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      strongthany
      last edited by

      I'm not sure the specific reason. On the main page, I see that there is an issue with the openvpn daemon not running. I've gone to Status -> OpenVPN and tried to start it, but to no avail. Please let me know if you have any ideas or any other information you may need. Thank you for your time.

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      • chpalmerC
        chpalmer
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        That happens when the connection is not possible. I.E. your config could be wrong or your firewall rules are lacking.

        Lets start easy. What WAN rule have you put in place on the server side?

        Triggering snowflakes one by one..
        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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          edooze
          last edited by

          Check the OpenVPN log files, also. They often show the reason that the service cannot start.

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            strongthany @chpalmer
            last edited by

            @chpalmer The default rules, no bogon rule, and the openvpn rule it makes when I made the server. I am away from the server currently, but can update further tomorrow(2-7-2018) at around 11:59 AM CST(Chicago)

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            • chpalmerC
              chpalmer
              last edited by

              Ive made allot of OpenVPN connections and do not recall ever having a rule automatically made for me.

              Triggering snowflakes one by one..
              Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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                Joel.27
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                A mi en algún cliente me a ocurrido y lo solucione creando una interfaz para el openVPN con sus reglas pertinentes.

                En las nuevas versiones siempre he tenido que crear por que sino me daba problemas de conexión en el túnel.

                Pruebalo y a ver si te sirve.

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                  strongthany @chpalmer
                  last edited by

                  @chpalmer Here are the rules on the firewall
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                  And here are the rules on the OpenVPN part of the firewall
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                    strongthany
                    last edited by

                    Got it working. Not sure what exactly I changed, might have been a rule. Thank you all for the help! gracias!

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                    • chpalmerC
                      chpalmer @strongthany
                      last edited by

                      @imparker

                      Glad to hear.. 😃

                      Triggering snowflakes one by one..
                      Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4590T CPU @ 2.00GHz on an M400 WG box.

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