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OpenVPN Connect (Windows) dont work for connection use socks5 proxy.

Server(Debian 9) server.conf:
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port 1194
proto tcp
dev tun
ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key
dh dh2048.pem
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
keepalive 10 120
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
log /var/log/vpnlog.log
verb 3
tls-auth ta.key 0
cipher DES-EDE3-CBC
push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
push "dhcp-option DNS 10.8.0.1"

# allow multi-client with same cn
duplicate-cn
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client.conf:
client
dev tun
proto tcp
socks-proxy 2.2.2.2 1080 pass.txt
remote 111.111.111.111 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca keys/ca.crt
cert keys/user.crt
key keys/user.key
remote-cert-tls server
comp-lzo
log /var/log/openvpn.log
verb 3
tls-auth keys/ta.key 1
cipher DES-EDE3-CBC
redirect-gateway def1
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From Debian client use proxy socks5 - OK

Windows soft - NO
Error: UNUSED OPTIONS [socks-proxy]
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I add socks5 proxy manualy in proxy list, but this options uses only for http-proxy.

Nodemind wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:59 pm

Error: UNUSED OPTIONS [socks-proxy]

Usually means that the option is not supported.

Yes.
socks-proxy is not supported, and socks5-proxy, socks5 proxy and etc is not supported for Windows.
But, this work on Debian. Why?

You are using two different Openvpn Products which are only related by name.

* Openvpn-Connect Client For Windows.

Or

* Openvpn-community-edition.


They are totally different: https://openvpn.net/

Openvpn-Connect Client For Windows (3.3.1). Please help me, show how to use setting Openvpn-Connect Client socks5 proxy with username and password

Maybe I put it wrong.

I need to know what settings can be set for socks5 in the configuration file in Openvpn-Connect Client For Windows (3.3.1)

I did everything according to the instructions

https://openvpn.net/community-resources ... envpn-2-4/
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--socks-proxy server [port] [authfile]
Connect to remote host through a Socks5 proxy at address server and port port (default=1080). authfile (optional) is a file containing a username and password on 2 lines, or "stdin" to prompt from console.
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client.conf
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#socks-proxy 5.41.121.111 1111 c:\\work\\openvpn\\keys\\pass1.txt
socks-proxy 5.41.121.111 1111 pass1.txt
socks-proxy-retry
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But this not work

You are using the wrong manual for the product you are using.

Openvpn-connect Windows does not appear to support socks-proxy

Use Openvpn Community Edition.

Thank you friend!