Short no net period on a VPN connection
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Description
Describe the bug
It looks like with the 2.6.4 version there is a short period of time when there is no net after the connection is made. What can be seen from the ping log.
To Reproduce
- Get OpenVPN 2.6.4 installation file from Community Downloads | OpenVPN, install
- Run ping 1.1.1.1 -t in the separate command line window.
- Run C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin>openvpn.exe --config "{configFile}.ovpn"
Expected behavior
Stable connection without short no net.
Actual result
Short period of time when there is no net after the connection is made.
Version information (please complete the following information):
- OS: Windows 11 Pro
- OpenVPN version: 2.6.4
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the report on Windows 11 with OpenVPN 2.6.4, the supplied .ovpn configuration, openvpn.exe, and a continuous ping to 1.1.1.1; compare the ping behavior with the attached success and failure screenshots. Done means the VPN connection becomes stable without a short period of lost network access after connection.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100