Detect if VPN is active?

VPN
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Is there any way to do this with OpenVPN Connect / Tasker? Specifically whilst connected to Mobile Data.

I’m currently using AutoNotification to regex match the “OpenVPN is activated” notification text, but this feels like a bit of a bodge.

Is there a better way?

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I set a variable based on the VPN Connected state.

VPN Connected → Active: Any

This works beautifully. To disconnect from VPN I’ve had success with both AutoInput (previously) and AutoNotification (currently using).

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I switched to “OpenVPN for Android” which can use the “OpenVpn Tasker Plugin”. I use it to connect and disconnect on certain conditions but I think it can report when it is active or not.

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I’ve used the shell command ifconfig and regex for tun0 or tun1 to detect if on VPN, but this is a command that has to be explicitly run, it won’t monitor, if that’s what you’re looking for.

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Perfect. It didn’t even occur to me to do that.

All sorted :slight_smile: thanks!

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hi, how are you disconnecting VPN using AN?

Thanks!

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Cool, didn’t realise this was a thing.

I’ve been using autonotification to intercept the notification thrown up by the vpn app.

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I’m very new to Tasker and as such am undoubtedly missing something obvious, but I’ve clicked through every item in tasker I can find and have looked through the list of status items available for ‘Variable Select’ and I don’t see “VPN Connected” anywhere (the list appears to be in alphanumeric order and jumps straight from “Volume - System” to “WiFi Info”). If you can elaborate a bit on where to find that state, it would be super-helpful.

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Excellent - This will likely cover what I need. I’ll take a look.

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How do you use this shell command? (yes I have root access)

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In all fairness, it’s a pretty new ability. I went for years doing bank hacky ways until someone told me about it.

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I use Private Internet Access and use this task, a tip from another Reddit thread:

VPND (56)
A1: AutoNotification Query [ Configuration:Persistency Type: Persistent Only
Notification Apps: PIA VPN Timeout (Seconds):20 ]
A2: AutoNotification Actions [ Configuration:Intercept Action ID: %anbutton1action() Timeout (Seconds):0 ]

It just clicks the first button of PIA’s persistent notification.

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For State I set (in the Net subcategory) VPN Connected - Any. My entry task is a simple task with Variable Set %VPNC to 1 and my exit task is a simple task with Variable Set %VPNC to 0.

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Thanks! Thought I have missed something but it’s just OperaVPN does not allow for disconnection from notification :frowning: