to respond with something a _bit_ more useful. The time it takes to make a snarky rolling-eye emoticon it can take to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUN/TAP. C'mon. With all due respect, I think one can do better.

TinCanTech

@ kwende -- If people refuse to read the error which they are presented with then they cannot be helped

an eye-roll is exactly what they deserve.

And you should not be so quick to judge ... lest you be judged also ..