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    Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting - but only on one interface

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      Teddy
      last edited by Teddy

      Hello together,
      since a few days I am having following problem:
      I have setup two ovpnc interfaces, which connect to a public VPN Service (CG), but irregularly i get the inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting on the first ovpnc interface. The second ovpnc interface works for days without any disconnect, completely stable.
      So i changed the servers (ovpnc1 austria -> ovpnc2 ; ovpnc2 switzerland -> ovpnc1), to crosscheck, if the VPN service is maybe the problem. But the problem remained on ovpnc1. Still on this interface the Inactivity timeout.

      Any more ideas i could try, to resolve this issue? The reconnect happens now 5-6 times every day! Worked for months without any problems and disconnects, but now, suddenly, happens again and again.

      Aug 3 15:16:07	openvpn	65745	MANAGEMENT: Client connected from /var/etc/openvpn/client3.sock
      Aug 3 15:16:07	openvpn	65745	MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state 1'
      Aug 3 15:16:07	openvpn	65745	MANAGEMENT: CMD 'status 2'
      Aug 3 15:16:07	openvpn	65745	MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	49746	[zurich-rack405.nodes.gen4.ninja] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	49746	TCP/UDP: Closing socket
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	49746	SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	49746	Restart pause, 10 second(s)
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	65745	[89.187.168.159-1580135100] Inactivity timeout (--ping-restart), restarting
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	65745	TCP/UDP: Closing socket
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	65745	SIGUSR1[soft,ping-restart] received, process restarting
      Aug 3 15:16:09	openvpn	65745	Restart pause, 10 second(s)
      Aug 3 15:16:11	openvpn	49746	MANAGEMENT: Client connected from /var/etc/openvpn/client1.sock
      Aug 3 15:16:11	openvpn	49746	MANAGEMENT: CMD 'state 1'
      

      Thanks for your assistance!

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