Cannot Connect - Help

rory1992

Hi there I have a TP Link Archer VR400. I've followed all the instructions and keep getting errors! I've used all my limited knowledge and cannot seem to get this thing working! Anyone with more knowhow than me that would like to help please feel free!

client
dev tun
auth-nocache
proto udp
float
nobind
cipher AES-128-CBC
comp-lzo adaptive
resolv-retry infinite
persist-key
persist-tun
verb 3
remote 90.221.91.2 1194
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICHjCCAYegAwIBAgIJALM1p4TCjN5IMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMBUxEzARBgNV
BAMTCm9wZW52cG4gQ0EwHhcNMjIwMzE0MTkyNDQwWhcNMzIwMzExMTkyNDQwWjAV
MRMwEQYDVQQDEwpvcGVudnBuIENBMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKB
gQC97t5Z6peYEGpOiESq9TYXDCfZRiDkrs3Yv0Kpbzuofw4OhcuD9RI90nsQGy/x
Xd0cKx3lrXq43m03goBHcyHTzzVlLTxg+xMtAMi7bT6ytYSWAB2AuE60xynZF8nK
HFVqbNPbF5x/FK+/9kHVZctspFsmZtYMf4EV7HK4lCWPyQIDAQABo3YwdDAdBgNV
HQ4EFgQUmkBDRrrVN5njYdh2IELV3QpSfdswRQYDVR0jBD4wPIAUmkBDRrrVN5nj
Ydh2IELV3QpSfduhGaQXMBUxEzARBgNVBAMTCm9wZW52cG4gQ0GCCQCzNaeEwoze
SDAMBgNVHRMEBTADAQH/MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4GBADgTQS573bS0fcArt3Jz
bMPe5AXUkTuVAIFHA1GL7fDHjErLGFkfatUpys5LTlPkMTTfdWOF2qwlUYRtz27d
git+GXGI+PJkxSwD7Kyf03isnVzz2G5ti0fAX+O1gfMQDLw+qFa/On7AXVe8rzdP
D6jJdGBIqozR0yCrzSpUFBJ/
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIICajCCAdOgAwIBAgIBAjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQsFADAVMRMwEQYDVQQDEwpvcGVu
dnBuIENBMB4XDTIyMDMxNDE5MjQ0MloXDTMyMDMxMTE5MjQ0MlowGTEXMBUGA1UE
AxMOb3BlbnZwbi1jbGllbnQwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0AMIGJAoGBAOts
Y+2lxd2XL40MDlta4C3NwUCAvc8wjLbLAPn8up/PHNwWI6WUIX3uEH7JbDdAJKsh
GX50YQUI5ivJBmJhUrrAvCy5+1fPZ+5YPM4zBd9u+1Mn9rRjRPlZ4B5ffffl7APV
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4IvEu7tmtdTyYvABI45W8NIKKMoSsnceIPNaO6t0m4CrcT6c/isY8Nxzk8ZZkw==
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>
<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
MIICdwIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCAmEwggJdAgEAAoGBAOtsY+2lxd2XL40M
Dlta4C3NwUCAvc8wjLbLAPn8up/PHNwWI6WUIX3uEH7JbDdAJKshGX50YQUI5ivJ
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sQkDVtUCM9q5vPblYIgMSMCP6/iHoQJAYk5m0rdzDdSMu/Ubrz5LMPi2r/wvKDNI
NJ16NWmZbA9P9Rd+mQERXt+QKgGDXbhclFCqJA23BDQ18SFppW0/GQJBAKdqlpjG
HBqcTajcAejsltYThufwtFqIuCWF4sz9CHMLpxOgpsgQyt7FygTCYwBzWns4K6IE
Dm2QE/v6IxG0aG0=
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>

TinCanTech

Check your log files for errors.

rory1992

TinCanTech wrote Check your log files for errors.

Hi there, the logs read:

2022-03-14 20:23:45 WARNING: Compression for receiving enabled. Compression has been used in the past to break encryption. Sent packets are not compressed unless "allow-compression yes" is also set.
2022-03-14 20:23:45 OpenVPN 2.5.5 Windows-MSVC [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] built on Dec 15 2021
2022-03-14 20:23:45 Windows version 10.0 (Windows 10 or greater) 64bit
2022-03-14 20:23:45 library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1l  24 Aug 2021, LZO 2.10
2022-03-14 20:23:45 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
2022-03-14 20:23:45 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'log all on'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'echo all on'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'bytecount 5'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold off'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'
2022-03-14 20:23:46 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]90.221.91.2:1194
2022-03-14 20:23:46 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->65536] S=[65536->65536]
2022-03-14 20:23:46 UDP link local: (not bound)
2022-03-14 20:23:46 UDP link remote: [AF_INET]90.221.91.2:1194
2022-03-14 20:23:46 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1647289426,WAIT,,,,,,

Not sure what to make of this

TinCanTech

It means your server is not responding, so check your server ..

openvpn_inc

Hi rory,

A lot of these routers have silly firmware implementations of openvpn that do not work with a single inline config file. That said, first fix the fact that your server did not reply. Either you are not reaching the server or its reply didn't get back to you. Server logs, if empty for the times of your connection attempts, would show that your initial packet never arrived.

BTW a config file that says "client" is not a "server" config. 🙂

regards, rob0