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journey876
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Netgear R7000P OpenVPN Assistance - Suddenly Not Connecting

Post by journey876 » Mon Mar 20, 2023 10:25 pm

Hello,

For some reason (constantly) the OpenVPN server on my Netgear R7000P router seems to be very unstable. It requires lots of reboots to get it to work sometimes, and sometimes (like now) it just won't work, no matter what.

If it matters, I'm running firmware version 1.3.3.154 (the latest version) on the router. I just upgraded to this firmware a couple days ago to try and resolve the VPN issues. I had v1.3.1.xxx on there previously, with the same errors. I'm running OpenVPN Windows Client version 2.6.1. I've tried connecting from multiple clients, from multiple locations, with the same results.

I've set the verbose mode to 4, and here's the output (i've scrubbed my IP from the logs) - if anyone can assist - this would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advanced!

Log Output

Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_private_mode = 00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_cert_private = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_pin_cache_period = -1
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_id = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pkcs11_id_management = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_network = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_network_ipv6 = ::
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_netbits_ipv6 = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_bridge_ip = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_bridge_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_bridge_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 server_bridge_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_entry = 'sndbuf 393216'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_entry = 'rcvbuf 393216'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_start = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_end = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_persist_filename = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_pool_persist_refresh_freq = 600
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_ipv6_pool_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_ipv6_pool_base = ::
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ifconfig_ipv6_pool_netbits = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 n_bcast_buf = 256
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 tcp_queue_limit = 64
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 real_hash_size = 256
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 virtual_hash_size = 256
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 client_connect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 learn_address_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 client_disconnect_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 client_crresponse_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 client_config_dir = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ccd_exclusive = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 tmp_dir = 'C:\Users\Tim\AppData\Local\Temp\'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_local = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_remote_netmask = 0.0.0.0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_ipv6_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_ipv6_local = ::/0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 push_ifconfig_ipv6_remote = ::
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 enable_c2c = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 duplicate_cn = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 cf_max = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 cf_per = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 cf_initial_max = 100
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 cf_initial_per = 10
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 max_clients = 1024
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 max_routes_per_client = 256
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_user_pass_verify_script = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_user_pass_verify_script_via_file = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_token_generate = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_token_lifetime = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_token_secret_file = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 vlan_tagging = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 vlan_accept = all
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 vlan_pvid = 1
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 client = ENABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 pull = ENABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 auth_user_pass_file = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 show_net_up = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 route_method = 3
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 block_outside_dns = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ip_win32_defined = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 ip_win32_type = 3
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 dhcp_masq_offset = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 dhcp_lease_time = 31536000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 tap_sleep = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 dhcp_options = 0x00000000
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 dhcp_renew = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 dhcp_pre_release = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 domain = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 netbios_scope = '[UNDEF]'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 netbios_node_type = 0
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 disable_nbt = DISABLED
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 OpenVPN 2.6.1 [git:v2.6.1/2c2a98a0e559928c] Windows-MSVC [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] [DCO] built on Mar 8 2023
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 Windows version 10.0 (Windows 10 or greater), amd64 executable
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 library versions: OpenSSL 3.0.8 7 Feb 2023, LZO 2.10
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:25340
Mon Mar 20 18:16:15 2023 Need hold release from management interface, waiting...
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: Client connected from [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:46859
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state on'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'log on all'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'echo on all'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'bytecount 5'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold off'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: CMD 'hold release'
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 LZO compression initializing
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 Control Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1250 tun_max_mtu:0 headroom:126 payload:1600 tailroom:126 ET:0 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350576,RESOLVE,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 Data Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1500 tun_max_mtu:1600 headroom:136 payload:1800 tailroom:568 ET:32 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->393216] S=[65536->393216]
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350576,WAIT,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350576,AUTH,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974, sid=19557847 5834f4e3
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=TW, ST=TW, L=Taipei, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=TW, ST=TW, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1.2 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, peer certificate: 1024 bit RSA, signature: RSA-SHA256
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 [netgear] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_INITIAL reinit_src=1
Mon Mar 20 18:16:16 2023 TLS: tls_multi_process: initial untrusted session promoted to trusted
Mon Mar 20 18:16:17 2023 Key [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974 [0] not initialized (yet), dropping packet.
Mon Mar 20 18:16:17 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350577,GET_CONFIG,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:16:17 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:17 2023 Key [AF_INET]72.78.148.78:12974 [0] not initialized (yet), dropping packet.
Mon Mar 20 18:16:22 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:27 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:32 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:37 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:43 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:48 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:53 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:16:58 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:03 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:08 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:13 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:18 2023 No reply from server to push requests in 62s
Mon Mar 20 18:17:18 2023 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
Mon Mar 20 18:17:18 2023 SIGUSR1[soft,no-push-reply] received, process restarting
Mon Mar 20 18:17:18 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350638,RECONNECTING,no-push-reply,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:17:18 2023 Restart pause, 1 second(s)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 Re-using SSL/TLS context
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 LZO compression initializing
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 Control Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1250 tun_max_mtu:0 headroom:126 payload:1600 tailroom:126 ET:0 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350639,RESOLVE,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 Data Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1500 tun_max_mtu:1600 headroom:136 payload:1800 tailroom:568 ET:32 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->393216] S=[65536->393216]
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350639,WAIT,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350639,AUTH,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974, sid=d9426c6c efbb022d
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=TW, ST=TW, L=Taipei, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=TW, ST=TW, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1.2 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, peer certificate: 1024 bit RSA, signature: RSA-SHA256
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 [netgear] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_INITIAL reinit_src=1
Mon Mar 20 18:17:19 2023 TLS: tls_multi_process: initial untrusted session promoted to trusted
Mon Mar 20 18:17:21 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350641,GET_CONFIG,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:17:21 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:26 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:31 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:36 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:41 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:46 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:51 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:17:56 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:01 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:06 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:12 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:17 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:22 2023 No reply from server to push requests in 63s
Mon Mar 20 18:18:22 2023 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
Mon Mar 20 18:18:22 2023 SIGUSR1[soft,no-push-reply] received, process restarting
Mon Mar 20 18:18:22 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350702,RECONNECTING,no-push-reply,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:18:22 2023 Restart pause, 1 second(s)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Re-using SSL/TLS context
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 LZO compression initializing
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Control Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1250 tun_max_mtu:0 headroom:126 payload:1600 tailroom:126 ET:0 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350703,RESOLVE,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Data Channel MTU parms [ mss_fix:0 max_frag:0 tun_mtu:1500 tun_max_mtu:1600 headroom:136 payload:1800 tailroom:568 ET:32 ]
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->393216] S=[65536->393216]
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350703,WAIT,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350703,AUTH,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974, sid=af9e3716 3d541236
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=TW, ST=TW, L=Taipei, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=TW, ST=TW, O=netgear, OU=netgear, CN=netgear, emailAddress=mail@netgear.com
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1.2 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, peer certificate: 1024 bit RSA, signature: RSA-SHA256
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 [netgear] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_INITIAL reinit_src=1
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 TLS: tls_multi_process: initial untrusted session promoted to trusted
Mon Mar 20 18:18:23 2023 Key [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:12974 [0] not initialized (yet), dropping packet.
Mon Mar 20 18:18:24 2023 MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1679350704,GET_CONFIG,,,,,,
Mon Mar 20 18:18:24 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:29 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:34 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:39 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:44 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:49 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:54 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:18:59 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Mon Mar 20 18:19:04 2023 SENT CONTROL [netgear]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)

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