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Andrew Guenther ACE Technology Group 610 640 4223 x2 On Oct 1, 2007, at 5:02 PM, Bart van Heukelom <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I would like to create a VPN connection between my remote windows > laptop > and linux (debian) home server. i've downloaded and installed openvpn > with apt-get, and configured it correctly (AFAIK). however, the server > won't start > > if i run *openvpn <configfile>* there's no output and the process > exits > immediately, while there should be something like this > > quote: > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 OpenVPN 2.0_rc12 i686-suse-linux [SSL] > [LZO] > [EPOLL] built on Feb 5 2005 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 Diffie-Hellman initialized with 1024 bit > key > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 TLS-Auth MTU parms [ L:1542 D:138 EF:38 > EB:0 > ET:0 EL:0 ] > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 TUN/TAP device tun1 opened > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 /sbin/ifconfig tun1 10.8.0.1 pointopoint > 10.8.0.2 mtu 1500 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 /sbin/route add -net 10.8.0.0 netmask > 255.255.255.0 gw 10.8.0.2 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1542 D:1450 EF: > 42 > EB:23 ET:0 EL:0 AF:3/1 ] > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 UDPv4 link local (bound): [undef]:1194 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 UDPv4 link remote: [undef] > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 MULTI: multi_init called, r=256 v=256 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.8.0.4 size=62 > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 IFCONFIG POOL LIST > Sun Feb 6 20:46:38 2005 Initialization Sequence Completed > > if i run */etc/init.d/openvpn start* i get > > quote: > Starting virtual private network daemon: heukvpn(FAILED). > > a very non-descriptive error. what can i be doing wrong? > i've already tried openvpn --verb 11 --config <configfile> but nothing > changes > > Bart > > begin:vcard fn:Bart van Heukelom n:van Heukelom;Bart adr:;;;;;;The > Netherlands email;internet:mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x-mozilla- > html:TRUE url:http://www.bartvanheukelom.nl version:2.1 end:vcard > --- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Openvpn-users mailing list > Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users Bart, Try your /etc/init.d/openvpn start again, then run this command: grep ovpn /var/log/syslog Of all the output that gives you, your error should be towards the bottom. To run openvpn manually try this: openvpn --cd /etc/openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/server.conf ______________________ OpenVPN mailing lists https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |