ANSWERED OpenVPN in iOS

[calcu007 5]

What is the best or recommended setting for OpenVPN in iOS?

[calcu007 5]

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[nah 2]

• Seamless tunnel: ON

Connect via: any network

Reconnect on wakeup: ON

Protocol: Adaptive

Compression: Full

Connection timeout: None

Network state detection: Active

Force AES-CBC ciphersuites: OFF 

Google DNS fallback: OFF (this one is up to you)

Layer 2 reachability: ON

[spinmaster 30]

 

• Seamless tunnel: ON
• Connect via: any network
• Reconnect on wakeup: ON
• Protocol: Adaptive
• Compression: Full
• Connection timeout: None
• Network state detection: Active
• Force AES-CBC ciphersuites: OFF 
• Google DNS fallback: OFF (this one is up to you)
• Layer 2 reachability: ON

 

Thanks for sharing these settings. Are those based on your personal experience?

[dougiepunk 1]

I'm a little confused. Is the "seamless tunnel" option in OpenVPN Connect for iOS the same as a kill switch? If not, then what are the differences?

[go558a83nk 362]

2 hours ago, dougiepunk said:

I'm a little confused. Is the "seamless tunnel" option in OpenVPN Connect for iOS the same as a kill switch? If not, then what are the differences?

Internet searches are a treasure trove.

https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/faq-regarding-openvpn-connect-ios/