Connect to OPENVPN without status screen

[Deleted member 27741]

I have openvpn working on rmerlin and it's great. Does anyone know how to connect to openvpn without the status screen showing?



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I found a solution, you can add a switch onto the end of the command to get a silent_connect without altering the registry. For your viewing pleasure:

cd c:\program files\openvpn\bin
start openvpn-gui.exe --connect YOUROPENVPNFILE.ovpn --silent_connection 1

I have this saved in a .bat file. Of course use your own file name instead of YOUROPENVPNFILE.ovpn!

This solution was derived from the post of acevpn on the following web page:
https://forum.acevpn.com/vpn_postst...onfigure-to-Start-On-Boot-and-Connect-To.aspx

 

[sinshiva]

heya, try restarting the router, particularly after applying changes to openvpn

 

[Deleted member 27741]

I am trying to change the normal behavior, it is not a "problem" in the sense that it is working perfectly. On my client, when I connect with openvpngui.exe, I want to do it without the status window popping up.

 

[sinshiva]

you're right, unrelated, sorry.

google turned up this; https://forums.openvpn.net/topic10376.html

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Thanks, I have seen that page. I would like to do it without messing with the registry, mostly so I can make it portable to new clients without having to registry hack every computer.

The other option from the page, using the openvpn-gui.exe --help command does not give me any option to hide the status window on connect, as far as I can tell. There must be an easy way to do this. ;_)

 

[sinshiva]

you can export that specific registry key as a file. then just copy to another machine and double click. i used to move game keys this way

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Yes, I may fall back on that method if there are no other options. I would like a way to do it without hacking the registry.

I just can't believe an open source program that is so flexible would not have this as an option somewhere!

 

[sinshiva]

i can't say i disagree with you there, it is pretty silly

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Found the solution, you can add a switch onto the end of the command to get a silent_connect without altering the registry. For your viewing pleasure:

cd c:\program files\openvpn\bin
start openvpn-gui.exe --connect YOUROPENVPNFILE.ovpn --silent_connection 1

I have this saved in a .bat file. Of course use your own file name instead of YOUROPENVPNFILE.ovpn!