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KarimElsayad247's avatar
KarimElsayad247
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Feb 21, 2023

Problem with connecting using f5 vpn on Ubuntu/Linux; stuck on "Connecting..."

This issue happens only on the machine I'm using, I treid the same account on multiple other machines, on the same network and other networks. The gist of it is that f5vpn gets stuck in the connectin...
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Lucas_Thompson
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May 16, 2024

It sounds like the root problem here might be 3rd party (k3s, docker, etc) overriding the routing that the VPN client is producing. The Windows Edge VPN Client has a function where it will automatically examine the routing table and restore it so the desired networks traverse the VPN. It does this often (every minute or so?).

The Linux client does not have this feature, so any 3rd party thing that alters the routing table after the VPN connects may break it.

I'd suggest examining the routing table immediately after connecting the VPN and then a few times during the duration of the session to see if there are any changes.

It may also be that something changed recently with Ubuntu or other's network setup scripts. In either case, the routing table results will be informative.