Is there an easy way to determine if a OpenVPN tunnel has been established after connecting? I read somewhere that you can ping the "virtual adapter" on the other end of the tunnel, but I have no idea what they mean.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I am using the commandline and no GUI.
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Well if you are getting through the connecting part and the icon is green then the tunnel should have been established. You can also pull up the log (right click icon -> log) and see the line:
Fri Feb 17 00:44:52 2012 Initialization Sequence Completed
If you don't trust it, try connecting to something. If you are able to connect to a server on other side you are established. Or type ipconfig at the command prompt to find your default gateway on the virtual adapter interface, then ping that ip.
That said, are you using Windows 7? In windows Vista/7 you must right click and "Run as administrator" on OpenVPN, otherwise it won't be able to add routes. The icon will turn green but you won't be able to talk to remote end.
Couple of options here. If you have enabled the admin port:
telnet localhost 5001
Once connected, you'll be able to do a lot, but the two key commands are:
state and status
The state or status should be able to tell you if you are connected or not. You can also do a "state on" and "status on" which will send you information back if things change.
Let's say your side of the tunnel has IP address 10.0.0.5, and the other side has 10.0.0.6. From your host, try pinging 10.0.0.6. If you get a response, you're connected and the appropriate routes (etc.) are in place. If not, something's wrong, and you should try the "state" and "status" commands.
Also, a traceroute should show both the 10.0.0.5 and 10.0.0.6.
