How do I make OpenVPN Connect honour the keepalive setting? I've got an OpenVPN server and a Android OpenVPN client (OpenVPN Connect). In the server config I've configured it to use a less often than standard keepalive ping. By default, it's a ping every 10 seconds, but I want to save battery by increasing this to 600. In the server.conf I've put a line keepalive 600 1800 to do this.

I'm expecting the server to push these settings to the client and that the client honours these settings. However, on the client I see disconnects already after 40 seconds after connecting due to inactivity!

Here's what I see in detail:


The OpenVPN pushes the ping 600 and ping-restart 1800 (as a result of the keepalive statement) perfectly fine to the client.


Disconnect reason is as quick as 40 seconds after connection on idling, reason: Session invalidated: KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT. That does not make sense to me.




Server version: 2.1.3 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu (Debian version 2.1.3-2+squeeze1)
Client version: 1.1.12 build 45 (OpenVPN Connect from Google Play)
Android version: 4.2.2 (Paranoid Android 3.69)



How can I have an increased interval for keepalive pings and have the client not disconnect?

FYI - I've also posted this on OpenVPN support forums: topic.
It's a bug with OpenVPN Connect, apparently:


  You are absolutely right -- server-pushed keepalive parameters (ping, ping-restart) are being ignored in 1.1.12 and earlier.
  
  Will be fixed in next release.
  
  Thanks,
  
  James


By using OpenVPN for Android (alternative), I can connect properly.