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Having issues with making openvpn connection

I am trying to use Open VPN to connect to a network, but getting this output after I click connect and enter username and password: Fri Mar 20 17:00:06 2020 OpenVPN 2.4.8 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [SSL (...
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Route 2 devices through a WIndows's PC and out to the broadband router

Home LAN 192.168.0.1/24 Router 192.168.0.1 Home server 192.168.0.10 Home server runs Win7 x64 Ult and OpenVPN client and shares media,docs via SMB Question... I have a couple of Fire TV devices ...
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Sharing a 3G USB modem over Windows ICS

I'm currently having issues with my ADSL connection and it's looking like it's not going to be fixed any time soon. On my local network I have my Windows Server hardwired into my wireless router. I'...
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VPN disables network after about 20 minutes

I've running a Windows 7 guest under VirtualBox. If (and only if) I run a VPN client such as Viscosity or the OpenVPN client, after about 20 minutes, they both stop working and it turns out that my ...
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OpenVPN does not auto reconnect

I run OpenVPN in Win7 as a service in background. For years now this worked fine, the connection was always automatically re-established and this is how it should be. However, suddenly this does not ...
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Problems with RDP over OpenVPN Only to Win 7+ computers

I am having problems RDPing from a Win 7 client to a Win 7 box on the other side of an OpenVPN server. Connecting from my Win 7 client to an XP box works wonderfully. The destination machines do not ...
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OpenVPN does not connect VIA FrootVPN

Suddenly quit working... again... OpenVPN 2.3.6 (32 bit) Latest FrootVPN config file Windows 7 64 bit Port 1194 is open for UDP AND TCP I have been told to use 32 bit OpenVPN due to bugs, and it ...
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Unable to connect to Virtual Private Network

I am trying to figure out what is going on here as I am unable to connect to a VPN most of the time. I am using FrootVPN on the OpenVPN protocol. I used this guide to set it up. It is entirely ran ...
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RDP works to any host other than the VPN Host

Dont think this is a duplicate question, lots of similar ones but none exactly the same. Setup: Win7 "Home Server", hosts OpenVPN server, listens on 443. XP and 7 Boxes on the LAN Remote: Win8 client ...
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OpenVPN GUI stopps working

I finally configured my OpenVPN Server v5 installed on Windows 7 machine. I have 25 clients which can reach it, ping it and do all the network traffic through the VPN. However, I need my server to be ...
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Can another VPN client be used to connect to a network, OpenVPN is installed on?

I'm trying to connect a computer by VPN. OpenVPN fails to install, it's corrupt. Is there an alternative VPN client that would work on Windows 7 that I can install? I'm a little confused as I thought ...
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Is Windows Firewall active on OpenVPN connection?

(This applies to "private" Internet browsing through a VPN such as privateinternetaccess.com) If I connect to a VPN using OpenVPN client on my Windows 7 box, will the Windows firewall be active ...
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With Windows 7 how to access a network with an other domain name?

I want to access my company's internal network from my home (on a PC running WIndows 7). I received configuration details to use with OpenVPN and connected successfully (according to OpenVPN log). I ...
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Routing all Traffic through OpenVPN Tunnel

I have installed OpenVPN server on Archlinux and am now using OpenVPN GUI on Windows 7, I can talk to other computers connected through the VPN but I have not yet figured out how to route all traffic ...
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Changing network type from Unidentified network to Private network on an OpenVPN connection

Is it possible to change the connection type in Windows 7? I have a OpenVPN connection which is identified as "unidentified network" and I do not want to apply certain rules to all unidentified ...
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