This chapter touched on some of the most common tools used to identify and resolve configuration or network issues within the scope of OpenVPN. Some subjects, such as regular expressions, were identified; however, that may not be obviously useful to a novice administrator.
Some extremely powerful capabilities were also demonstrated with Wireshark's ability to decrypt SSL streams and tcpdump able to capture packets. Although these are most useful to an experienced network administrator, they can still be leveraged by a new or novice administrator. Having the ability to extract troubleshooting data is most critical when seeking help from others.