| Setting up OpenVPN on Windows |
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OpenVPN 2.2.0 with most current OpenVPN servers:
64 bit windows users, you may need to install
the OpenVPN install package in addition
to our install to get the proper TAP installed. Just install after installing ours in the same directory.
- Download our Cotse.Net-OpenVPN-Install-2.2.0.exe and install
it (be patient, install could take some time...Uninstall old version before installing new)
- Windows will ask: "Do you want to allow the following program from an unknown
publisher to make changes to this computer"
- Yes, you do. The install will also pop up a Windows Security window saying that:
"Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software" because it does not recognize the tap driver
for OpenVPN. Select Install this driver software anyway
- It will create a tray icon, right click on that and choose connect (OpenVPN GUI
must run as administrator).
- Once connected all traffic should be passing through the VPN
- Check here
to verify it is. The IP and name shown should be for packetderm.com, not your ISP.
- Please remember that this is beta software. Problems to helpdesk at cotse.net.
- Please see configuration files for tweaks and fixes for common issues.
- gpg sig for Cotse.Net-OpenVPN-Install-2.2.0.exe
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Legacy OpenVPN 2.1.1 for one server (use 2.2.0):
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| Common Issues |
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Below are the most common reasons helpdesk has seen for OpenVPN not working correctly
on Windows, either not being able to connect or looking connected but not passing traffic (in order of most common
to least):
- OpenVPN GUI is not running as administrator. Close it if it is running then right
click on it and select run as Administrator. You can also right click, select Properties, Shortcut, Advanced, and select Run as Administrator. Then every time you run it it will run as Administrator without having to specify that it do such.
- Proxy settings has wrong setting. Right click the OpenVPN GUI task tray icon
and select Proxy Settings. Make
sure Use OpenVPN Config-file settings
is selected.
- The tun/tap device did not properly install. Right click OpenVPN GUI task tray
icon and select View Log. There
will be instructions on reinstalling tap/tun driver.
- For all other issues please send a copy of your log file to helpdesk.
If you cannot connect to some sites (like facebook or youtube):
This is most often the result of either a "poisoned" DNS cache (by poisoned
we mean cached blocked values from before VPN launch) or DNS leaks if you are running Windows 2000 or Windows XP
(see clearing your DNS cache and DNS
Leaks)
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