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OpenVPN - Routing issue

Server: Ubuntu 11 (Openvz VPS) Client: Windows 7 Issue: clients connect successfully to VPN, but loss of internet access once inside the VPN. Facts: Everything mostly defaults Is a ...
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Can I set up an OpenVPN server in 12.04 w/o OpenVPN Access Server?

Dear AskUbuntu Community Members, I've got a Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 at my house, not doing much but hosting about three or four printers for my home network. It's a relatively powerful machine, using ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 and openVPN - how to connect automatically?

a noob question about openVPN. My laptop runs Ubuntu 12.04 and I connect to a variety of Wifi access points as I move around. I've setup an account with AirVPN and created two openVPN connections ...
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2 VPN connections on the same time(PPTP, OpenVPN)

How can I establish 2 VPN connections on the same time. One is PPTP(to ISP) and the other is OpenVPN (Anonymiser). PPTP is configured through network manager, but when I launch OpenVPN through ...
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“The VPN service failed to start” under Ubuntu 13.04

I'm trying to connect to a VPN under 13.04, but every time I get the error message "The VPN connection failed because the VPN service failed to start". I've tried looking around but come up with ...
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I can ping some host but not all from network on OpenVPN tun

I have a network I want to connect to which is behind a firewall (iptables). On the same PC there's the OpenVPN server. It's directly connected to the Internet. I can connect to the server through ...
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OpenVPN fails to connect

I have posted a previous question about getting OpenVPN connected as a client (OpenVPN fails from Network Manager, seems to connect from terminal, but no traffic to or from target network) but no ...
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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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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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Networkmanager OpenVPN problem

I'm trying to set up an OpenVPN connection and I've imported the correct .opvn file and provided the username and password. I don't have a CA certificate so I left this field with the default option . ...
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Change OpenVPN client's default route

When setting up a test openvpn client on Ubuntu (using this guide), the client sets a route which tunnels all traffic through the vpn. For example, when I connect to the vpn from Ubuntu, this is what ...
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Cannot get outside VPN (same settings work on Debian)

Background I have an OpenVPN server on my Debian VPS box. The purpose is to bypass firewalls (my paranoid ISP blocks TCP port 25) enable safe connection via untrusted networks (mainly for portable ...
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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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How to configure an OpenVPN Client Router

I am attempting to set up an OpenVPN Router so that I may connect my tablet (wireless) and Blu-Ray (wired) to a paid VPN service in another country on Ubuntu 12.10. I have successfully done this using ...
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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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I want to use Ubuntu as a firewall and wireless AP, with some external traffic passing through openVPN, and the rest just through a firewall

I would like to do some configuration through Zentyal or a similar setup, but I am also willing to use config files. I am connecting to a commercial VPN using a username and password. I want that ...
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Why does the common internet stop working when I connect to an OpenVPN server?

I've set up an OpenVPN daemon on an Ubuntu server of mine and as soon as I connect to it from my Ubuntu laptop with a Network Manager plug-in web pages won't open any more (but get ok as soon as I ...
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Asking for a SSTP connecting configuration file for using SSTP command line [closed]

Using sstp with Network Manager and DNScrypt stopped working on Ubuntu 12.04 DNSCrypt and Network manager and using Unblockvpn's SSTP - http://sourceforge.net/projects/sstp-client/ Connects the ...
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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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OpenVPN: strange authentication problems

hello fellow ubuntu geeks ;) I've set up an ubuntu server 10.04 lts with openvpn up and running. on installation I created server certificate and key first, then I created two client certificates. ...
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Connection to openVPN Access Server

we are using an openVPN Access Server and I would like to connect to it via the VPN network setting (network-manager-openvpn). I downloaded the client.ovpn and I can connect to the server via the ...
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How to install gopenvpn?

How do i install gopenvpn and configure it in ubuntu 11.10 x64? I managed to build it from source code, but when i start it i get the following No OpenVPN configuration files were found in ...
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OpenVPN bridge client on Ubuntu 11.10 doesn't work [closed]

I'm trying to set up my desktop running Ubuntu 11.10 to connect to my OpenVPN server in bridge mode. I have my client configuration file set up like so: remote [omitted] 1194 client dev tap0 proto ...
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How do i setup and configure VPN [closed]

I have a personal server with webmin installed on it.What next?
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OpenVPN / PPTP vpn in Combination with Exchange 2010

I will start off by saying - my issue is very odd and I really have no idea where to start searching. Alright the introduction: I have got: MS 2008 PPTP vpn server OpenVPN on Endian Firewall server ...
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OpenVPN conflicts with 3G mobile broadband

I'm using ubuntu 11.04 2.6.38-8-generic fresh install. The usb 3G dongle (Onda MT833UP) is recognised by the networkmanager and works fine until I install the openvpn client (sudo apt-get install ...
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NetworkManager, OpenVPN and float

I'm trying to use OpenVPN to connect to a work network. Unfortunately, the work network is behind a NAT, which means I have to use the float option to make it work. Apparently, NetworkManager does ...
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How do I setup OpenVPN so I can securely use the internet from an unsecured hotspot?

Goal: I want to be able to securely use the internet via my home PC while my notebook is connected to an open hotspot/access point. I do know that I can use a SSH tunnel/SOCKS proxy, but I don't want ...