Re: [Openvpn-devel] OpenVPN and outside clients

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Regards,

On 03/01/2024 12:53, Peter Davis wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I changed the IP address in the client configuration file, but I can't
>>>> connect to the server. I got the following error:
>>>>
> 
>>>> Wed Jan 3 10:32:32 2024 TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to
>>>> occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
>>>> Wed Jan 3 10:32:32 2024 TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
>>>>
> 
>>>> I checked the OpenVPN log file too, but there was nothing there:
>>>> # cat /var/log/openvpn/openvpn.log
>>>
> 
>>> This is a clear indication that your connection attempt is not reaching
>>> the VPN server at all.
>>>
> 
>>> This is a problem with whatever is in the middle, i.e. gateway/firewall.
>>>
> 
>>> * Have you properly configured the port forwarding on the gateway/firewall?
>>> * Have you allowed the right ports on the gateway/firewall?
>>> * Is there any firewall on the VPN server which may be preventing
>>> connections from outside the LAN?
>>>
> 
>>> Note: this is unrelated to OpenVPN, but just a generic network
>>> configuration issue.
>>>
> 
> Thanks again.
> You right. The firewall was configured for the TCP protocol, not UDP.
> Problem solved.

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Antonio Quartulli