Errors running client.ovpn

BigRich

I am a newbie to VPN but not a novice when it comes to computers and networks. Pretty rusty though.

I enabled Dynamic DNS (as recommended by Netgear) and VPN service on my Netgear RAX80 router. I then downloaded Netgear's client.ovpn and config files .

I then installed OpenVPN and renamed the "TAP-Windows Adapter V9" to "NETGEAR-VPN" as recommended by Netgear.

I then right clicked on the OpenVPN configuration file and selected Start OpenVPN on this configuration file, as recommended on this site.

The command window opened and I let it run for about 10 minutes but it seemed to be in a cycle of repeating errors. Two that I noted were it complaining the "Key negotiations failed to occur within 60 seconds". And another line which complained "No Server Certificate Verification method".

In my case I assume the VPN Server is reached through my router but that may not be happening? I don't know.

BigRich

I may have found a partial answer to my own question. I brought up a 'right-click' listing of antivirus commands (I'm running Avira). In the list it said "Turn on VPN". I clicked on that and the client.ovpn file ran afterwards.

Curious to me. client.ovpn finished, or it said "success" but continued the print rwrwrwrwrwrwrwrw, seemingly forever. I shut the command window down and it didn't seem to matter, the VPN was running. At least when I went to view my IP it was unrecognizable to anything associated with my ISP.

Now I have a new problem. It seems that I need to tell Avira to turn on the VPN each time I reboot.

Maybe it's time to get rid of Avira and find a way to automate the OpenVPN startup if that's possible.

And now the client.ovpn file complains that I don't have a IPv4 address assigned to the VPN adapter (NETGEAR-VPN). Should I just make one up and make it static?

TinCanTech

BigRich wrote The command window opened and I let it run for about 10 minutes but it seemed to be in a cycle of repeating errors. Two that I noted were it complaining the "Key negotiations failed to occur within 60 seconds".

oh no ..

BigRich wrote And another line which complained "No Server Certificate Verification method".

oh well ..

There is a howto:
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO#Introduction

BigRich

TinCanTech wrote oh well ..

There is a howto:
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/HOWTO#Introduction

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Thanks a heap TinCanTech