← All Kali Issues
Kali Linux
VPN connection fails
N Network
High
🔴 Error Message
OpenVPN connection timing out
📖 What This Means
VPN configuration or network issue.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- Check config file: cat vpn.ovpn
- Verbose: sudo openvpn --verb 5 vpn.ovpn
- Check if UDP/1194 is allowed by firewall
- Try TCP: add proto tcp to config