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discountcoffee
Nov 13, 2023Aspirant
Nighthawk R7000 openvpn Cannot load certificate file client.crt
Hello I have Nighthawk R7000 running firmware V1.0.11.136_10.2.120 and I was wanting to run a vpn. I followed the instructions about how to turn on the vpn service and installing openvpn. W...
Kitsap
Nov 13, 2023Master
discountcoffee wrote:Hello
I have Nighthawk R7000 running firmware V1.0.11.136_10.2.120 and I was wanting to run a vpn.
I followed the instructions about how to turn on the vpn service and installing openvpn.
When I try to run openvpn I get this error in the log:
2023-11-10 14:19:55 us=703000 MANAGEMENT: Client disconnected
2023-11-10 14:19:55 us=703000 Cannot load certificate file client.crt
2023-11-10 14:19:55 us=703000 Exiting due to fatal error
Now searching here I found that this was a previous issue that was fixed in version 1.0.9.30 but that was back in 2018.
Is there any solution now for the latest firmware?
thanks
When you run the OpenVPN client software and get these errors, how is your remote device connected to the internet?
What device are you running the OpenVPN client software on?
discountcoffee
Nov 13, 2023Aspirant
its a fiber connection on a orbi mesh network and its a windows 11 pc running the latest openvpn software.
the nighthawk has a static ip.
I've tried it on our local network on a windows 10 pc and have the same exact error.
I believe the problem is with the certificate the Nighthawk R7000 is generating.
I can open the cert myself and see that it is not blank and it looks valid.