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Title: OpenVPN instance setup and Linux OpenVPN client
Post by: Maduck on January 21, 2026, 05:23:26 PM
Hello,

I've been chatting with GPT, crawled through sites and tried to get Linux OpenVPN connection to work on Fedora 43, Linux Mint, Ubuntu but no luck. I just switched from W -> Linux and brought my .ovpn files. Issue is that every .ovpn profile imported from OpnSense OpenVPN instance style setup does not connect, but legacy client server style profiles connect nice and fast. Sorry if this question is too obvious, but what should I do: roll back  updated OpnSense firewalls to legacy OpenVPN client/server setting or is there something I don't get?

Thank you in advance!

Br Maduck
Title: Re: OpenVPN instance setup and Linux OpenVPN client
Post by: viragomann on January 21, 2026, 05:46:48 PM
Quote from: Maduck on January 21, 2026, 05:23:26 PMIssue is that every .ovpn profile imported from OpnSense OpenVPN instance style setup does not connect
I cannot find a difference between these.

How did you import the OpenVPN profile on Linux?
Do you run it from the shell or in network manager?
Any logs?