VPN not Connecting

NordVPN won't connect even though the luci interface says started. File settings :

> 
> ```
> client
> dev tun
> proto udp
> remote 83.136.182.150 1194
> resolv-retry infinite
> remote-random
> nobind
> tun-mtu 1500
> tun-mtu-extra 32
> mssfix 1450
> persist-key
> persist-tun
> ping 15
> ping-restart 0
> ping-timer-rem
> reneg-sec 0
> comp-lzo no
> 
> remote-cert-tls server
> 
> auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/Nord.auth
> verb 3
> pull
> fast-io
> cipher AES-256-CBC
> auth SHA512
> <ca>
> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
> MIIFCjCCAvKgAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADA5MQswCQYDVQQGEwJQQTEQ
> MA4GA1UEChMHTm9yZFZQTjEYMBYGA1UEAxMPTm9yZFZQTiBSb290IENBMB4XDTE2
> MDEwMTAwMDAwMFoXDTM1MTIzMTIzNTk1OVowOTELMAkGA1UEBhMCUEExEDAOBgNV
> BAoTB05vcmRWUE4xGDAWBgNVBAMTD05vcmRWUE4gUm9vdCBDQTCCAiIwDQYJKoZI
> hvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAMkr/BYhyo0F2upsIMXwC6QvkZps3NN2/eQF
> kfQIS1gql0aejsKsEnmY0Kaon8uZCTXPsRH1gQNgg5D2gixdd1mJUvV3dE3y9FJr
> XMoDkXdCGBodvKJyU6lcfEVF6/UxHcbBguZK9UtRHS9eJYm3rpL/5huQMCppX7kU
> eQ8dpCwd3iKITqwd1ZudDqsWaU0vqzC2H55IyaZ/5/TnCk31Q1UP6BksbbuRcwOV
> skEDsm6YoWDnn/IIzGOYnFJRzQH5jTz3j1QBvRIuQuBuvUkfhx1FEwhwZigrcxXu
> MP+QgM54kezgziJUaZcOM2zF3lvrwMvXDMfNeIoJABv9ljw969xQ8czQCU5lMVmA
> 37ltv5Ec9U5hZuwk/9QO1Z+d/r6Jx0mlurS8gnCAKJgwa3kyZw6e4FZ8mYL4vpRR
> hPdvRTWCMJkeB4yBHyhxUmTRgJHm6YR3D6hcFAc9cQcTEl/I60tMdz33G6m0O42s
> Qt/+AR3YCY/RusWVBJB/qNS94EtNtj8iaebCQW1jHAhvGmFILVR9lzD0EzWKHkvy
> WEjmUVRgCDd6Ne3eFRNS73gdv/C3l5boYySeu4exkEYVxVRn8DhCxs0MnkMHWFK6
> MyzXCCn+JnWFDYPfDKHvpff/kLDobtPBf+Lbch5wQy9quY27xaj0XwLyjOltpiST
> LWae/Q4vAgMBAAGjHTAbMAwGA1UdEwQFMAMBAf8wCwYDVR0PBAQDAgEGMA0GCSqG
> SIb3DQEBDQUAA4ICAQC9fUL2sZPxIN2mD32VeNySTgZlCEdVmlq471o/bDMP4B8g
> nQesFRtXY2ZCjs50Jm73B2LViL9qlREmI6vE5IC8IsRBJSV4ce1WYxyXro5rmVg/
> k6a10rlsbK/eg//GHoJxDdXDOokLUSnxt7gk3QKpX6eCdh67p0PuWm/7WUJQxH2S
> DxsT9vB/iZriTIEe/ILoOQF0Aqp7AgNCcLcLAmbxXQkXYCCSB35Vp06u+eTWjG0/
> pyS5V14stGtw+fA0DJp5ZJV4eqJ5LqxMlYvEZ/qKTEdoCeaXv2QEmN6dVqjDoTAo
> k0t5u4YRXzEVCfXAC3ocplNdtCA72wjFJcSbfif4BSC8bDACTXtnPC7nD0VndZLp
> +RiNLeiENhk0oTC+UVdSc+n2nJOzkCK0vYu0Ads4JGIB7g8IB3z2t9ICmsWrgnhd
> NdcOe15BincrGA8avQ1cWXsfIKEjbrnEuEk9b5jel6NfHtPKoHc9mDpRdNPISeVa
> wDBM1mJChneHt59Nh8Gah74+TM1jBsw4fhJPvoc7Atcg740JErb904mZfkIEmojC
> VPhBHVQ9LHBAdM8qFI2kRK0IynOmAZhexlP/aT/kpEsEPyaZQlnBn3An1CRz8h0S
> PApL8PytggYKeQmRhl499+6jLxcZ2IegLfqq41dzIjwHwTMplg+1pKIOVojpWA==
> -----END CERTIFICATE-----
> </ca>
> key-direction 1
> <tls-auth>
> #
> # 2048 bit OpenVPN static key
> #
> -----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
> e685bdaf659a25a200e2b9e39e51ff03
> 0fc72cf1ce07232bd8b2be5e6c670143
> f51e937e670eee09d4f2ea5a6e4e6996
> 5db852c275351b86fc4ca892d78ae002
> d6f70d029bd79c4d1c26cf14e9588033
> cf639f8a74809f29f72b9d58f9b8f5fe
> fc7938eade40e9fed6cb92184abb2cc1
> 0eb1a296df243b251df0643d53724cdb
> 5a92a1d6cb817804c4a9319b57d53be5
> 80815bcfcb2df55018cc83fc43bc7ff8
> 2d51f9b88364776ee9d12fc85cc7ea5b
> 9741c4f598c485316db066d52db4540e
> 212e1518a9bd4828219e24b20d88f598
> a196c9de96012090e333519ae18d3509
> 9427e7b372d348d352dc4c85e18cd4b9
> 3f8a56ddb2e64eb67adfc9b337157ff4
> -----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
> </tls-auth>
> ```
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I also managed to get a system log :

Sat Jul 9 15:25:03 2022 daemon.warn dnsmasq[4899]: possible DNS-rebind attack detected: reserve-5a846.firebaseio.com
Sat Jul 9 15:25:05 2022 daemon.warn dnsmasq[4899]: possible DNS-rebind attack detected: youtubei.googleapis.com
Sat Jul 9 15:25:16 2022 daemon.warn odhcpd[1634]: A default route is present but there is no public prefix on lan thus we don't announce a default route!
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.warn openvpn(Nord)[6895]: WARNING: --ping should normally be used with --ping-restart or --ping-exit
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.warn openvpn(Nord)[6895]: NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 512 bit message hash 'SHA512' for HMAC authentication
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]83.136.182.150:1194
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: Socket Buffers: R=[180224->180224] S=[180224->180224]
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: UDP link local: (not bound)
Sat Jul 9 15:28:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]83.136.182.150:1194
Sat Jul 9 15:29:37 2022 daemon.err openvpn(Nord)[6895]: TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
Sat Jul 9 15:29:37 2022 daemon.err openvpn(Nord)[6895]: TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
Sat Jul 9 15:29:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: SIGUSR1[soft,tls-error] received, process restarting
Sat Jul 9 15:29:37 2022 daemon.notice openvpn(Nord)[6895]: Restart pause, 300 second(s)

Try to connect using TCP instead of UDP.

proto tcp-client
remote 83.136.182.150 443
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thank u so much! that seems to have fixed it

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