Hi all, In yesterday's meeting we discussed this issue:
<http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.openvpn.devel/3556> In a nutshell, OpenVPN's ping packets (--ping <seconds>) keep the connection alive even if user uses the --inactive <seconds> option to close inactive connections. Now, the --inactive option has an optional <bytes> parameter, which allows closing the connection if less than <bytes> of traffic is received in <seconds>. Setting all of these parameters correctly should allow --inactivity to "ignore" the OpenVPN ping traffic. Has somebody already solved this issue by setting correct values for --inactive and --ping parameters? Our idea is to change the code so that the --ping and --inactive options are not mutually exclusive even if the optional <bytes> option is not defined. I hope I have not been too confusing :). For more information about the --inactive and --ping options, see "man openvpn" or <http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/manuals/69-openvpn-21.html> -- Samuli Seppänen Community Manager OpenVPN Technologies, Inc irc freenode net: mattock
