Problem connecting to vpn (frootvpn to be precise)

Not sure if this is an issue for openvpn or with frootvpn , but I recently switched from ubuntu mate 14.04 and since the switch I have not been able to use my vpn service. I followed the instructions on the frootvpn website, and I get nothing but handshake failures and timeouts. For months I had no problem using the same setup and instructions on my ubuntu 14.04 setup, but now, no luck. I even thought it may have just been a problem with frootvpn, so i ran a live session of ubuntu 14.04 and attempted to connect, and it worked perfectly. So I assume there is something about the default setup of Trisquel that I am not aware of that is causing a problem. Any ideas ?