Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

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phikev
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Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by phikev » Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:33 pm

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!

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by TinCanTech » Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:44 pm

phikev wrote:
Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:33 pm
"Failed to import file Failed to parse profile: option_error, proto_option_error. TAP mode is not supported."
:roll:

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by phikev » Mon Nov 30, 2020 6:59 pm

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

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by Pippin » Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:10 pm

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

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by phikev » Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:57 pm

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

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by kwende » Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:21 am

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.

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Re: Failed to Parse .OVPN File, TAP Mode Not Supported

Post by TinCanTech » Tue Jul 13, 2021 3:57 am

@ 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 ..

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