Hi,
I'm running OpenVPN (client) on Windows - connecting to a Linux Server. I am wondering if a value isn't reported if there is no traffic - that could be part of this (though it would be better to report information anyways). Make sense? Thanks! ... Russell On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 04:01 PM, David Sommerseth <openvpn.l...@topphemmelig.net> wrote: > On 17/03/10 20:46, open...@rkmorris.us wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to write an application that monitors traffic over an OpenVPN > > link - by using bytecount information from the management interface. > > However, after I telnet in, and enter "bytecount 1" (for 1 second updates), > > I find that the real-time bytecount updates are not really every second. > > They seem to be initially, but soon slow down (to an update every 5-10 > > seconds). > > > > Is this expected, or a known issue? > > Hi, > > I'd say this is probably unexpected. But I'd like to know a little bit > more about your setup. What kind of OS are you running OpenVPN? > > It sounds like your OpenVPN process get lower priority somehow. But it > could also be that it is dependent on the amount of traffic passing over > the tunnel. I'll dig more into the code to see if there are some > oddities there before concluding. > > > kind regards, > > David Sommerseth >
