# OpenVPN client has stopped working **URL:** \ **Category:** Router\ **Created:** [December 18, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267 "2023-12-18T00:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/1 "2023-12-18T00:30:11Z")
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas why my openvpn client won’t work? I had it working fine back to my connection at home then it stopped. I’ve just tried with nordvpn, thst also fails… Here’s the logs. There’s some “file not found” errors in it. “Mon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Rule ‘process\_mark’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Rule ‘wan\_in\_conn\_mark’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Rule ‘lan\_in\_conn\_mark\_restore’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Rule ‘out\_conn\_mark\_restore’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Zone ‘lan’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Zone ‘wan’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Zone ‘guest’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Zone ‘ovpnclient’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Set tcp\_ecn to off\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Set tcp\_syncookies to on\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Set tcp\_window\_scaling to on\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Running script ‘/etc/firewall.nat6’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Running script ‘/etc/firewall.swap\_wan\_in\_conn\_mark.sh’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Running script ‘/var/etc/gls2s.include’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Running script ‘/usr/bin/gl\_block.sh’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:22 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): \* Running script ‘/etc/firewall.vpn\_server\_policy.sh’\nMon Dec 18 00:26:23 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): Failed to parse json data: unexpected character\nMon Dec 18 00:26:23 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): uci: Entry not found\nMon Dec 18 00:26:23 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (26094): cat: can’t open ‘/tmp/run/ovpn\_resolved\_ip’: No such file or directory\n” GL-AXT1800 Model GL Technologies, Inc. AXT1800 Architecture ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l) Openwrt Version OpenWrt 21.02-SNAPSHOT r16399+159-c67509efd7 Kernel Version 4.4.60 I’ve tried factory reset, for some reason that didn’t work. Also I use the Block Non-VPN traffic option. Has that caused this? ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/2 "2023-12-18T05:34:35Z")
Hi, looks like an OVPN issue for me. What kind of config do you use? When you enable „Block WAN“ it’s normal that no internet will work when the VPN drops - so first step would to disable this to understand if the VPN causes the problem or the internet at whole. ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:37am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/3 "2023-12-18T08:37:15Z")
Hi, The VPN just won’t connect. It used to, using exactly the same config file. I’ve also just signed up for a Nordvpn account to try that and the error is the same (the above logs are from when trying to connect to Nordvpn). So yes, it is an ovpn issue, but not with the VPN endpoint or the config - because in this instance I didn’t create it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/4 "2023-12-18T08:52:22Z")
As I wrote before: Do you know that it’s **not** an connection error with the internet in general? Maybe some problems with DNS for example? Where are you located? ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/5 "2023-12-18T09:06:58Z")
Internet works fine when I’m not trying to comment to a VPN. When I enable a VPN, it never connects and connectivity drops. Disable the VPN, connectivity resumes instantly. I’m in the UK. I’m currently using the router, just without a VPN enabled. Router works fine, except for ovpn stuff. ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/6 "2023-12-18T09:24:43Z")
Did you try to delete all OpenVPN profiles and import a new one? Could you try to connect again and post the log here? Please enclose the log with the `code block` so it’s more readable: ![image](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/2X/7/7b6992f88492089fa029fb39e85e8b161fa1b507.png) You can create it by using ``` in front and end. ---
**Author:** ![alzhao](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@alzhao](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/alzhao)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/7 "2023-12-18T09:45:14Z")
Do you have further logs? The log you posted does not show the reason openvpn is not connected. The “file not found” errors does not affect the connection. What is the vpn service provider? If you don’t mind you can send one ovpn for me to try. Maybe the server is not just not available. ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/8 "2023-12-18T14:02:29Z")
Hi, this is NordVPN London. I’m away from the router at the moment but I’ll post later with more logs. ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/9 "2023-12-18T20:09:07Z")
Okay I have proper logs now ```auto Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'ovpnclient' is setting up now Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.warn ovpnclient[17797]: DEPRECATED OPTION: --cipher set to 'AES-256-CBC' but missing in --data-ciphers (AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM). Future OpenVPN version will ignore --cipher for cipher negotiations. Add 'AES-256-CBC' to --data-ciphers or change --cipher 'AES-256-CBC' to --data-ciphers-fallback 'AES-256-CBC' to silence this warning. Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: OpenVPN 2.5.3 arm-openwrt-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: library versions: OpenSSL 1.1.1l 24 Aug 2021, LZO 2.10 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.warn ovpnclient[17797]: WARNING: --ping should normally be used with --ping-restart or --ping-exit Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.warn ovpnclient[17797]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: NOTE: --fast-io is disabled since we are not using UDP Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->87380] S=[16384->16384] Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443 [nonblock] Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: TCP connection established with [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound) Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443, sid=05ed6b38 41eac427 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY OK: depth=2, C=PA, O=NordVPN, CN=NordVPN Root CA Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, O=NordVPN, CN=NordVPN CA8 Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY KU OK Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Validating certificate extended key usage Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: ++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY EKU OK Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY X509NAME OK: CN=uk1904.nordvpn.com Mon Dec 18 20:01:05 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, CN=uk1904.nordvpn.com Mon Dec 18 20:01:06 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: Control Channel: TLSv1.3, cipher TLSv1.3 TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384, peer certificate: 4096 bit RSA, signature: RSA-SHA512 Mon Dec 18 20:01:06 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: [uk1904.nordvpn.com] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]31.132.5.19:443 Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: SENT CONTROL [uk1904.nordvpn.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1) Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice ovpnclient[17797]: SIGTERM[soft,auth-failure] received, process exiting Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @defaults[0] requires unavailable target extension FLOWOFFLOAD, disabling Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @zone[1] (wan) cannot resolve device of network 'wan6' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @zone[2] (guest) cannot resolve device of network 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Option 'ovpnclient'.masq6 is unknown Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section 'ovpnclient' cannot resolve device of network 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section 'wan_in_conn_mark' does not specify a protocol, assuming TCP+UDP Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section 'lan_in_conn_mark_restore' does not specify a protocol, assuming TCP+UDP Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section 'out_conn_mark_restore' does not specify a protocol, assuming TCP+UDP Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section 'block_dns' does not specify a protocol, assuming TCP+UDP Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @defaults[0] requires unavailable target extension FLOWOFFLOAD, disabling Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @zone[2] (guest) has no device, network, subnet or extra options Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: Section @zone[3] (ovpnclient) has no device, network, subnet or extra options Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv4 filter table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv4 nat table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv4 mangle table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv4 raw table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv4 filter table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DHCP-Renew' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-IGMP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-IPSec-ESP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-ISAKMP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'block_dns' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DHCP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DNS' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'ovpnclient' -> 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'lan' -> 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'guest' -> 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv4 nat table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv4 mangle table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'process_mark' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'wan_in_conn_mark' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'lan_in_conn_mark_restore' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'out_conn_mark_restore' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv4 raw table Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): - Using automatic conntrack helper attachment Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): - Using automatic conntrack helper attachment Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:07 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv6 filter table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv6 nat table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Clearing IPv6 mangle table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv6 filter table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DHCPv6' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-MLD' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-ICMPv6-Input' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-ICMPv6-Forward' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-IPSec-ESP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-ISAKMP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'block_dns' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DHCP' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'Allow-DNS' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'ovpnclient' -> 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'lan' -> 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Forward 'guest' -> 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv6 nat table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'prerouting_lan_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'postrouting_lan_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'prerouting_wan_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'postrouting_wan_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'prerouting_guest_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'postrouting_guest_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'prerouting_ovpnclient_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'postrouting_ovpnclient_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'prerouting_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Warning: fw3_ipt_rule_append(): Can't find target 'postrouting_rule' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Populating IPv6 mangle table Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'process_mark' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'wan_in_conn_mark' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'lan_in_conn_mark_restore' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Rule 'out_conn_mark_restore' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'lan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'wan' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'guest' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Zone 'ovpnclient' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Set tcp_ecn to off Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Set tcp_syncookies to on Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Set tcp_window_scaling to on Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Running script '/etc/firewall.nat6' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Running script '/etc/firewall.swap_wan_in_conn_mark.sh' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Running script '/var/etc/gls2s.include' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): ! Skipping due to path error: No such file or directory Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Running script '/usr/bin/gl_block.sh' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): * Running script '/etc/firewall.vpn_server_policy.sh' Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): Failed to parse json data: unexpected character Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 daemon.notice netifd: ovpnclient (18115): uci: Entry not found Mon Dec 18 20:01:08 2023 user.notice root: openvpn process exit and try again 5 seconds later Mon Dec 18 20:01:12 2023 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'ovpnclient' is now down Mon Dec 18 20:01:12 2023 user.notice mwan3[18407]: Execute ifdown event on interface ovpnclient (unknown) Mon Dec 18 20:01:13 2023 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifdown of ovpnclient () ``` This is when connecting to **uk1904.nordvpn.com.tcp** > [@admon](#): > > Did you try to delete all OpenVPN profiles and import a new one? I have just tried this and it didn't work. Thank you though. Further suggestions welcomed 🙂 thank you in advance! ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/10 "2023-12-18T20:20:45Z")
> [@danield](#): > > `AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED` Sounds like bad user/password/secret issue. ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/11 "2023-12-18T20:33:08Z")
> [@admon](#): > > Sounds like bad user/password/secret issue. It's the same username and password used to get the nordvpn logins, on the router interface itself, so I don't think it's that. ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/12 "2023-12-18T20:38:56Z")
I can only tell you what the error shows 😄 And the error tells us that the authentication did not work. @hansome Is there something odd with NordVPN and the GL.iNet config downloader? ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/13 "2023-12-19T00:52:43Z")
I’m also getting the same error when going back to my Draytek at home. And I’ve double and triple checked that password. It worked fine, but now it doesn’t and I can’t remember what has changed since then. Both show the same Auth issue but it isn’t that (as far as I can tell). ---
**Author:** ![bring.fringe18](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/bring.fringe18/32/11777_2.png) [@bring.fringe18](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/bring.fringe18)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/14 "2023-12-19T02:01:13Z")
> [@danield](#): > > It’s the same username and password used to get the nordvpn logins, on the router interface itself, so I don’t think it’s that. Nord VPN changed that back in the summer. > [@Nord VPN connection failed and fix](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/nord-vpn-connection-failed-and-fix/30865): > > Nord VPN connection failed and fix [[image] ](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/2X/6/6da03dc72c6c43f27b25d07ba64e7e81c4b4aecf.png) If your nord vpn connection on the router failed today, don’t be surprised. Check out this [https://www.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/14l7r7k/anyone\_else\_unable\_to\_login/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=ios\_app&utm\_name=ioscss&utm\_content=1&utm\_term=1](https://www.reddit.com/r/nordvpn/comments/14l7r7k/anyone_else_unable_to_login/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1) Nord has VPN specific username and password, which is different from your Nord login username and password. Before you may be able to login using both. But today you can… Off topic but they have a ‘reputation’ in the privacy ‘community’ (what _isn’t_ a damn community these days?!). I won’t touch them: > **[NordVPN confirms it was hacked | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/21/nordvpn-confirms-it-was-hacked/)** > > NordVPN, a virtual private network provider that promises to "protect your privacy online," has confirmed it was hacked. The admission comes following ---
**Author:** ![hansome](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hansome](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/hansome)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/15 "2023-12-19T07:51:03Z")
That could be a network or Nordvpn server load issue. But reported as “AUTH\_FAILED” not precisely. Please try to stop connecting and reconnect after a while. @danield ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/16 "2023-12-19T08:44:39Z")
> [@hansome](#): > > Please try to stop connecting and reconnect after a while It isn’t intermittent. This has persisted over the course of a month. > [@bring.fringe18](#): > > Off topic but they have a ‘reputation’ in the privacy ‘community’ (what _isn’t_ a damn community these days?!). I won’t touch them: Understood, but Dropbox left their login form wide open in 2016 and yet I know people that run their businesses from there. Nowhere is safe really. > [@bring.fringe18](#): > > Nord VPN changed that back in the summer. It isn’t an Auth issue because there is only one place to enter a username and password for nordvpn on the router. Plus as I mentioned above I get the same issue when connecting to my Draytek at home and I have triple checked the password. Plus, it all used to work fine but now doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 8:57am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/17 "2023-12-19T08:57:41Z")
In the interests of science I thought I’d reset the router and reproduce the issue. Here’s what I did: 1. Factory reset. 2. Set admin password. 3. Logged in, set up WiFi repeater mode and joined a WiFi network for Internet access. 4. Clicked VPN Dashboard, entered Nordvpn username and password, chose London from location, left it as UDP, then tried to connect to first London VPN endpoint. No bueno, same error. ---
**Author:** ![admon](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/user_avatar/forum.gl-inet.com/admon/32/32880_2.png) [@admon](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/admon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/18 "2023-12-19T09:09:46Z")
> [@danield](#): > > Logged in, set up WiFi repeater mode and joined a WiFi network for Internet access. Does the upstream WiFi blocks UDP OVPN maybe? ---
**Author:** ![danield](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@danield](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/danield)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/19 "2023-12-19T09:24:15Z")
No, it’s not that. I’ve just connected to the same WiFi upstream and configured my nordvpn app on my phone to use ovpn udp. Works fine. ![Screenshot_20231219_092303_NordVPN](https://forum-static.gl-inet.com/original/2X/e/ef691655a18b9f7f6e483fba8033d6b9bd8b5ac2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hansome](https://forum-assets.gl-inet.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@hansome](https://forum.gl-inet.com/u/hansome)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267/20 "2023-12-19T10:28:01Z")
> [@danield](#): > > **uk1904.nordvpn.com.tcp** Is it the same server? Nord app can switch server automatically. 😂 [Next page](https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/openvpn-client-has-stopped-working/36267.md?page=2)