Sorry when I say script I mean openvpn.php Regards Michael Knill
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2017 at 7:47 am To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable Hi Lonnie Could we reconfigure the script so that when you press the 'New Client' button it automatically does this? Regards Michael Knill -----Original Message----- From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Date: Tuesday, 12 September 2017 at 7:01 am To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable Michael, Not having any "disabled" Client CN's would be a solution. Power User tip -> if (only) a new Client is added with previously "disabled" Client CN's and continued "disabled" Client CN's, the CLI command "gen-rc-conf" will apply the new OVPN_VALIDCLIENTS without restarting OpenVPN. Lonnie On Sep 11, 2017, at 3:43 PM, Michael Knill <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > Ah well that explains it then thanks Lonnie. > > Im glad I found this out early as I have been looking at building a hosted > Astlinux server with connectivity via OpenVPN from Yealink phones and this > requirement would certainly make this difficult. > So are there any other options here? It seems crazy having to drop all your > existing OVPN connections just to configure a new one. > > Regards > Michael Knill > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> > Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Date: Monday, 11 September 2017 at 11:16 pm > To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable > > Michael, > > If you have OpenVPN Server -> Client Certificates and Keys: -> Client Name > with one or more "disabled" checked, you will have to Restart OpenVPN Server > whenever you add a new Client. > > This is not a OpenVPN requirement per se. but rather the configuration for > openvpn. > > To explain more ... if there are no "disabled" clients then the rc.conf > variable OVPN_VALIDCLIENTS is not defined, the openvpn configuration does not > include a tls-verify option. > > On the other had, if there are "disabled" clients then the rc.conf variable > OVPN_VALIDCLIENTS is defined, the configuration includes a "tls-verify > /usr/sbin/openvpn-tls-verify" option. As such only client CN's in > OVPN_VALIDCLIENTS are allowed. If you add a new Client you need to Restart > OpenVPN Server to update the config, that goes for most any change in OpenVPN > Server. > > Lonnie > > > > On Sep 10, 2017, at 11:59 PM, Michael Knill > <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: > >> Thanks Lonnie. I suspect that this is not the problem but I cant understand >> why I need to restart the server before it works. >> >> Regards >> Michael Knill >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> >> Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Date: Monday, 11 September 2017 at 1:24 pm >> To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable >> >> Michael, >> >> You could try >> -- OpenVPN Server -- >> Raw Commands: duplicate-cn >> -- >> and see if that helps. But you need to understand if you really need >> "multiple clients using the same certificate or username to concurrently >> connect". >> >> Is there a OpenVPN client you forgot about ? Are any sharing a username ? >> >> I can generate the "duplicate-cn" log myself by connecting, disconnect and >> re-connecting using the same client. But it all works, no issues. >> >> Lonnie >> >> >> On Sep 10, 2017, at 9:22 PM, Michael Knill >> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: >> >>> Ah I did remember seeing something in the logs about this: >>> Mon Sep 11 11:26:06 2017 us=913475 MULTI: new connection by client >>> '001565F4634C' will cause previous active sessions by this client to be >>> dropped. Remember to use the --duplicate-cn option if you want multiple >>> clients using the same certificate or username to concurrently connect. >>> >>> Is this a complaint? Should I just enable it anyway? >>> I assume I add it to the RAW Commands? >>> >>> Regards >>> Michael Knill >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> >>> Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Date: Monday, 11 September 2017 at 11:52 am >>> To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable >>> >>> Michael, >>> >>> Judging from your error log the Yealink's client CN (Common Name) did not >>> match any of the allowed (non-checked) Clients in the server. As long as >>> you are certain the Yealink client cert is good. >>> >>> You are not "sharing" a client certificate are you ? If you are do you >>> have the "duplicate-cn" raw command added ? From the OpenVPN docs ... >>> >>> --duplicate-cn >>> Allow multiple clients with the same common name to concurrently connect. >>> In the absence of this option, OpenVPN will disconnect a client instance >>> upon connection of a new client having the same common name. >>> >>> Sounds a little like what you are describing. >>> >>> else ... >>> >>> Is your Yealink running the latest (or recent) firmware ? >>> >>> AstLinux is using the latest OpenVPN series 2.4.x. >>> >>> You can increase the Log Verbosity: to High on the server and see if that >>> helps to find a clue. >>> >>> Lonnie >>> >>> >>> On Sep 10, 2017, at 8:08 PM, Michael Knill >>> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Lonnie >>>> >>>> Do you mean Client Name? Yes I do have one disabled if so but it is not >>>> the one I was having problems with. >>>> >>>> After testing I can now confirm that this issue occurs when I configure up >>>> a new phone and it goes away (and VPN establishes) when I restart the >>>> OpenVPN server. >>>> Can you think why this could be happening? >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> Michael Knill >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Lonnie Abelbeck <li...@lonnie.abelbeck.com> >>>> Reply-To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>>> Date: Monday, 11 September 2017 at 9:55 am >>>> To: AstLinux List <astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net> >>>> Subject: Re: [Astlinux-users] OpenVPN on Yealink phones not very reliable >>>> >>>> Michael, >>>> >>>> On your OpenVPN Server configuration (at the bottom), you must have at >>>> least one CommonName disabled. >>>> >>>> Client Certificates and Keys: -> Disabled checked (correct ?) >>>> >>>> This will define the variable OVPN_VALIDCLIENTS and is checked with the >>>> /usr/sbin/openvpn-tls-verify script >>>> >>>> Is your Yealink using one of the "Disabled" CommonNames ? >>>> >>>> Lonnie >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sep 10, 2017, at 6:34 PM, Michael Knill >>>> <michael.kn...@ipcsolutions.com.au> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am having some issues with setting up OpenVPN on my Yealink phones. It >>>>> used to be easy to set up but now it's a bit flakey. >>>>> Once its up it seems to be fine but getting it to that stage is an issue. >>>>> >>>>> I noticed that I am getting these in the logs: >>>>> Mon Sep 11 08:05:39 2017 us=888912 115.187.181.61:36531 WARNING: Failed >>>>> running command (--tls-verify script): external program exited with error >>>>> status: 1 >>>>> >>>>> Im not sure what they mean? 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