VPN Director vs VPN Fusion

[Dutchmike64]

I have been using VPN fusion to quickly switch a vpn on and off via the asus app on my phone.
Now i am running Gnuton Merlin and have been busy with the VPN director, but of course there is nothing in the ASUS app that supports the VPN Director

Is there a quick way to enable/disable a VPN client for Merlin ?
I have to say that VPN Fusion is a lot more easy to manage and setup than the VPN director, maybe in the future this can be integrated in merlin

 

[Tech9]

I have to say that VPN Fusion is a lot more easy to manage

Very limited configuration options though.

 

[Dutchmike64]

Is there a way to quickly switch a VPN client on/off maybe an ssh command or something else that can be done on a phone ?

The webgui works of course but not easy on a tiny screen

 

[RMerlin]

Is there a way to quickly switch a VPN client on/off maybe an ssh command or something else that can be done on a phone ?

The webgui works of course but not easy on a tiny screen

For OpenVPN:

service stop_vpnclient1
service start_vpnclient1

(change the number to match the client unit).

 

[Gizmo2035]

For OpenVPN:

service stop_vpnclient1
service start_vpnclient1

(change the number to match the client unit).

Hi there,

Do you enter this code in the custom configuration under each VPN client tab? I tried this in custome config and it stopped my VPN working.

 

[RMerlin]

Hi there,

Do you enter this code in the custom configuration under each VPN client tab? I tried this in custome config and it stopped my VPN working.

The OP asked for shell commands to stop and start the client. Those are intended to be run over SSH.

 

[doczenith1]

If using an Android phone the SSH Button app makes it very easy to send commands to the router via SSH. I use it to disable/enable Diversion ad blocking. iOS has something similar but I don't remember the name.

 

[Jonnny]

For OpenVPN:

service stop_vpnclient1
service start_vpnclient1

(change the number to match the client unit).

Hi @RMerlin,

I use the following commands (ex. Client 1) for Wireguard Clients (like OpenVPN Clients):

service "stop_wgc 1"
service "start_wgc 1"
service "restart_wgc 1"

But contrary to what happens with commands for OpenVPN (after sent via SSH), which are active in the GUI, with commands for WG, it is not active, at least visibly, but works.
My question, is this how it works? Is it bug? Or are the commands mentioned above not the most correct for interface WG? Thanks.

 

[RMerlin]

My question, is this how it works? Is it bug?

Try without quotes.

 

[Jonnny]

Try without quotes.

service start_wgc 1

Usage: service <action_service>

service "start_wgc 1"

Done.

service 'start_wgc 1'

Done.

 

[RMerlin]

You will have to check manually the result. That command will always return "done" as all it does is queue up the request, without knowing if the request will be successful or not.

 

[Jonnny]

You will have to check manually the result. That command will always return "done" as all it does is queue up the request, without knowing if the request will be successful or not.

Yes, I understand... the problem is that for WG services, in the GUI, it doesn't show up like it does for OpenVPN services after running the command (my screenshots above). But the service seems to work.

Thanks.

 

[Sas]

Yes, I understand... the problem is that for WG services, in the GUI, it doesn't show up like it does for OpenVPN services after running the command (my screenshots above). But the service seems to work.

Thanks.

Same problem for me exactly. This seems like a GUI bug.