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VPN keeps Dying/Restarting on 12.04

Hi I am running Ubuntu 12.04. I recently got into VPNs for anonymous downloading; however, no matter what VPN location I choose (my provider allows me several), it eventually dies. This happeneds ...
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Connects to Openvpn on Ubuntu server 12.04 But cannot browse internet?

I'm trying to connect to ubuntu server 12.04 running openvpn from my ubuntu desktop running ubuntu 12.04.. openvpn client connects. But i cannot browse any ineternet. I can ping and ssh to my server ...
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Android proxoid with openvpn?

I'll preface this by apologizing that I really have no idea how proxies work. But would like to learn! I followed this guide to use an android phone as a proxy server, using proxoid: ...
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OpenVPN on Ubuntu OpenVZ

I finished configuring OpenVPN on my OpenVZ vps. When I run service openvpn restart I get the following error output: * Stopping virtual private network daemon(s)... * No VPN is running. ...
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2 OpenVPN Connections with NetworkManger

How can activate 2 OpenVPN-Connections at once ? Is one connection active the other one is disabled in the menu of the network-manager.
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Need to set up network bridge over SSH

I need to set up a network bridge for OpenVPN but I am connecting over ssh so I need to do this without losing web connectivity on the server. I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. I know the basics but I am ...
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OpenVPN struggling

I've got some problems with my OpenVPN setup. The Setup: -> Ubuntu Server 12.04 -> Two active NIC's: eth0 (default): 192.168.1.0/24 eth1: x.x.x.x (external ip) I've managed to get the routing to ...
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OpenVPN Logs “IP Packet with unknown IP version=15”

On my OpenVPN server, I'm getting messages from OpenVPN like: ovpn-server[2455]: host/192.168.129.155:33454 IP packet with unknown IP version=15 seen I have three OpenVPN clients and each of them ...
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Setting up bridge to tun0 (OpenVPN)

I have two networks, with one machine that is supposed to act as bridge between them. The bridge host is a Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit) connecting via OpenVPN to a remote network. The local network is ...
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IP forwarding not working in Ubuntu 12.04 Server

I'm having trouble getting IP forwarding going in Ubuntu 12.04 server with UFW. I'm trying to get OpenVPN working. I have two interfaces, eth0 and tun0, and they can't ping each other. I've made the ...
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OpenVPN, Server 12.04, connect to machines in home LAN behind VPN server

Problem: I've set up a working OpenVPN server, and am able to connect to it from anywhere using my mac laptop and tunnelblick. When I connect in, I'm assigned an IP address of 10.8.0.x, the server is ...
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VPN to fritz!box 7270

I have been using for me and colleagues Fritz!VPN in windows for connecting to fritz!box 7270. I have search during past period for possibilities of establishing VPN connection to the same router ...
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Why the connection is getting closed?

I have installed Open VPN. Both in my servers and in my computer. I see my log files as : Aug 18 18:37:52 ubuntu openvpn[27920]: Local Options hash (VER=V4): 'bd6dea9e' Aug 18 18:37:52 ubuntu ...
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How exactly the tun works, in Open VPN?

I'm now playing with Openvpn. I used to issue commands like : sudo openvpn --proto tcp-server --port 80 --dev tun1 --secret ovpn.key --ifconfig 10.4.0.1 10.4.0.2 --daemon (on server side) And : ...
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DNS servers not correctly set in VPN

I have to use an OpenVPN network to work from home, and I occasionally have problems getting DNS to resolve. The problem comes and goes, and I can't reproduce it reliably. I took the OpenVPN config ...
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Error while setting up OpenVPN

I followed the instructions to set up OpenVPN, from here, now I am getting this error $ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn restart Stopping virtual private network daemon(s)... No VPN is running. * Starting ...
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Can't browse after connecting succesfully to openvpn via http proxy

I've been using Ubuntu Precise and managed to install openvpn in network manager. I tried to connect with my configuration and its connected. But when I try to browse via Chrome, it won't/doesn't ...
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Import OpenVPN client config in GnomeShell w/ network-manager

I have Ubuntu 12.04 and I've imported OpenVPN configs into network manager in the past with previous versions of Ubuntu and gnome. I have a new openvpn config and would like to import it, but can't ...
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Save openVPN password using network manager

I'm using network manager on Ubuntu 12.04, with Mate as a desktop. The network manager is used to connect to the openVPN server. Each time I click to connect to the openVPN server, I'm required to ...
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Open source alternatives to PD- Proxy Premium

I'm looking for a good program that can rival the features provided by PD- Proxy which are advertised as: a premium user can choose multiple servers located in different locations around the world. ...
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OpenVPN is installed but it is not an avaliable option in the network manager

I have installed and used openVPN once before in a previous install of Ubuntu 12.04. I have since reformatted, and now after reinstalling openVPN it will not show up in the network manager. I am ...
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ubuntu 12.04, openvpn with network manager issue

I need to connect to openVPN server from Ubuntu 12.04 installation. So, I've installed network-manager-openvpn package and configure vpn connection. Then I try to connect to vpn server, see success ...
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Cannot Import VPN connection

Since 12.04 I cannot connect to my VPN. my ovpn file is the following http://email.uoa.gr/help/download/vpn/edunet.ovpn When I try to import the VPN file i get the following error The file ...
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gray button for saving “editing VPN connection” in Ubuntu 12.04

I have installed 12.04 and setting up the OpenVPN via network manager. the network-manager-openvpn-gnome is installed, and I can open "configure VPN..." and see "Add VPN", however I can not save my ...
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Pushing forward-lookup zones to VPN clients' dnsmasq configuration

Ubuntu 12.04 uses a nice little automagic dnsmasq configuration for handling name resolution across DNS connections so that name resolution happens properly. When I connect to my OpenVPN server at ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and now cannot get my vpn connection

I just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 ( 3 days ago ) and before that I had a very stable vpn connection even if 11.10 was less stable but now I cannot connect to my vpn account at home and at work either ...
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Getting openvpn working ubuntu

I am trying to set up a VPN over a few VMS that I have. I created an openvpn server on ubuntu 10.04 and am trying to configure the client using 12.04. I followed these instructions here ...