Auto Reconnect VPN

[sephiclo]

Would it be at all possible to have my Ax86u that I use as a vpn client (merlin flashed) to reconnect the vpn after a short internet outage? My modem/router combo from my ISP resets at least once a day. In my openvpn settings I only see to reconnect at boot, instead of what I used to see on my older Asus "start with Wan".

 

[kuki68ster]

Check this: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/v...-surfshark-perfectprivacy-2.79762/post-822105

 

[elorimer]

Set the retry attempts to 0. My client reconnects whether the router goes down, the modem goes down, the server goes down.

 

[sephiclo]

Check this: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/v...-surfshark-perfectprivacy-2.79762/post-822105

Thank you very much, it's exactly what I was looking for. It solves my problem, and gives me options I didn't even know I needed! O.O
If I could bother you one last time though. The autostart part of the script. I don't know how to do it I did cd in the terminal and I got to the folder where "post-mount" file is located.
For the love of all IT stuff, I do not know how to open/edit/add a line to that file.
Could you help please?

 

[sephiclo]

Set the retry attempts to 0. My client reconnects whether the router goes down, the modem goes down, the server goes down.

Thank you, but did that step. I get aut_failed in the logs, and it stops trying after that.

 

[Viktor Jaep]

Thank you very much, it's exactly what I was looking for. It solves my problem, and gives me options I didn't even know I needed! O.O
If I could bother you one last time though. The autostart part of the script. I don't know how to do it I did cd in the terminal and I got to the folder where "post-mount" file is located.
For the love of all IT stuff, I do not know how to open/edit/add a line to that file.
Could you help please?

I added some guidance on what to add under this post here... https://www.snbforums.com/threads/v...-surfshark-perfectprivacy-2.79762/post-776164

When you're in an SSH prompt, under the /jffs/scripts folder, use the command:

nano post-mount

Edit the line of code... then hit:

CTRL+O to save... then CTRL+X to exit

 

[sephiclo]

Thank you very much for your help everyone, this script is perfect!
I found another way to add that line for the autostart whilst inside the /jffs/scripts folder.

echo "(sleep 30 && /jffs/scripts/vpnmon-r2.sh
-screen) &" | tee -a post-mount

Rebooted the router, killed the modem, restarted it, and everything is back as it should be with the VPN even though I had the AUT_Failed that kept the vpn from reconnecting earlier.
Consider the matter closed, me very impressed.

The internet freaking ROCKS!

 

[Viktor Jaep]

Thank you very much for your help everyone, this script is perfect!

Consider the matter closed, me very impressed.

The internet freaking ROCKS!

Keep on rockin'.

 

[johndoe85]

Ctrl+s is a shorter shortcut on the keyboard and it saves directly what you have edited. Instead of extra option to choose what file to save to. Just saying : D