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far2wired

New Around Here
Firmware 3.0.0.4.270.26 (Merlin build)

VPN service - IPVanish http://www.ipvanish.com/

I followed DD-WRT instructions on their website - http://www.ipvanish.com/vpn-setup.php


See attachments for router settings.

The VPN appears to be restarting following the error
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1
(highlighted below in red)

Full Log -
Apr 14 20:07:40 notify_rc : start_vpnclient1
Apr 14 20:07:40 openvpn[2162]: OpenVPN 2.3.0 mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [MH] [IPv6] built on Mar 17 2013
Apr 14 20:07:40 openvpn[2162]: WARNING: Make sure you understand the semantics of --tls-remote before using it (see the man page).
Apr 14 20:07:40 openvpn[2162]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Apr 14 20:07:40 kernel: tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
Apr 14 20:07:40 kernel: tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
Apr 14 20:07:40 openvpn[2162]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->131072] S=[16384->131072]
Apr 14 20:07:41 openvpn[2168]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443 [nonblock]
Apr 14 20:07:42 openvpn[2168]: TCP connection established with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 14 20:07:42 openvpn[2168]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef]
Apr 14 20:07:42 openvpn[2168]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 14 20:07:42 openvpn[2168]: TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443, sid=09b6c0a7 9066c5c9
Apr 14 20:07:42 openvpn[2168]: WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Apr 14 20:07:52 openvpn[2168]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=FL, L=Winter Park, O=IPVanish, OU=IPVanish VPN, CN=IPVanish CA, emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 14 20:07:52 openvpn[2168]: VERIFY X509NAME OK: C=US, ST=FL, L=Winter Park, O=IPVanish, OU=IPVanish VPN, CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com, emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 14 20:07:52 openvpn[2168]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=FL, L=Winter Park, O=IPVanish, OU=IPVanish VPN, CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com, emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Apr 14 20:07:59 openvpn[2168]: [lon-a02.ipvanish.com] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 14 20:08:01 openvpn[2168]: SENT CONTROL [lon-a02.ipvanish.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp,dhcp-option DNS 81.171.97.3,dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8,rcvbuf 262144,explicit-exit-notify 5,route-gateway 172.20.24.1,topology subnet,ping 20,ping-restart 40,ifconfig 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0'
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in [PUSH-OPTIONS]:5: explicit-exit-notify (2.3.0)
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --sndbuf/--rcvbuf options modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: Socket Buffers: R=[131072->229376] S=[131072->131072]
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: TUN/TAP device tun11 opened
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: updown.sh tun11 1500 1560 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0 init
Apr 14 20:08:02 notify_rc : updateresolv
Apr 14 20:08:02 dnsmasq[505]: read /etc/hosts - 3 addresses
Apr 14 20:08:02 dnsmasq[505]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 0 addresses
Apr 14 20:08:02 dnsmasq-dhcp[505]: read /etc/ethers - 2 addresses
Apr 14 20:08:02 dnsmasq[505]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53
Apr 14 20:08:02 dnsmasq[505]: using nameserver 81.171.97.3#53
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: /sbin/route add -net 81.171.97.3 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 46.64.40.1
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: ERROR: Linux route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: /sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.20.24.1
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: /sbin/route add -net 128.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.20.24.1
Apr 14 20:08:02 openvpn[2168]: Initialization Sequence Completed
Apr 14 20:08:03 openvpn[2168]: Connection reset, restarting [0]
Apr 14 20:08:03 openvpn[2168]: SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Apr 14 20:08:03 openvpn[2168]: Restart pause, 5 second(s)

I've been stumbling around for hours, trying different settings and I now accept defeat. Anyone able to help?
 

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Ok, I've removed the custom config entries, the ERROR has gone but still restarting?

Apr 15 06:28:17 notify_rc : start_vpnclient1
Apr 15 06:28:17 kernel: tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
Apr 15 06:28:17 kernel: tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
Apr 15 06:28:17 openvpn[4138]: OpenVPN 2.3.0 mipsel-unknown-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [MH] [IPv6] built on Mar 17 2013
Apr 15 06:28:17 openvpn[4138]: WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info.
Apr 15 06:28:17 openvpn[4138]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Apr 15 06:28:17 openvpn[4138]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->131072] S=[16384->131072]
Apr 15 06:28:18 openvpn[4146]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443 [nonblock]
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: TCP connection established with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef]
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443, sid=9265f4b5 7a2dd3c9
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=US, ST=FL, L=Winter Park, O=IPVanish, OU=IPVanish VPN, CN=IPVanish CA, emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 15 06:28:19 openvpn[4146]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=US, ST=FL, L=Winter Park, O=IPVanish, OU=IPVanish VPN, CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com, emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Apr 15 06:28:20 openvpn[4146]: [lon-a02.ipvanish.com] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: SENT CONTROL [lon-a02.ipvanish.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp,dhcp-option DNS 81.171.97.3,dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8,rcvbuf 262144,explicit-exit-notify 5,route-gateway 172.20.24.1,topology subnet,ping 20,ping-restart 40,ifconfig 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0'
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in [PUSH-OPTIONS]:5: explicit-exit-notify (2.3.0)
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --sndbuf/--rcvbuf options modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: Socket Buffers: R=[131072->229376] S=[131072->131072]
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: TUN/TAP device tun11 opened
Apr 15 06:28:22 openvpn[4146]: updown.sh tun11 1500 1560 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0 init
Apr 15 06:28:23 notify_rc : updateresolv
Apr 15 06:28:23 dnsmasq[505]: read /etc/hosts - 3 addresses
Apr 15 06:28:23 dnsmasq[505]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 0 addresses
Apr 15 06:28:23 dnsmasq-dhcp[505]: read /etc/ethers - 2 addresses
Apr 15 06:28:23 dnsmasq[505]: using nameserver 8.8.8.8#53
Apr 15 06:28:23 dnsmasq[505]: using nameserver 81.171.97.3#53
Apr 15 06:28:23 openvpn[4146]: /sbin/route add -net 81.171.97.3 netmask 255.255.255.255 gw 46.64.40.1
Apr 15 06:28:23 openvpn[4146]: /sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.20.24.1
Apr 15 06:28:23 openvpn[4146]: /sbin/route add -net 128.0.0.0 netmask 128.0.0.0 gw 172.20.24.1
Apr 15 06:28:23 openvpn[4146]: Initialization Sequence Completed
Apr 15 06:28:25 openvpn[4146]: Connection reset, restarting [0]
Apr 15 06:28:25 openvpn[4146]: SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Apr 15 06:28:25 openvpn[4146]: Restart pause, 5 second(s)

I have a post on the IPVanish forum and response is -
From what I can tell, your version of OpenVPN is not 2.1.x or 2.2.x - and some people using the new 2.3.x versions are having trouble with the old syntax in the configurations. My recommendation would be to downgrade your DD-WRT install to something else.
Click to expand...

What version of OpenVPN is in the firmware? Is it possible to flash an earlier version with OpenVPN 2.2.x in it?
 
Hello,

RMerlin updated OpenVPN to 2.3.0 in version 3.0.0.4.270.24. You will have to flash to a pre 3.0.0.4.270.24 to get a lower version of OpenVPN.
 
Flashed 3.0.0.4.266.23b

Tried starting OpenVPN client STILL no dice! :(

Apr 15 17:42:49 notify_rc : start_vpnclient1
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: OpenVPN 2.2.2 mipsel-linux [SSL] [LZO2] [EPOLL] built on Dec 31 2012
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: WARNING: Make sure you understand the semantics of --tls-remote before using it (see the man page).
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: NOTE: --script-security method='system' is deprecated due to the fact that passed parameters will be subject to shell expansion
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: LZO compression initialized
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1560 D:140 EF:40 EB:0 ET:0 EL:0 ]
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->131072] S=[16384->131072]
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[645]: Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1560 D:1450 EF:60 EB:135 ET:0 EL:0 AF:3/1 ]
Apr 15 17:42:49 openvpn[651]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with 81.171.97.3:443 [nonblock]
Apr 15 17:42:50 openvpn[651]: TCP connection established with 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 17:42:50 openvpn[651]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef]
Apr 15 17:42:50 openvpn[651]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 17:42:50 openvpn[651]: TLS: Initial packet from 81.171.97.3:443, sid=8ff04613 4946191d
Apr 15 17:42:50 openvpn[651]: WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
Apr 15 17:42:51 openvpn[651]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=IPVanish_CA/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 15 17:42:51 openvpn[651]: VERIFY X509NAME OK: /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 15 17:42:51 openvpn[651]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Apr 15 17:42:52 openvpn[651]: [lon-a02.ipvanish.com] Peer Connection Initiated with 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: SENT CONTROL [lon-a02.ipvanish.com]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp,dhcp-option DNS 81.171.97.3,dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8,rcvbuf 262144,explicit-exit-notify 5,route-gateway 172.20.24.1,topology subnet,ping 20,ping-restart 40,ifconfig 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0'
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: Options error: Unrecognized option or missing parameter(s) in [PUSH-OPTIONS]:5: explicit-exit-notify (2.2.2)
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --sndbuf/--rcvbuf options modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: Socket Buffers: R=[131072->229376] S=[131072->131072]
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: TUN/TAP device tun11 opened
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: updown.sh tun11 1500 1560 172.20.24.239 255.255.248.0 init
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: WARNING: Failed running command (--up/--down): could not execute external program
Apr 15 17:42:55 openvpn[651]: Exiting
 
I've copied the certificate from the IPVanish website again, its in "Client 1" "Certificate Authority". No carriage return at the end of the key.

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIErTCCA5WgAwIBAgIJAMYKzSS8uPKDMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIGVMQswCQYD
VQQGEwJVUzELMAkGA1UECBMCRkwxFDASBgNVBAcTC1dpbnRlciBQYXJrMREwDwYD
VQQKEwhJUFZhbmlzaDEVMBMGA1UECxMMSVBWYW5pc2ggVlBOMRQwEgYDVQQDEwtJ
UFZhbmlzaCBDQTEjMCEGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYUc3VwcG9ydEBpcHZhbmlzaC5jb20w
HhcNMTIwMTExMTkzMjIwWhcNMTcwMTEwMTkzMjIwWjCBlTELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMx
CzAJBgNVBAgTAkZMMRQwEgYDVQQHEwtXaW50ZXIgUGFyazERMA8GA1UEChMISVBW
YW5pc2gxFTATBgNVBAsTDElQVmFuaXNoIFZQTjEUMBIGA1UEAxMLSVBWYW5pc2gg
Q0ExIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWFHN1cHBvcnRAaXB2YW5pc2guY29tMIIBIjANBgkq
hkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAt9DBWNr/IKOuY3TmDP5x7vYZR0DGxLbX
U8TyAzBbjUtFFMbhxlHiXVQrZHmgzih94x7BgXM7tWpmMKYVb+gNaqMdWE680Qm3
nOwmhy/dulXDkEHAwD05i/iTx4ZaUdtV2vsKBxRg1vdC4AEiwD7bqV4HOi13xcG9
71aQ55Mj1KeCdA0aNvpat1LWx2jjWxsfI8s2Lv5Fkoi1HO1+vTnnaEsJZrBgAkLX
pItqP29Lik3/OBIvkBIxlKrhiVPixE5qNiD+eSPirsmROvsyIonoJtuY4Dw5K6pc
NlKyYiwo1IOFYU3YxffwFJk+bSW4WVBhsdf5dGxq/uOHmuz5gdwxCwIDAQABo4H9
MIH6MB0GA1UdDgQWBBRL/RQliR3nwXCD1/afERwlThnurjCBygYDVR0jBIHCMIG/
gBRL/RQliR3nwXCD1/afERwlThnurqGBm6SBmDCBlTELMAkGA1UEBhMCVVMxCzAJ
BgNVBAgTAkZMMRQwEgYDVQQHEwtXaW50ZXIgUGFyazERMA8GA1UEChMISVBWYW5p
c2gxFTATBgNVBAsTDElQVmFuaXNoIFZQTjEUMBIGA1UEAxMLSVBWYW5pc2ggQ0Ex
IzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEWFHN1cHBvcnRAaXB2YW5pc2guY29tggkAxgrNJLy48oMw
DAYDVR0TBAUwAwEB/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOCAQEAho5ynpvtXISz3neqGXpL
BBlOM35pd1ZSNHLCb2yHQwAjZbfYqfX2MDs9ytH4Cf1OfaVqwe777QyyIC2XR2QK
kw4c2hCT8wPzWhmkLx8Q+jnKdOKkdz+L8+Ji9/vjtaFOcYjMDalI6CbjBiuMFWhB
IzOaYljmA2UeQCVIz9aW80BC8+sLQ6oeWVnFjx7zqK1gbbc2bNuy3slOMdyoEj2m
hkxfiffuHKV+GQoR7tFIr3M7KFFwYgkXeyLh1Pc0rZu7dGe4fUAbR1okB1DgelBd
n6rWTZ8XcNzT/YngtH4bXB9DM7pKWpDWc94va4hFrGgaOxjE861TdoDqHaMO9bW+
Pg==
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

No other keys entered, no mention of a static key needed, do I need one?

I've tried removing the "script-security 3 system" from the custom config, the client loops now trying to start -

Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: WARNING: Make sure you understand the semantics of --tls-remote before using it (see the man page).
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: Re-using SSL/TLS context
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: LZO compression initialized
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: Control Channel MTU parms [ L:1560 D:140 EF:40 EB:0 ET:0 EL:0 ]
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: Socket Buffers: R=[87380->229376] S=[16384->131072]
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: Data Channel MTU parms [ L:1560 D:1450 EF:60 EB:135 ET:0 EL:0 AF:3/1 ]
Apr 16 19:01:01 openvpn[629]: Attempting to establish TCP connection with 81.171.97.3:443 [nonblock]
Apr 16 19:01:02 openvpn[629]: TCP connection established with 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 16 19:01:02 openvpn[629]: TCPv4_CLIENT link local: [undef]
Apr 16 19:01:02 openvpn[629]: TCPv4_CLIENT link remote: 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 16 19:01:02 openvpn[629]: TLS: Initial packet from 81.171.97.3:443, sid=694fe657 a9548fbe
Apr 16 19:01:03 openvpn[629]: VERIFY OK: depth=1, /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=IPVanish_CA/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 16 19:01:03 openvpn[629]: VERIFY X509NAME OK: /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 16 19:01:03 openvpn[629]: VERIFY OK: depth=0, /C=US/ST=FL/L=Winter_Park/O=IPVanish/OU=IPVanish_VPN/CN=lon-a02.ipvanish.com/emailAddress=support@ipvanish.com
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: Control Channel: TLSv1, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA, 2048 bit RSA
Apr 16 19:01:06 openvpn[629]: [lon-a02.ipvanish.com] Peer Connection Initiated with 81.171.97.3:443
Apr 16 19:01:07 openvpn[629]: Connection reset, restarting [0]
Apr 16 19:01:07 openvpn[629]: TCP/UDP: Closing socket
Apr 16 19:01:07 openvpn[629]: SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Apr 16 19:01:07 openvpn[629]: Restart pause, 5 second(s)

???
 
try a software openvpn client and see if you can connect. Just keep messing around d with settings. Try a factory reset as well and set everything up from scratch
 
I installed the IPVanish client on my PC. Checked the server I was using I could actually connect to and all worked as expected. Disconnected and went back to settings on router.

In Custom Configuration I removed "script-security 3 system", VPN continually restarting.

Then added "auth SHA256" and bingo, VPN is up and running! :D

Final Advanced Settings as attached.

Now a final check is to flash with latest firmware and put in all those settings again...
 

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That was surprisingly painless. I updated to latest firmware - 3.0.0.4.270.26b asked for a manual reboot of the router and up came the VPN :D

So to conclude, and hopefully this will help someone using IPVanish and openVPN, the custom configuration settings should be

persist-remote-ip
auth SHA256
keysize 256
tls-remote <server of choice>

ignore what is on their website... ;)
 
I know this thread is a few years old but I'm having the same issues as far2wired was having and I have tried literally everything including all the steps he has shown, I'm wondering if it's a bit outdated and I'm stuck with what I have?

Using the same router ASUS RT N66u with Merlin wrt software and am trying to get Ip vanish to work.
Anyone with any ideas?
 
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