vpnmgr vpnmgr - Manage and update VPN Client configurations for NordVPN and PIA

[Jack Yaz]

Any PIA users willing to test v2? This is a one-way upgrade, to go back to stable will need a reinstall. Post if interested!

 

[DHLarson]

very weird. Can you upload and pm a copy of your syslog so i can take a look at anything that might have tripped it? next time it happens, can you run:

ls -la /tmp/menuTree.js

so we can check when it was last modified please?

OK - so menu not present today. Will send syslog via PM as discussed. Here's the command log:

xxxxx@RT-AC86U-A580:/tmp/home/root# ls -la /tmp/menuTree.js
ls: /tmp/menuTree.js: No such file or directory
xxxxx@RT-AC86U-A580:/tmp/home/root# nvpnmgr startup
nvpnmgr: Sleeping for 30s before running startup routine
nvpnmgr: Mounting nvpnmgr WebUI page as user1.asp
xxxxx@RT-AC86U-A580:/tmp/home/root# ls -la /tmp/menuTree.js
-rw-rw-r-- 1 xxxxx root 21594 Jul 16 12:13 /tmp/menuTree.js

Menu tab now present.

 

[Kingp1n]

Any PIA users willing to test v2? This is a one-way upgrade, to go back to stable will need a reinstall. Post if interested!

I use PIA ...let me know what you would like for me to test.

 

[Macros999]

Hi Jack Yaz

Yust have to congratulate you on an awesome set of tools. Discovered nvpnmgr, Yazfi and the others 2 days ago, absolutely crazy useful!

Everything working 100% with absolutely no issues.

 

[abracadabra11]

Recently installed NordVPN Manager. Really neat tool, but I can't seem to get the VPN to start. When I select On for Service State under the VPN Client tab, the page refreshes but cycles back to Off. System Log shows the following error:
ovpn-client1[7407]: Options error: You must define CA file (--ca) or CA path (--capath)

Do I need to configure something other than the user/pw to connect?

Running Merlin 384.18 on RTAC68U with Skynet, Diversion, JRQoS, and NordVPNManager.

Thanks!

 

[Jack Yaz]

Recently installed NordVPN Manager. Really neat tool, but I can't seem to get the VPN to start. When I select On for Service State under the VPN Client tab, the page refreshes but cycles back to Off. System Log shows the following error:
ovpn-client1[7407]: Options error: You must define CA file (--ca) or CA path (--capath)

Do I need to configure something other than the user/pw to connect?

Running Merlin 384.18 on RTAC68U with Skynet, Diversion, JRQoS, and NordVPNManager.

Thanks!

Did you manually change any of the settings for the vpn client? Can you send a screenshot (blank out username)

 

[abracadabra11]

Did you manually change any of the settings for the vpn client? Can you send a screenshot (blank out username)

I did not. Screenshot attached.

 

[Jack Yaz]

I did not. Screenshot attached.

Ok, it sounds like the certificate might not have been extracted. What do you see for:

ls -la /jffs/openvpn

 

[abracadabra11]

Ok, it sounds like the certificate might not have been extracted. What do you see for:

ls -la /jffs/openvpn

drwx------ 2 username root 0 Jul 18 09:51 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 username root 0 Jul 18 11:32

switched router admin name with 'username' for post

 

[Jack Yaz]

drwx------ 2 username root 0 Jul 18 09:51 .
drwxr-xr-x 11 username root 0 Jul 18 11:32

switched router admin name with 'username' for post

That's weird, the ca and key files aren't there

Which server are you using? If you "search" for a new one do the files get populated?

 

[abracadabra11]

That's weird, the ca and key files aren't there

Which server are you using? If you "search" for a new one do the files get populated?

I was using the Los Angeles server for two VPNs managed by NordVPNManager. I removed the second VPN and it connected now. Perhaps it was because two clients were configured for same geographical area?

 

[Jack Yaz]

I was using the Los Angeles server for two VPNs managed by NordVPNManager. I removed the second VPN and it connected now. Perhaps it was because two clients were configured for same geographical area?

it shouldn't have errored in that way!

 

[abracadabra11]

Are there known speed issues associated with using RTAC68U OpenVPN?
When I send my traffic through the NordVPN router connection, I'm getting around 15Mbps/10Mbps. When I send my traffic through the OpenVPN client on my computer, I'm getting around 136Mbps/10Mbps.

Ensured same servers were being used for both VPN connection and Speedtest.net download.

 

[abracadabra11]

Are there known speed issues associated with using RTAC68U OpenVPN?
When I send my traffic through the NordVPN router connection, I'm getting around 15Mbps/10Mbps. When I send my traffic through the OpenVPN client on my computer, I'm getting around 136Mbps/10Mbps.

Ensured same servers were being used for both VPN connection and Speedtest.net download.

Found a separate thread covering this that notes that the problem appears to be a hardware limitation of the RTAC68U. Link below for anyone interested.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac68u-nordvpn-speed.61512/

 

[slidermike]

Found a separate thread covering this that notes that the problem appears to be a hardware limitation of the RTAC68U. Link below for anyone interested.

https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-rt-ac68u-nordvpn-speed.61512/

Yes the 68u is old hardware and no encryption acceleration like the 86u. The 68u is the same hardware found in the Netgear r7000 which also has slower vpn throughput.

 

[Jack Yaz]

Getting ready for the v2 launch which brings a rename and PIA support

v2.0.0 by jackyaz · Pull Request #6 · jackyaz/vpnmgr

NEW: Rename from nvpnmgr to vpnmgr as we intend to support various VPN providers NEW: Add support for PIA VPNs (Private Internet Access)

github.com

 

[Jack Yaz]

v2.0.0 is now available
Changelog:

NEW: Rename from nvpnmgr to vpnmgr as we intend to support various VPN providers
NEW: Add support for PIA VPNs (Private Internet Access)

While every effort has been made to test upgrading, I would be naive to assume I've caught everything. Please post here if you run into any problems!

 

[NoobuserAdvanced]

Pic.2 This one i will have

Pic.1

Hello i just wondering why this setup not have this setup Pic.2
Today you have this setup Pic.1 i will have Pic.2 every time the router change VPN i have this setup Pic.1
Maybe i think wrong please help me with my answer
/NUA

 

[Jack Yaz]

View attachment 24894Pic.2 This one i will have View attachment 24893
Pic.1

Hello i just wondering why this setup not have this setup Pic.2
Today you have this setup Pic.1 i will have Pic.2 every time the router change VPN i have this setup Pic.1
Maybe i think wrong please help me with my answer
/NUA

NordVPN and PIA don't support compression (at least, importing the vpn files sets it to None/Disabled)

 

[NoobuserAdvanced]

NordVPN and PIA don't support compression (at least, importing the vpn files sets it to None/Disabled)

ok! so i must disable it? Thanks /Jack Yaz