@Kevin_Z I am failing with using PureVPN

1. Archer AX73 v1.0 

1.3.6 Build 20240407 rel.43274(4555)

2. PureVPN UK server
3. OpenVPN
4. Connects fine on MacBook using Tunnelblick with provided OpenVPN config
5. Stuck on connecting state in web ui
6. Config:

explicit-exit-notify
proto udp
remote url goes here
client
verb 1
dev tun
auth-user-pass
persist-key
persist-tun
nobind
scramble obfuscate sg+Jts{&
compress
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
cert goes here
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
cert goes here
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>
<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
cert goes here
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</cert>
<key>
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
key goes here
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
</key>
<tls-auth>
#
# 2048 bit OpenVPN static key
#
-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
key goes here
-----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
</tls-auth>
key-direction 1
remote-cert-tls server
route-method exe 
route-delay 0 
route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
script-security 2

@Kevin_Z
Greetings,
I have got tp-link archer ax73 (ax5400 wi-fi 6 router).

Firmware Version:

1.3.6 Build 20240407 rel.43274(5255)

Hardware Version:

Archer AX73 v1.0

My VPN provider is hidemyname.
I was trying to connect the router to OpenVPN Turkish server using the Open VPN file.

client

#connect to VPN server
remote 194.116.191.204 58610
proto udp

#socket buffer size
sndbuf 262144
rcvbuf 262144

#DNS server to use
dhcp-option DNS 1.1.1.1

#remove to use your ISP's gateway
redirect-gateway def1

#certificate-related settings
#ns-cert-type server
remote-cert-tls server

# --- Your certificate is located at the end of this file ---

#cipher to use. Valid options are: AES-256-GCM, AES-192-GCM, AES-128-GCM, AES-256-CBC, AES-192-CBC, AES-128-CBC
cipher AES-256-CBC

#we don't use password authentication anyway, so this is simply to remove the openvpn warning
auth-nocache

#use virtual interface 'tun'
dev tun

#keep trying indefinitely to resolve the host name of the OpenVPN server.
resolv-retry infinite

#most clients don't need to bind to a specific local port number.
nobind

#try to preserve some state across restarts
persist-key
persist-tun

#set log file verbosity.
verb 4

#silence repeating messages
mute 20

#tell the server to immediately close its client instance object rather than waiting for a timeout
explicit-exit-notify

<ca>
some ca_text
</ca>

<cert>
cert_text
</cert>

<key>
private_key
</key>

<tls-crypt-v2>
client_key
</tls-crypt-v2>

I have succeeded in connecting to the same server using Open VPN GUI locally on my PC.
I am stuck at infinite connecting to the server. I would really appreciate assistance on the matter.

Best regards

  @Marvin_S 

I'm split tunneling (and it's working correctly on an ios device and a pc with the same .opvn file).  From the AX1800, I can ping the vpn gateway and the vpn tunnel ip.  I can't ping the vpn server IP or connect to any devices on the Server LAN (which i can do through both the ios device and the pc).

I've tested with the firewalls down on both server and client router, no change.  

Thanks  @Marvin_S,

I've made those changes to the .opvn file, here's what it looks like now.  Again the gui says that I'm connected to the VPN, but I'm unable to ping the router that is the OpenVPN server from the AX1800 client.  

remote [...] 1194
float
nobind
proto udp
dev tun
sndbuf 0
rcvbuf 0
keepalive 10 30
auth-user-pass
client
auth SHA1
cipher AES-128-CBC
remote-cert-tls server
<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
[...]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</ca>

<cert>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
[...]]
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

</cert>

<key>
-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
[...]
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

</key>