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On 25/04/2017 11:58, Илья Шипицин wrote:
> 
> 
> 2017-04-25 5:18 GMT+05:00 debbie10t <debbie...@gmail.com 
> <mailto:debbie...@gmail.com>>:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> generally, Openvpn on Windows is dependent on the "Windows DHCP
> Client service" .. if that Service is not started, is it possible
> for Openvpn
> 
> 
> windows services depend on dhcp
> 
> https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-build/blob/master/windows-nsis/open
vpn.nsi#L415
>
>  so, services won't start. not sure how can we use it here
> 
> ideas ?
> 
> 
> to report a *specific* log message that: _DHCP_ has failed to
> assign an IP address to TAP Adapter ?

While OpenVPN's Windows services depend on the DHCP system service one
can avoid the services by

- - Running openvpn.exe from a command prompt
- - Run OpenVPN-GUI as an admin w/o OpenVPNServiceInteractive

So having a (better) error message makes sense.

- -- 
Samuli Seppänen
Community Manager
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc

irc freenode net: mattock
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