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issues connecting to server

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I recently purchased a single core VDS and followed the steps a few times to connect my windows 10 laptop with no success.
I was using a service that provided me with a shared nfo that I used softether and windows vpn to use on my ps3 console.I updated my openvpn and followed these steps ( viewtopic.php?f=46&t=11034 ) with no success just trying to get openvpn connected just on my laptop. any help would be greatly appreciated.
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****I get this error****

Error:
process started and then immediately exited: ['Sat May 5 16:28:36 2018 Linux ifconfig failed: could not execute external program']
service failed to start or returned error status
process started and then immediately exited: ['Sat May 5 16:28:36 2018 Linux ifconfig failed: could not execute external program']
service failed to start or returned error status
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Are you on Ubuntu by chance?

If so, it may be worth trying 17 or 16 instead of 18. I think they may have redone the networking stack for 18.
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i was on 18 but switched to debian 9 as suggested. do i switch back and try 16?
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I switched to ubuntu 16 as suggested and have my server up. now setting up open vpn on my laptop.and suggestion on what to put for port?
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I'd just use the default ports for it honestly.
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im using winscp but do not see client.ovpn which i need to setup openvpn. is there a basic way to get it? can i just go into settings and set the proxy to my server ip? if so what is the default port number?
Thank you for being patient with me and helping me learn.
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