I simply followed the instructions in:
https://irondesign.dev/protonvpnopen...vpn-on-openbsd
This morning I wiped out all of it and started again step by step. So far thru several shutdown/startup sequences it now seems to be working. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I see errors in /var/log/messages:
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: ERROR: OpenBSD/NetBSD route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: /sbin/route add -net 0.0.0.0 -netmask 128.0.0.0 10.18.0.1
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: ERROR: OpenBSD/NetBSD route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: /sbin/route add -net 128.0.0.0 -netmask 128.0.0.0 10.18.0.1
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: ERROR: OpenBSD/NetBSD route add command failed: external program exited with error status: 1
Dec 28 08:39:35 eddie openvpn[34521]: Initialization Sequence Completed
And ifconfig shows me both a tun0 and a tun1.
i have no idea what any of it means but since things seem to be working I am not going to worry abut. it.
Thank you as always for your concern.