Inactivity timeout (--ping restart) restarting

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. I connect to VPN succesfully with one time token PWD
2. I can work for few seconds (always about same time)
3. when I idle few seconds ...
I cant no longer access VPN network and after few seconds log will show:
Inactivity timeout (--ping restart) restarting

3. since Im using one time pwd reconnection fails

Is there some way or parameter to prevent disconects ?

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

What mobile phone are you using?
HTC one

(normal android not moded)

Thanks for advice.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Kozzy...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2013 at 12:35

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This sounds like some interaction between your network and the VPN. Try to test 
wether the same happens with 

- different networks mobile vs WiFi
- another client, e.g. PC/Notebook over the same WiFi/mobile network

Original comment by arne@rfc2549.org on 30 Sep 2013 at 12:41

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Thanks for re,
This same issue seemms to hapend also with standart VPN build in to the android 
settings of HTC one. 

I have no problem using using VPN from laptop. Im using other VPN sofware there.

I was suspecting that VPN connection dies doe to idling too long. Some feature 
of phone to save power maybe ... so maybe there is some way how to keep it 
alive ?.

Original comment by Kozzy...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2013 at 12:57

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If the same thing happens with the standard Android VPN (which is completely 
different VPN technology) that hints that the problem is probably not OpenVPN. 
Other than that I don't know of any issues that not mentioned in the FAQ.

Original comment by arne@rfc2549.org on 30 Sep 2013 at 1:02

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Yes Its not a defect in open VPN soft I think I agree. I was hoping its 
someting commonly ecountered by new users of VPNs on phones. I will keep 
searching then.

Thanks for help

Original comment by Kozzy...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2013 at 1:07

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one last thing. Looks like when I constantly get some data (refresh page etc) 
VPN is stable. Does open VPN not have some feature to constatnly ping gateway 
or something like keepalive ? Thanks

Original comment by Kozzy...@gmail.com on 30 Sep 2013 at 1:47

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There is the keepalive feature but that is usally send from the server. For 
more details you should check the man page or openvpn-users mailing list

Original comment by arne@rfc2549.org on 30 Sep 2013 at 1:49

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