diff --git a/user/troubleshooting/vpn-troubleshooting.md b/user/troubleshooting/vpn-troubleshooting.md index 5ea4cc12..67882f7b 100644 --- a/user/troubleshooting/vpn-troubleshooting.md +++ b/user/troubleshooting/vpn-troubleshooting.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ permalink: /doc/vpn-troubleshooting/ ## Tips -* Check the VPN service's log in the VPN VM by running: +* If using qubes-vpn, check the VPN service's log in the VPN VM by running: ~~~ sudo journalctl -u qubes-vpn-handler ~~~ @@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ permalink: /doc/vpn-troubleshooting/ * Use `iptables -L -v` and `iptables -L -v -t nat` to check firewall rules. The latter shows the critical PR-QBS chain that enables DNS forwarding. ## VPN does not reconnect after suspend -After suspend/resume, your VPN may not automatically reconnect. In order to get it to work, you must kill your VPN system and restart it. + +This applies when using OpenVPN. + +After suspend/resume, OpenVPN may not automatically reconnect. In order to get it to work, you must kill the OpenVPN process and restart it. ## VPN stuck at "Ready to start link" -After setting up your VPN system and restarting the VM, you may be repeatedly getting the popup "Ready to start link", but the VPN isn't connected. +After setting up OpenVPN and restarting the VM, you may be repeatedly getting the popup "Ready to start link", but the VPN isn't connected. -To figure out the root of the problem, check the VPN logs in `/var/logs/syslog`. The log may reveal issues like missing libraries, which you can then install. +To figure out the root of the problem, check the VPN logs in `/var/logs/syslog`. The log may reveal issues like missing OpenVPN libraries, which you can then install.