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8.3.3.4.
Start OpenVPN™ as Windows Service
There are possible configurations, which require a functional
connection to the NetCom Server without a user logged in. The driver
for Virtual Ports is already loaded, however it does not immediately
contact the NetCom Server. This is done when the serial port is opened.
Without OpenVPN active there is no network link to the NetCom, so
the serial port can not be opened.
Since Windows NT there is a method to start applications when the
system is ready to have a user logon. Applications created for this task
are called services. When such a Service application needs the serial
ports of the NetCom, the function network link to the NetCom must be
functional. In the case of encrypted communication, this requires the
openvpn.exe program already started.
The Installation Wizard also installed a Windows Service for OpenVPN
in the Services applet of the Control Panel. The Startup Type is defined
as “Manual”, so it does not start without special user interaction or
required by a dedicated application.
connection to the NetCom Server without a user logged in. The driver
for Virtual Ports is already loaded, however it does not immediately
contact the NetCom Server. This is done when the serial port is opened.
Without OpenVPN active there is no network link to the NetCom, so
the serial port can not be opened.
Since Windows NT there is a method to start applications when the
system is ready to have a user logon. Applications created for this task
are called services. When such a Service application needs the serial
ports of the NetCom, the function network link to the NetCom must be
functional. In the case of encrypted communication, this requires the
openvpn.exe program already started.
The Installation Wizard also installed a Windows Service for OpenVPN
in the Services applet of the Control Panel. The Startup Type is defined
as “Manual”, so it does not start without special user interaction or
required by a dedicated application.
Image 136: OpenVPN as Windows Service
When the openvpn.exe program is started by means of this service, it
scans the “config”-subfolder for configuration files of type “.ovpn”.
Each file causes OpenVPN to establish a connection, at least it attempts
to do so. If the NetCom is not available at that moment, OpenVPN will
try again and again. When the NetCom becomes available, the
connection is established.
scans the “config”-subfolder for configuration files of type “.ovpn”.
Each file causes OpenVPN to establish a connection, at least it attempts
to do so. If the NetCom is not available at that moment, OpenVPN will
try again and again. When the NetCom becomes available, the
connection is established.
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