On Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:15:53 +0000, tincantech via Openvpn-users <openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>> I have noted that the OpenVPN GUI application runs a very long time (maybe >> >> forever) if there is no connection to the server, seems to restart every >> >> minute... >> >> Is there a way to make it stop if it does not connect within a certain >> (short) >> >> time? >> >> Or can I stop the ongoing connect attempt when it seems to fail? I.e. no >> >> connection within say 60 seconds then kill the running connection attempt. >> >> In the GUI itself (when I run manually on Windows) I can click "Disconnect" >> to >> >> make it stop... >> > >See --connect-retry-max in the manual. Which means the OpenVPN main manual, NOT the OpenVPN-GUI manual.... So I had to edit the ovpn file and add this into it: connect-retry-max 1 Whereupon it fails after 60 seconds instead of starting over like it did previously. Thanks! -- Bo Berglund Developer in Sweden _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
