Astaro Open VPN Client not able to establish a connection / not able to add routes.

Description: Open VPN client starts up properly but fails to establish a tunnel between the two ends. When we have a look at the log files, we can find that the VPN is connected but fails to add routes due to lack of appropriate privileges.  

Solution:

1.       Make sure you have logged in as an administrator / you have administrative privileges on the workstation.

2.       Navigate to the openvpn-gui.exe. The usual path for the same is:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Astaro\Astaro SSL VPN Client\bin\openvpn-gui.exe

3.       Right click on the same and open properties -> compatibility

Check the routes in the local routing table by issuing the "route print" command in cmd.

This displays the local routing table and you should be able to see the routes for the internal network being added successfully.