On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 2:50 PM, /dev/rob0 <r...@gmx.co.uk> wrote: > On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 12:52:06PM -0400, Larry Martell wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Selva Nair <selva.n...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > As I mentioned earlier, its very unlikely that removing >> > ping-restart will fix the reconnection that you see. If no pings >> > are received for 60 seconds, the connection must be dead anyway. >> > Assuming the server is set up to do ping-restart, even if you >> > remove ping-restart from the client, the server will still >> > initiate a reconnection if it doesn't get any ping from the >> > client. >> >> Well, I connect to 3 different VPNs at different times. For one I >> use Open VPN Connect, for one I use some PPTP client that is on my >> Mac, and for one I use Tunnleblick. It is only the one I connect to >> with Tunnleblick that regularly disconnects. The sysadmin for that >> site said I am the only one who is experiencing problems, and he >> has variously blamed it on: >> >> -I am running too much on my computer >> -I have an old version of MacOS >> -I have many VMs configured (even though none are running when I connect) >> -The old firewall/VPN appliance they have is crappy > > THEY have an appliance? So this is what, that tunnelblick is > connecting to, OpenVPN Access Server?
It is a Asus RT‑N66U. > >> -I'm a Yankee fan and he's a Red Sox fan > > :) > >> He has given up trying to help me, and my client is annoyed because >> the constant disconnects seriously effect my productivity. So I am >> grasping at straws and willing to try anything. > > This straw is not going to help you. I'm in agreement with Selva on > that. We tried a test where we set the timeout to 180 seconds from 60 and in disconnected even more frequently. > At this point we don't really know enough to help, either, and since > you probably don't have access to server-side logs, we might not be > able to help anyway. The admin said there are server side logs. > I'd suggest trying a different computer with the same client config. Yeah, I'll have to try that. > That's a straw also, but it can address the Beantown fan's concerns. > > You might have posted the client config upthread, sorry, I don't have > it here, but I am wondering, is it TCP or UDP? Does the site offer > the other protocol? Try switching. Sometimes stupid firewalls will > impose arbitrary limits on TCP connections, for example. And a lot > of them seem to have problems with UDP. It's TCP and the admin does not want to change it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Attend Shape: An AT&T Tech Expo July 15-16. Meet us at AT&T Park in San Francisco, CA to explore cutting-edge tech and listen to tech luminaries present their vision of the future. This family event has something for everyone, including kids. Get more information and register today. http://sdm.link/attshape _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
