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i tried to change the verbosity level in config (it was 3, i did with 4 and 6), nothing came, and for some reason, nothing is coming in journalctl logs also
i tried to change the verbosity level in config (it was 3, i did with 4 and 6), nothing came, and for some reason, nothing is coming in journalctl logs also
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STUFF I HAVE WRITTEN
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Intentionally not written nicely to be able to distinguish
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remote had the my college's vpn domain vpn.coll.eg.e
CA had college's certificate file name (in the same dir as config)
cert myid.crt
key myid.key
##############################################
# Sample client-side OpenVPN 2.0 config file #
# for connecting to multi-client server. #
# #
# This configuration can be used by multiple #
# clients, however each client should have #
# its own cert and key files. #
# #
# On Windows, you might want to rename this #
# file so it has a .ovpn extension #
##############################################
# Specify that we are a client and that we
# will be pulling certain config file directives
# from the server.
client
# Use the same setting as you are using on
# the server.
# On most systems, the VPN will not function
# unless you partially or fully disable
# the firewall for the TUN/TAP interface.
;dev tap
dev tun
# Windows needs the TAP-Win32 adapter name
# from the Network Connections panel
# if you have more than one. On XP SP2,
# you may need to disable the firewall
# for the TAP adapter.
;dev-node MyTap
# Are we connecting to a TCP or
# UDP server? Use the same setting as
# on the server.
;proto tcp
proto udp
# The hostname/IP and port of the server.
# You can have multiple remote entries
# to load balance between the servers.
;remote my-server-1 1194
;remote my-server-2 1194
remote
port 1194
# Choose a random host from the remote
# list for load-balancing. Otherwise
# try hosts in the order specified.
;remote-random
# Keep trying indefinitely to resolve the
# host name of the OpenVPN server. Very useful
# on machines which are not permanently connected
# to the internet such as laptops.
resolv-retry infinite
# Most clients don't need to bind to
# a specific local port number.
nobind
# Downgrade privileges after initialization (non-Windows only)
;user nobody
;group nobody
# Try to preserve some state across restarts.
persist-key
persist-tun
# If you are connecting through an
# HTTP proxy to reach the actual OpenVPN
# server, put the proxy server/IP and
# port number here. See the man page
# if your proxy server requires
# authentication.
;http-proxy-retry # retry on connection failures
;http-proxy [proxy server] [proxy port #]
# Wireless networks often produce a lot
# of duplicate packets. Set this flag
# to silence duplicate packet warnings.
;mute-replay-warnings
# SSL/TLS parms.
# See the server config file for more
# description. It's best to use
# a separate .crt/.key file pair
# for each client. A single ca
# file can be used for all clients.
ca
cert
key
# Verify server certificate by checking
# that the certicate has the nsCertType
# field set to "server". This is an
# important precaution to protect against
# a potential attack discussed here:
# http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm
#
# To use this feature, you will need to generate
# your server certificates with the nsCertType
# field set to "server". The build-key-server
# script in the easy-rsa folder will do this.
;ns-cert-type server
# If a tls-auth key is used on the server
# then every client must also have the key.
tls-auth ta.key 1
# Select a cryptographic cipher.
# If the cipher option is used on the server
# then you must also specify it here.
cipher AES-128-CBC
;cipher BF-CBC
# Enable compression on the VPN link.
# Don't enable this unless it is also
# enabled in the server config file.
comp-lzo
# Set log file verbosity.
verb 3
# Silence repeating messages
;mute 20
route-method exe
route-delay 2
auth-user-pass
compression was already enabled in config (the config is given to us by institute), i will reply with logs
with my college, they are not even up to current openvpn versions, if i use a verbose vpn app on phone (open vpn for android on fdroid), i have to use compatibility settings to even connect, they even use older encryption standards and compression settings, what i think is coincidentally something in my system updated which may not work with their current configs, and on my phone it is somehow still working
i tried a live usb (i had a linux mint one) - same error
since i forgot to mention it earlier, we have to renew our certificates almost every 6 months, and i renewed them recently (around the time of breakage start, but (i may be misremembering) i think i connected with new certs also, before renewal, the vpn worked both on my phone and laptop, now it only works on phone, i am now trying to use it on a live usb
i dont see a change
2024-05-12 23:51:46 WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm for more info. 2024-05-12 23:51:47 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: *********** 2024-05-12 23:51:47 Socket Buffers: R=[212992->212992] S=[212992->212992] 2024-05-12 23:51:47 UDPv4 link local: (not bound) 2024-05-12 23:51:47 UDPv4 link remote: ****************** 2024-05-12 23:51:47 TLS: Initial packet from ************* 2024-05-12 23:51:47 WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this 2024-05-12 23:51:47 VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=IN, *************** 2024-05-12 23:51:47 VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=IN, *************** 2024-05-12 23:51:48 Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1.2 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, peer certificate: 3072 bits RSA, signature: RSA-SHA256, peer temporary key: 1024 bits DH 2024-05-12 23:51:48 [vpn.*******] Peer Connection Initiated with **************** 2024-05-12 23:51:48 TLS: move_session: dest=TM_ACTIVE src=TM_INITIAL reinit_src=1 2024-05-12 23:51:48 TLS: tls_multi_process: initial untrusted session promoted to trusted 2024-05-12 23:51:49 SENT CONTROL [vpn.iitd.ac.in]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1) 2024-05-12 23:51:49 PUSH: Received control message: ************ 2024-05-12 23:51:49 OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified 2024-05-12 23:51:49 OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified 2024-05-12 23:51:49 OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified 2024-05-12 23:51:49 OPTIONS ERROR: failed to negotiate cipher with server. Add the server's cipher ('AES-128-CBC') to --data-ciphers (currently 'AES-256-GCM:AES-128-GCM:CHACHA20-POLY1305') if you want to connect to this server. 2024-05-12 23:51:49 ERROR: Failed to apply push options 2024-05-12 23:51:49 Failed to open tun/tap interface 2024-05-12 23:51:49 SIGUSR1[soft,process-push-msg-failed] received, process restarting 2024-05-12 23:51:49 Restart pause, 1 second(s)
this repeats over and over, i killed it, also i tried to connect with our vpn a year or 2 ago this method, and had same/similar errors even back then, and it only used to worked with network manager
sorry for editing it heavily, but would love to not be doxxed