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gotenks121

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I have enabled the setting 'Automatic start at boot' but when i restart the router the VPN is off and lets all traffic through!

I have setup policy rules. (192.168.1.0/24)

I have copied the following command in the custom configaration:
tls-client
tls-cipher TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA
key-direction 1
resolv-retry infinite
keepalive 10 60
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
persist-remote-ip
verb 3

any advice?
thank you
 
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What does the system log says when it tries to start it?
 
Who is your VPN provider?

If they offer the option have you tried just downloading the OVPN file that they give you and depending on who the provider is you may need to add just your username and password?

Look at the log as Merlin said to see what is or isn't happening. The VPN provider's server determines what it will do and if you are giving it unnecessary commands it may be interfering with the start up.

If you are basing the commands you are adding on an old YouTube video things have changed with the latest version of OpenVPN.
 
I have enabled the setting 'Automatic start at boot' but when i restart the router the VPN is off and lets all traffic through!

I have setup policy rules. (192.168.1.0/24)

I have copied the following command in the custom configaration:
tls-client
tls-cipher TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA
key-direction 1
resolv-retry infinite
keepalive 10 60
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
persist-remote-ip
verb 3

any advice?
thank you
check option launch at boot on OpenVPN client?
 
I have enabled the setting 'Automatic start at boot' but when i restart the router the VPN is off and lets all traffic through!

I have setup policy rules. (192.168.1.0/24)

I have copied the following command in the custom configaration:
tls-client
tls-cipher TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA
key-direction 1
resolv-retry infinite
keepalive 10 60
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
persist-remote-ip
verb 3

any advice?
thank you

First enable the Kill-Switch in the GUI to prevent your WAN leak

upload_2020-2-15_21-42-43.png


...then I suggest you remove ALL of the current GUI (vendor supplied?) customisations and simplify them using
Code:
remote-cert-tls server
pull-filter ignore "ifconfig-ipv6"
pull-filter ignore "route-ipv6"
pull-filter ignore "explicit-exit-notify"
then see if the VPN Client will start at REBOOT
 
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