OpenVPN Server 1 - Running while VPN Server disabled?

[beiley]

I have the AC68U with Merlin 40-alpha4 firmware. I don't use VPN, so want to make sure it is disabled for security purposes. However, when I look at VPN / VPN Status it displays:

OpenVPN Server 1 - Running

If I look under VPN / VPN Server / Enable VPN Server, it is set to OFF.

Why does the status show OpenVPN Server 1 as running if the server is OFF?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding something...?

 

[insomniac]

I'm interested in knowing too I flashed from Asus official firmware .4561 to Merlin 374.40 noticed that VPN server was running by default so I turned it off. Doesn't running OpenVPN use more resources/RAM then PPTP VPN or doesn't matter?

 

[oneuser]

Did you do a factory reset after installing/upgrading of firmware?

I remembered that I experienced the same problem quite sometime earlier, while I was upgrading an earlier version of firmware. What I did was to reset everything to default and reboot the router, then everything is back to normal.

Of course by doing this you have to manually reconfigure everything again.

 

[beiley]

Did you do a factory reset after installing/upgrading of firmware?

I remembered that I experienced the same problem quite sometime earlier, while I was upgrading an earlier version of firmware. What I did was to reset everything to default and reboot the router, then everything is back to normal.

Of course by doing this you have to manually reconfigure everything again.

No, I didn't... I installed the 40-alpha4 firmware from the ASUS official 4561. I didn't think a factory reset was required, based on my reading of the included README. If you look at your VPN Status when VPN server is disabled, does it show everything stopped?

 

[oneuser]

If you look at your VPN Status when VPN server is disabled, does it show everything stopped?

Yeah, under "VPN - Status", it shows all servers are stopped.

 

[beiley]

Yeah, under "VPN - Status", it shows all servers are stopped.

Okay, thanks. I did a factor reset, and put back in all my settings. That did clear up the problem, so all VPN status lines show "Stopped" now. Thanks!

 

[oneuser]

Glad to hear it works out. Enjoy!