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spizzi's avatar
spizzi
Tutor
Jan 27, 2019

Tunnelblick and comp-izo deprecation - Netgear VPN setup files to be updated by Netgear?

Hello,

 

Anybody else running Tunnelblick and receive the following error after installing Orbi's VPN setup files for NonWindows?

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Warning: This VPN may not connect in the future.

The OpenVPN configuration file for 'client' contains these OpenVPN options:

• 'comp-lzo' was deprecated in OpenVPN 2.4 and has been or will be removed in a later version


You should update the configuration so it can be used with modern versions of OpenVPN.

Tunnelblick will use OpenVPN 2.4.6 - OpenSSL v1.0.2q to connect this configuration.

However, you will not be able to connect to this VPN with future versions of Tunnelblick that do not include a version of OpenVPN that accepts the options.

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Tunnelblick is detecting something in the setup files created by Orbi. Will Netgear be updating the VPN setup files so we no longer receive these errors?

Troubleshooting

4 Replies

  • afonseca's avatar
    afonseca
    Aspirant
    Jun 30, 2019

    I have the same question. The post linked in the other reply seems to have some limitations (not being able to access network resources) so I'm wondering if there is a better solution?

    • bplanz's avatar
      bplanz
      Aspirant
      Jul 02, 2019

      I have the same issue

       

      Running an R6400

      Firmware: V1.0.1.46_1.0.32

       

      Tunnelblick 3.7.9a (build 5321)

       

      Error message attached

       

      Thank you

      • Mayostard's avatar
        Mayostard
        Initiate
        Aug 22, 2019

        I was also constantly getting this warning, then found a recommendation online that worked for me. Open the client.conf file you exported from the router and change "comp-lzo" to "compress lzo". Then you'll need to reimport that configuration into Tunnelblick. When I did that I stopped getting the warning and the connection still works as before. (Definitely back up client.conf before you edit it, in case something goes wrong.)

         

        Hope that helps!

         

        Orbi RBR50 | Firmware v2.3.5.30