Maybe a bit off-topic, but genuine curiosity - why would anyone go for OpenVPN these days, when there is Wireguard available?
It makes sense if UDP is blocked, but in this case OP is clearly using UDP for OpenVPN.
It makes sense if UDP is blocked, but in this case OP is clearly using UDP for OpenVPN.
I don't have access to that VPS anymore, but I was already using Wireguard but had to use OpenVPN here, so I can't tell you if this is still a widespread problem or a historical curiosity.
Also sometimes, especially cross-organization, the chance that OpenVPN is already in use is much higher (if they're not doing Open/StrongSWAN anyway).
Depending on the ISP setup, sometimes WG can be less reliable due to MTU and/or UDP filtering, I remember an ISP from years ago where WG don't work only on certain hours, while OpenVPN running on the same server still work.
Changing the MTU for Wireguard to 1280 usually helps a lot with reliability and throughput.
Idk about wg, but ovpn ticks all these boxes.
Mobile users simply scan a QR code and are good to go.
My relative has an android device that can’t run ovpn but may work with this.
And then there are many different solutions built on top of Wireguard, like Tailscale, which simplify some other aspects of setting up tunnels.
Wireguard is good for places like Europe and North America. But if in Mainland China, Russia, Iran and countries like that, you need use OpenVPN.
Not sure why Wireguard would be less useful in the mentioned countries, but I guess it is because of blocking of UDP traffic? And as far as I know, China and Russia does not block UDP traffic.
Previously HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39067213