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      Marci @hr1sha
      last edited by

      @hr1sha I am using UDP and I have really good download speed. Therefore I guess the protocol works.

      I have tried setting
      sndbuf 512000;
      rcvbuf 512000;
      push "sndbuf 512000";
      push "rcvbuf 512000";
      on the server side but it did not have any effect (I am not sure about the commands/values, I googled these).

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        hr1sha @Marci
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          hr1sha @Marci
          last edited by

          @Marci please show your server and client configuration

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            Marci @hr1sha
            last edited by

            @hr1sha
            Client:

            dev tun
            persist-tun
            persist-key
            data-ciphers AES-256-GCM:AES-256-CBC
            data-ciphers-fallback AES-256-GCM
            auth SHA512
            tls-client
            client
            resolv-retry infinite
            remote *deleted IP* *deleted port* udp4
            lport 0
            verify-x509-name "VPN server Cert" name
            auth-user-pass
            remote-cert-tls server
            explicit-exit-notify
            

            Server:

            reneg-sec 36000;
            sndbuf 393216;
            rcvbuf 393216;
            push "sndbuf 393216";
            push "rcvbuf 393216";
            

            Thanks for looking into this ๐Ÿ‘

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            • GertjanG
              Gertjan @Marci
              last edited by Gertjan

              @Marci said in Slow upload to server:

              reneg-sec 36000;
              sndbuf 393216;
              rcvbuf 393216;
              push "sndbuf 393216";
              push "rcvbuf 393216";

              Noop.
              These are the option you added manually.

              edit : and you don't need to add

              sndbuf 1048576
              rcvbuf 1048576
              

              and these get added as soon as you select :
              14f938e9-fbdc-4d8b-bd5d-a1b4c28bf2ac-image.png

              reneg-sec 36000;
              

              is more a security thing. Maybe not ok to set this to 10 hours. The default '3600' won't bite you (one hour !)

              The actual OpenVPN server config looks like a OpenVPN client config.
              Go console, or better : SSH,, option 8 :
              It's here : /var/etc/openvpn/serverX/config.ovpn
              Where X is your server ID, normally it's '1'

              Here it is :

              dev ovpns1
              disable-dco
              verb 1
              dev-type tun
              dev-node /dev/tun1
              writepid /var/run/openvpn_server1.pid
              #user nobody
              #group nobody
              script-security 3
              daemon
              keepalive 10 60
              ping-timer-rem
              persist-tun
              persist-key
              proto udp4
              auth SHA256
              up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
              down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
              client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
              client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
              learn-address "/usr/local/sbin/openvpn.learn-address.sh bhf.net"
              local 192.168.10.4
              engine rdrand
              tls-server
              server 192.168.3.0 255.255.255.0
              client-config-dir /var/etc/openvpn/server1/csc
              tls-verify "/usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify tls 'bhf.net' 1"
              lport 1194
              management /var/etc/openvpn/server1/sock unix
              max-clients 10
              push "dhcp-option DOMAIN bhf.net"
              push "dhcp-option DNS 192.168.3.1"
              push "block-outside-dns"
              push "register-dns"
              push "redirect-gateway def1"
              client-to-client
              remote-cert-tls client
              capath /var/etc/openvpn/server1/ca
              cert /var/etc/openvpn/server1/cert 
              key /var/etc/openvpn/server1/key 
              dh /etc/dh-parameters.2048
              tls-crypt /var/etc/openvpn/server1/tls-crypt 
              data-ciphers AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM:CHACHA20-POLY1305
              data-ciphers-fallback AES-256-GCM
              allow-compression asym
              persist-remote-ip
              float
              topology subnet
              
              status /var/log/openvpn.status
              status-version 1
              

              Note : my custom config :

              4b1fcd5c-d04d-4cad-b3cb-149a04875681-image.png

              so these are just added to the rest.

              No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
              Edit : and where are the logs ??

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                hr1sha @Marci
                last edited by

                @Marci try changing the encryption algorithm to 128 and test. A large buffer size is not always a good thing.

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                • RicoR
                  Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
                  last edited by

                  Could the iPhone be the bottleneck pushing encrypted traffic?
                  Maybe you can test with another more beefy client device first.

                  -Rico

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                    Marci @Gertjan
                    last edited by

                    @Gertjan Thanks for the help, so here is the server config (I deleted some IPs)

                    dev ovpns2
                    verb 1
                    dev-type tun
                    dev-node /dev/tun2
                    writepid /var/run/openvpn_server2.pid
                    #user nobody
                    #group nobody
                    script-security 3
                    daemon
                    keepalive 10 60
                    ping-timer-rem
                    persist-tun
                    persist-key
                    proto udp4
                    auth SHA512
                    up /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkup
                    down /usr/local/sbin/ovpn-linkdown
                    client-connect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
                    client-disconnect /usr/local/sbin/openvpn.attributes.sh
                    local *IP deleted*
                    engine rdrand
                    tls-server
                    server *IP deleted* 255.255.255.0
                    client-config-dir /var/etc/openvpn/server2/csc
                    username-as-common-name
                    plugin /usr/local/lib/openvpn/plugins/openvpn-plugin-auth-script.so /usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify_async user TG9jYWwgRGF0YWJhc2U= false server2 1194
                    tls-verify "/usr/local/sbin/ovpn_auth_verify tls 'VPN+server+Cert' 1"
                    lport *port deleted*
                    management /var/etc/openvpn/server2/sock unix
                    max-clients 4
                    push "dhcp-option DOMAIN localdomain"
                    push "dhcp-option DNS *IP deleted""
                    push "redirect-gateway def1"
                    push "redirect-gateway ipv6"
                    capath /var/etc/openvpn/server2/ca
                    cert /var/etc/openvpn/server2/cert 
                    key /var/etc/openvpn/server2/key 
                    dh /etc/dh-parameters.2048
                    tls-auth /var/etc/openvpn/server2/tls-auth 0
                    data-ciphers AES-256-GCM:AES-256-CBC
                    data-ciphers-fallback AES-256-GCM
                    allow-compression no
                    persist-remote-ip
                    float
                    topology subnet
                    sndbuf 524288
                    rcvbuf 524288
                    push "sndbuf 524288"
                    
                    push "rcvbuf 524288"
                    

                    I have also removed the manual entry for regen-sec and send/receive buffer (I used the pfSense GUI to set the send/receive buffer)

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                      Marci @hr1sha
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                        Marci @Rico
                        last edited by

                        @Rico That is a bit difficult for me as I am lacking the infrastructure for this test. I would need a PC/laptop in a different WLAN which I do not have.

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                          Marci @hr1sha
                          last edited by

                          @hr1sha Great ๐Ÿ˜„ that solved the issue, I am now getting the expected upload speed.
                          I guess that means I have been limited by the iPhone hardware (like also @Rico suspected).

                          I chose 256 encryption because I thought it is safer that 128, but after some quick research I guess 128 should be sufficiently safe (I guess).

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