OpenVPN Support Forum

Server.Cong
port 1194
proto udp
dev tun

ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key
dh dh.pem

server 10.50.8.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt

keepalive 10 120

comp-lzo no

persist-key
persist-tun

status openvpn-status.log

verb 3

Client.Config
client

dev tun

proto udp

remote x.x.x.x 1194

resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun

ca ca.crt
cert client01.crt
key client01.key

comp-lzo no

verb 3
ip-win32 dynamic


The connection succeeds. However I am unable to ping 10.58.8.1 (Windows server 2016 TUN address) from the client or 10.50.8.6 (Client TUN address) from the server.

Check your Windows firewalls are not blocking you.

I have disabled the windows firewall on the server. No data is flowing in either direction.

I have another openvpn setup using a Cradlepoint device and have no issues from my laptop.

Did you check your openvpn logs ?

I have, on both sides. Nothing looks out of the ordinary.

Tue May 25 15:52:42 2021 PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0,route 10.50.8.1,topology net30,ping 10,ping-restart 120,ifconfig 10.50.8.6 10.50.8.5,peer-id 0,cipher AES-256-GCM'

Problem is I can't ping 10.50.8.1 "OpenVPN TAP-Windows6" on the server

Did you start the Windows DHCP client service ?