WireGuard VPN Client Not Starting

Hi all,

I have a Beryl AX with firmware 4.6.2 and use PIA VPN with WireGuard. The VPN client seems stuck and is always saying it is starting but it never does. Here are the logs.

Thu Jul 25 15:17:24 2024 user.notice wireguard-debug: USER=root ifname=wgclient ACTION=REKEY-GIVEUP SHLVL=1 HOME=/ HOTPLUG_TYPE=wireguard LOGNAME=root DEVICENAME= TERM=linux SUBSYSTEM=wireguard PATH=/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin PWD=/
Thu Jul 25 15:17:25 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is now down
Thu Jul 25 15:17:25 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is setting up now
Thu Jul 25 15:17:25 2024 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifdown of wgclient ()
Thu Jul 25 15:18:14 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is now down
Thu Jul 25 15:18:14 2024 user.notice firewall: Reloading firewall due to ifdown of wgclient ()
Thu Jul 25 15:18:26 2024 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wgclient' is setting up now

I finally got the client to start up after switching the VPN location in the phone app. Is this normal behavior? Do you have to switch the VPN location every time I switch to a different wifi network?

Seems that the chosen server was blocked or down. So yes, this can happen from time to time.

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It is better that the vpn servers are stable.

Adding more "automation" features will brick user intended behaviors.