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OpenVPN error: Warning: route gateway is not reachable on any active network adapters




Windows XP: disabling NetBIOS

  1. Open your Control Panel
  2. Open the Network Connections window
  3. Right-click the TAP-Win32 adapter and select Properties
  4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties
  5. Click Advanced and select the WINS tab
  6. Select Disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP
  7. Click OK and close all the settings windows
  8. Try to connect to the VPN. If the problem is not resolved, continue to the next step.

Windows XP: adding netsh

  1. Click the OpenVPN icon in the taskbar
  2. Select the server you would normally try to connect to, but instead of connecting, choose Edit Config
  3. A notepad window will open with a few lines of technical text. Please don't change any of the lines
  4. At the end of the file, one new line, please add the following 3 lines:
  5. route-delay 5
  6. route-method exe
  7. ip-win32 netsh
  8. Save and close the file.
  9. Try to connect and see if this helped.
Windows Vista / 7: adding netsh
  1. Click the OpenVPN icon in the taskbar
  2. Select the server you would normally try to connect to, but instead of connecting, choose Edit Config
  3. A notepad window will open with a few lines of technical text. Please don't change any of the lines
  4. If you installed our most up-to-date installer for Windows Vista/Windows XP, the last 2 lines of the file should be:
  5. route-delay 5
  6. route-method exe
  7. If not, then please follow the Windows XP instructions.
  8. At the end of the file, one new line, please add the following 3 lines:
  9. ip-win32 netsh
  10. Save and close the file.
  11. Try to connect and see if this helped.

Windows XP: resettings Internet catalog

  1. Find the Command Prompt option in your Start Menu
  2. Right-click the Command Prompt option and select Run as administrator
  3. Once started a black window will appear, waiting for you to type commands
  4. Enter the following two commands, each followed by the ENTER key:
  5. netsh winsock reset catalog
  6. netsh int ip reset logfile.txt
  7. Make sure these commands did not you give you an error.
  8. Close the Command Prompt window and try to connect.

Windows Vista / 7: resettings Internet catalog

 

  1. Find the Command Prompt option in your Start Menu
  2. Right-click the Command Prompt option and select Run as administrator
  3. Once started a black window will appear, waiting for you to type commands
  4. Enter the following two commands, each followed by the ENTER key:
  5. netsh winsock reset
  6. netsh int ip reset 
  7. Make sure these commands did not you give you an error.
  8. Close the Command Prompt window and try to connect.

 

 



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