378.53 OpenVPN will not turn on/off

[wallaby32]

May 18 11:44:52 openvpn[922]: /usr/sbin/ip route del 10.8.0.0/24
May 18 11:44:52 openvpn[922]: Closing TUN/TAP interface
May 18 11:44:52 openvpn[922]: /usr/sbin/ip addr del dev tun21 local 10.8.0.1 peer 10.8.0.2
May 18 11:44:52 openvpn[922]: PLUGIN_CLOSE: /usr/lib/openvpn-plugin-auth-pam.so
May 18 11:44:52 openvpn[922]: SIGTERM[hard,] received, process exiting
May 18 11:44:52 kernel: tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
May 18 11:44:52 kernel: tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
May 18 11:44:52 kernel: device tun21 entered promiscuous mode
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: OpenVPN 2.3.6 mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [MH] [IPv6] built on Apr 26 2015
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.0r 19 Mar 2015, LZO 2.08
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: PLUGIN_INIT: POST /usr/lib/openvpn-plugin-auth-pam.so '[/usr/lib/openvpn-plugin-auth-pam.so] [openvpn]' intercepted=PLUGIN_AUTH_USER_PASS_VERIFY
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: Diffie-Hellman initialized with 512 bit key
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: WARNING: POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS OPTION --client-cert-not-required may accept clients which do not present a certificate
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->131072] S=[16384->131072]
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: TUN/TAP device tun21 opened
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: TUN/TAP TX queue length set to 100
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: do_ifconfig, tt->ipv6=0, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: /usr/sbin/ip link set dev tun21 up mtu 1500
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: /usr/sbin/ip addr add dev tun21 local 10.8.0.1 peer 10.8.0.2
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[978]: /usr/sbin/ip route add 10.8.0.0/24 via 10.8.0.2
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: Listening for incoming TCP connection on [undef]
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: TCPv4_SERVER link local (bound): [undef]
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: TCPv4_SERVER link remote: [undef]
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: MULTI: multi_init called, r=256 v=256
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: IFCONFIG POOL: base=10.8.0.4 size=62, ipv6=0
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: MULTI: TCP INIT maxclients=1024 maxevents=1028
May 18 11:44:55 openvpn[984]: Initialization Sequence Completed

Under status, OPENVPN is "Running" but I can't get it to switch off, I also can never select server 2 from the list. The whole thing is kinda wonky? what is going on with OpenVPN?

Also, when OpenVPN is running, it breaks the PPTP VPN.

 

[Andreas Werner]

I've got the same problem: Rebooting the device solves this defect.

 

[john9527]

Did you skip doing the factory default reset after loading the code? There was a change in the nvram variable that controls the autostart of the VPN servers a couple of releases back that needs to be initialized.

 

[Andreas Werner]

Right you are, no factory reset was done after updating the firmware. That's the first time I get this detail ...

 

[john9527]

Sometimes it can be tough to know when a reset is absolutely necessary (it's always the safest thing to do). IMHO if you are moving between successive levels, check the release notes as to whether a reset is necessary. If you are moving more than one level, or changing code streams (ie from ASUS OEM to Merlin or the reverse) you should do a factory reset to avoid problems.

 

[wallaby32]

I did a factory reset right after the beta version, was it 374.51? I don't remember, but anyway, I did a factory reset again with the current firmware. Still a no go with Open VPN. I guess let me start with the obvious issue, are there specific instructions for starting the OpenVPN with this firmware?