OpenWrt Forum Archive

Topic: OpenVPN - why reboot each time 'Remote host name' is changed?

The content of this topic has been archived on 30 Apr 2018. There are no obvious gaps in this topic, but there may still be some posts missing at the end.

Hello,

Using LEDE Reboot 17.01.4 and each time I update the 'Remote host name or ip address' for an OpenVPN entry I have to reboot the router for the changes to take effect. Save & Apply doesn't actually change the IP address so I'm guessing the router is still connected to the old host. Any idea how can I connect to the new host without rebooting the router?

(Last edited by stranger2x on 28 Mar 2018, 16:05)

/etc/init.d/openvpn restart

Thanks! That did it! You've saved me a lot of time rebooting smile

alternatively if you have luci installed, you can go to the system>>startup, then scroll down to find openvpn, then click on its restart button.

The discussion might have continued from here.