OpenVPN stucks about 1m
Hi,
I've installed OpenVPN using the tutorial provided by Linode.
http://library.linode.com/networking/openvpn/centos-6
The OpenVPN works great. However, I find a weird phenomenon. That is,
1) Once connected to OpenVPN, the whole Internet connection will be blocked for about 1 minute.
2) After other OpenVPN users connected, all connected OpenVPN users will be blocked for about 1 minute. And all OpenVPN users regain connections at the same time.
I followed Linode tutorial step by step, and I did the setup on fresh CentOS systems (both Linode and one other VPS service). Could anyone please provide me some thought to fix the issue?
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evaldez
Linode Staff
Hi there,
Since you mentioned you've tried the guide with your Linodes and with servers from other providers, I would think some step in this guide is introducing this odd behavior. Given the fact that the guide has been deprecated, I would suggest you try the steps on this updated guide:
https://www.linode.com/docs/networking/vpn/install-openvpn-access-server-on-linux/
Also, I don't know if you are already aware but you can deploy OpenVPN via our One-Click Apps. Just know that for the moment, Debian is the only available operating system for the deployment.
I tested both OpenVPN deployments (using the guide and One-Click Apps) and none of them showed the behavior your described above.
I hope this helps. Have a great rest of your day.