I just installed OpenVPN on Windows 8 and found that everything looked to be in order, the software ran (as administrator) and appeared to connect with a delay and a number of errors in the log. The result being that the VPN connection wasn’t working properly.
It looks like OpenVPN requires the “Network Connections” service to be running. Simply change this service from manual to automatic (so you don’t have to do this again) and start it. OpenVPN should then connect correctly with no warnings.
First install and set openvpn exe & gui to be run as administrator
Windows 8 (Does NOT have ‘RAS Connection Manager’ turned on by default Sooooo:-
Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features
‘Turn Windows features on or off’
Turn On ‘RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK)’
OK
Close ‘Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features window’
Together with the addition to
vpnclient.ovpn which needs
route-method exe
QED