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    OpenVPN configuration Virtual Address - Service not running

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    • KOMK
      KOM
      last edited by

      And the System log? I can't remember if there is a separate OpenVPN tab for events or not. I have to leave but I'll check in tomorrow morning.

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        fortis
        last edited by

        Thank you KOM!
        Yes, there's a separate one for OpenVPN but shows any installation logs

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        • RicoR
          Rico LAYER 8 Rebel Alliance
          last edited by

          Set Verbosity level to 4
          Then check Status > System Logs > OpenVPN

          -Rico

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          • KOMK
            KOM
            last edited by

            Yes, try @Rico's suggestion and then check the log for details. Maybe it's choking on a weird config? You might also try deleting everything and starting again.

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              fortis
              last edited by

              Thank you guys!
              Here's what I have under OpenVPN logs:

              Jul 27 18:15:15 openvpn 45701 Use --help for more information.
              Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
              Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
              Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
              Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
              Jul 27 18:17:21 openvpn 87735 Exiting due to fatal error
              Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
              Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
              Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
              Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
              Jul 27 18:18:44 openvpn 53253 Exiting due to fatal error
              Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
              Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
              Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
              Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
              Jul 27 18:19:39 openvpn 63347 Exiting due to fatal error
              Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid
              Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Use --help for more information.
              Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible
              Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 OpenVPN 2.4.6 armv6-portbld-freebsd11.2 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [MH/RECVDA] [AEAD] built on Oct 3 2018
              Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2o-freebsd 27 Mar 2018, LZO 2.10
              Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 neither stdin nor stderr are a tty device and you have neither a controlling tty nor systemd - can't ask for 'Enter Auth Password:'. If you used --daemon, you need to use --askpass to make passphrase-protected keys work, and you can not use --auth-nocache.
              Jul 27 18:22:06 openvpn 33341 Exiting due to fatal error
              Jul 27 18:22:35 openvpn 85311 WARNING: file '/var/etc/openvpn/client2.up' is group or others accessible

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              • F
                fortis
                last edited by

                I did try to delete everything and re-do everything over, but with the same results :(

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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @fortis said in OpenVPN configuration Virtual Address - Service not running:

                  Jul 27 18:19:50 openvpn 38312 Options error: --server directive network/netmask combination is invalid

                  Well yeah that not going to work ;)

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                    fortis
                    last edited by

                    Thank you for reply!
                    What am I doing wrong on setting it up? I just follow wizard.

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                    • DerelictD
                      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                      last edited by

                      What, exactly, did you put in the wizard fields?

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                      • KOMK
                        KOM
                        last edited by

                        More specifically, what did you enter for Tunnel Network and Local Network? Those have to be networks and not single IP addresses.

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                          fortis
                          last edited by

                          I chose local user access
                          CA and Server certificate
                          interface WAN
                          UDP on IPv4 only
                          Local port default 1194
                          tunnel settings I have network with mask 10.x.10.1 /24 and I put tunnel network with mask 10.x.50.1 /24
                          client settings: dynamic IP checked, topology - subnet one ip address per client
                          dns 8.8.8.8

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                            fortis
                            last edited by

                            Thank you for pointing to my error!!!
                            I changed 10.x.50.1/24 to 10.x.50.0/24 and it works now!

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                            • KOMK
                              KOM
                              last edited by

                              No, its still wrong. Tunnel and Local can't be the same network. If your LAN is really 10.x.50.0/24, then make your tunnel network something else like 10.x.60.0/24 or 192.168.0.0/24.

                              By the way, you don't need to obscure private IP space since it isn't routable from the Internet.

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                                fortis
                                last edited by

                                I'm sorry... typo
                                my local network is 10.x.10.0/24
                                Thank you very much for your help guys!
                                I really appreciate it :)

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