<![CDATA[OpenVpn windows Client unable to connect]]>My WAN firewall rule is
TCP/UDP  *  *  *  1194 (OpenVPN)  *      OPEN VPN

when i connect through windows client ,during connection process it takes password and accept it and then give error on
Wed Jan 13 17:08:04 2010 us=932643 TCP: connect to 203.xxx.xxx.xx:1194 failed, will try again in 5 seconds

My pfsense.ovpn
float
port 1194
dev tun
dev-node ovpn
proto tcp-client
remote 203.xxx.xxx.xx 1194
ping 10
persist-tun
persist-key
tls-client
ca ca.crt
cert client01.crt               
key client01.key
ns-cert-type server
#comp-lzo ? to enable LZO remove the #
pull
verb 4

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will you explain dev-node  ovpn, i have put it to ovpn ?? whats this value o be ,from where i can take.

please help me to make connectivity .thanks.waiting.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/20648/openvpn-windows-client-unable-to-connectRSS for NodeTue, 12 May 2026 00:12:34 GMTWed, 13 Jan 2010 12:14:39 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to OpenVpn windows Client unable to connect on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:06:15 GMT]]>My Xp Client is connected to Openvpn.the problem was on Client side in My pfsense.ovpn i have comment out #dev-node ovpn.
now my new setting will be
C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\pfsense.ovpn

float
port 1194
dev tun #dev-node ovpn        //comment it
proto tcp-client
remote 203.xxx.xxx.xx 1194
ping 10
persist-tun
persist-key
tls-client
ca ca.crt
cert client01.crt               
key client01.key
ns-cert-type server
#comp-lzo ? to enable LZO remove the #
pull
verb 4

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/219631https://forum.netgate.com/post/219631Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:06:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OpenVpn windows Client unable to connect on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:30:01 GMT]]>i have turned off windows firewall but still unable to connect with pfsense openvpn server.how i can check out the openvpn log so post the logs on forum which may be helpful to resolve my connectivity issue.thanks and waiting.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/219609https://forum.netgate.com/post/219609Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:30:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to OpenVpn windows Client unable to connect on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:09:41 GMT]]>Windows might be blocking your connection.  Disable Windows Firewall on your client and see if it connects successfully.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/219398https://forum.netgate.com/post/219398Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:09:41 GMT