we still use NDIS5, however we observe some issues with Windows 10. sometimes (currently just 3 users) see messages regarding "tap adapter not ready" in logs. And issue is resolved by upgrading to NDIS6.
it is not clear evidence that NDIS5 does not work well on Win10 (it works for 800 users and does not work for 3 of them), but it is definetly a sign to start upgrading. 2016-06-23 13:23 GMT+05:00 David Sommerseth < open...@sf.lists.topphemmelig.net>: > On 22/06/16 19:19, Илья Шипицин wrote: > > we use ndis5 on windows 10. > > If the rumours I've heard are right, NDIS5 support will disappear in > some Windows updates. The very first rumours was that it would > disappear in Win 8.2 (whatever that version ended up as), but Microsoft > might have delayed the deprecation a bit longer. > > On a more general note, please use the NDIS6 (tap6) driver instead, as > that is what gets most of the attention these days and it does need far > more testing. We really do want the old NDIS5 drive to die. My opinion > is that once OpenVPN 2.4 will be released, we should stop shipping the > NDIS5 driver when git master begins to target for > OpenVPN 2.5. > > > -- > kind regards, > > David Sommerseth > > > > 2016-06-22 22:14 GMT+05:00 Samuli Seppänen <sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net>>: > > > > I have not actually tested tap-windows (NDIS 5) on Windows 10, but I > > believe NDIS 5 support was removed from Windows 10 a while back. If > > NDIS 5 drivers still work for Windows 10 then I can definitely > > reword this part. > > > > why "must" for windows 10 ? > > > > 2016-06-22 22:06 GMT+05:00 <sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net> <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net>>>: > > > > From: Samuli Seppänen <sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net> <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net>>> > > > > Signed-off-by: Samuli Seppänen <sam...@openvpn.net > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net> > > <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net <mailto:sam...@openvpn.net>>> > > > > --- > > INSTALL | 8 ++++---- > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL > > index 42f78d8..334d0e6 100644 > > --- a/INSTALL > > +++ b/INSTALL > > @@ -298,13 +298,13 @@ TUN/TAP Driver Configuration: > > > > http://www.whiteboard.ne.jp/~admin2/tuntap/ > > > > -* Windows XP/2003/Vista/7: > > +* Windows > > > > OpenVPN on Windows needs a TUN/TAP kernel driver to work. > > OpenVPN > > installers > > include this driver, so installing it separately is not > > usually > > required. > > - The driver source code is available here: > > - > > - https://github.com/OpenVPN/tap-windows > > + Windows XP/2003 must use the NDIS 5 (tap-windows) driver, > > whereas > > more recent > > + Windows versions should (Vista to 8.1) or must (Windows > > 10) use > > the NDIS 6 > > + driver (tap-windows6) instead. > > > > > > > ************************************************************************* > > > > -- > > 2.1.4 > > > > >
