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Hello.

I've implemented calling a script when --learn-address event occur. I see a lot of add address and delete address every 2-3 minutes for same IP. Is this by design? Why it should delete then add same address every 2-3 minutes? May be a parameter on client to extend the time?

Perhaps your log will have more details ..

Unfortunately in logs there is nothing about this. I think the server is just executing learn-address events in response to clients sending those events. On clients also there is nothing about this events in log.

--learn-address fires when an address needs to be learned. It happens at connect/disconnect .. therefore your clients are disconnecting and reconnecting, which means your log will have all that detail .. at --verb 4

After analyzing with verb 4 I've found that openvpn server deletes an address after about 2 mins by itself. There is no message from client to delete an IP address on the client's lan. So how to increase the time that openvpn server will hold the IP address in its internal routing table.

I will take your word on that ..