Asus-Merlin 386.14 OPVN Servers/Clients Questions

[ZirChamMorit]

Running Asus-Merlin 386.14 on an Asus RT-AC5300 router.
Using OpenVPN configuration files for manual router OpenVPN setup.
Filename: asuswrtmerlin_op26_udp_v4_AES256GCM_CR_in_ci.zip
Version: 2.6
Protocol: UDP
Encryption: AES-256-GCM: 256 bit key length, [+] maximum key length
TLS Flavor: TLS-crypt - Makes it harder to recognize
Key Format: Inline - All keys are embedded in the individual .conf file
Grouping: City - The servers are grouped by city, therefore lower probability of failure (default)
File Type: zip - The default compression format for Windows and Mac

Questions:
Q01: I noticed the downloaded .zip file does not contain the following U.S.A.
Perfect-Privacy OpenVPN server files:
A. Seatle
B. Chicago
This is different from my Windows 10 desktop U.S.A. Perfect-Privacy OpenVPN
server list (Software 24.07.28/Config 1755211589) which has these servers.
FYI, I did not check the list of servers for other Countries in the .zip file.
Why the difference for the U.S.A. servers?

Q02: The New York OPVPN server will not connect ('error connecting') unlike the Los
Angeles and Miami servers. Downloaded the .zip file and doubled checked the
settings twice. So, I don't think the problem is on my end and suspect there is
a "NewYork.opvn" config problem. Router logs available.
Can you investigate?

Thanks.

 

[ZirChamMorit]

I figured out the problem...

For Q1 the Chicago.opvn and Seattle.opvn files are missing from the
'asuswrtmerlin_op26_udp_v4_AES256GCM_CR_in_ci.zip' file. You have
to download these files individually (i.e. by City).

For Q2 the individual 'NewYork.opvn' file works. The file within
the 'asuswrtmerlin_op26_udp_v4_AES256GCM_CR_in_ci.zip' file is
corrupt. Probablty a bad certificate or some a bad configuration
setting. Error is "connecting" but never "connected".

FYI, I did not check the list of servers for other Countries in the
"City" drop down list. But the PP Server Status web page list appears
to be correct (https://www.perfect-privacy.com/en/serverstatus).

PP - Need better quality control when packaging up the downloadable
files!

@PP Christian