I'm connecting after adding the tls-cipher line as suggested by Scott. I
also had to clean up my key file to contain the last (active / not deleted)
key with only the part between and including "-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----"
and "-----END ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY-----", which differs slightly from the
description in the instructions. I also added "askpass" to the config file
to prompt me for my key password. Also, on Windows OpenVPN 2.4.7 the
config file is imported to
"C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\OpenVPN\config\amprnet-vpn", so key and other files
are manually copied there as well. I have not yet tried to connect from my
Linux systems, but expect it should work there as well.
David M.
WD5M
On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 8:23 PM KM4EXS via 44Net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org>
wrote:
Hi everyone, new 44Net list member here. I'm
trying to setup the OpenVPN
connection to the OH7LZB VPN server. I'm primarily using this link (
http://wiki.ampr.org/wiki/AMPRNet_VPN), but I am planning to update it
once I get my connection working. Looking thru the archives, it seems a
number of us have had challenges with the setup.
If someone has successfully configured it recently, maybe you can help me
out with my setup? The encryption and auth seems to not negotiate, the
connection never sets up. Per Hessu's response to my email (below), perhaps
it has to do with the newer version / algorithms trying to get along with
the server version.
Thanks in advance for any assist.
- Matt / KM4EXS
-------- Forwarded message -------
From: "Heikki Hannikainen" <hessu(a)hes.iki.fi (mailto:hessu@hes.iki.fi)>
To: matthew(a)alberti.us (mailto:matthew@alberti.us)
Sent: August 18, 2019 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: 44Net VPN Setup
Hi,
I generally prefer to have these discussions on a mailing list so that the
answers are archived
publicly, and others can look for existing answers from the archive
instead of asking the same
question again. I run aprs.fi so I get a lot of questions and emails.
The log, at this verbosity level, doesn't actually say what went wrong in
the negotiation. I think
there was a thread on the 44list before where someone resolved this issue,
something to do with new
versions of openvpn openssl refusing to use the older algorithms currently
configured on the VPN
server.
https://mailman.ampr.org/mailman/private/44net (
https://mailman.ampr.org/mailman/private/44net)
On Sat, 17 Aug 2019, matthew(a)alberti.us (mailto:matthew@alberti.us) wrote:
Hi Hessu,
I pulled your e-mail address off the 44net mailman list. Didn't want to
spam
it, as I think I am missing something easy.
I'm trying to setup an OpenVPN connection to your server, so that I can get
an AMPRNet IP. I have followed the instructions at
http://wiki.ampr.org/wiki/AMPRNet_VPN (
http://wiki.ampr.org/wiki/AMPRNet_VPN). It looks like I'm stuck after the
CA
is verified, but before the data channel encryption/auth is negotiated.
Below are my logs. I was hoping you could take a look at the server side,
my
public IP is 184.82.197.68. I think I'm probably using the wrong client
settings. I'm trying to set this up on a pfSense router.... so I have to
enter all the settings manually. I am trying to use BF-CBC and SHA1... but
also tried a few other combos. No luck.
Thanks in advance!
- Matt Alberti / KM4EXS
Aug 17 16:47:52
openvpn
18908
SIGUSR1[soft,tls-error] received, process restarting
Aug 17 16:47:52
openvpn
18908
Restart pause, 5 second(s)
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
WARNING: No server certificate verification method has been enabled. See
http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm (
http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm)
for more info.
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to
call user-defined scripts
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]
85.188.1.118:1773
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
Socket Buffers: R=[42080->42080] S=[57344->57344]
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
UDP link local (bound): [AF_INET][undef]:0
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
UDP link remote: [AF_INET]85.188.1.118:1773
Aug 17 16:47:57
openvpn
18908
TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]85.188.1.118:1773 (via
[AF_INET]184.82.197.68%), sid=368827b7 79c57373
Aug 17 16:47:59
openvpn
18908
VERIFY OK: depth=1, O=AMPRnet, CN=OH7LZB VPN service CA
Aug 17 16:47:59
openvpn
18908
VERIFY OK: depth=0, CN=ampr-gw.he.fi
Aug 17 16:48:57
openvpn
18908
TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check
your
network connectivity)
Aug 17 16:48:57
openvpn
18908
TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
- Hessu
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