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Can't see VPN option when configuring with Network Manager (new install of Ubuntu 13.04) [closed]

I have recently completed a full install of Ubuntu 13.04 after using 12.04 previously. I then tried to reinstall my VPN settings and am no longer able to configure a VPN using Network Manager. When ...
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How to disconnect from OpenVPN?

I'm connecting using VPNBook servers and it works fine with this command: sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/vpnbook-udp-53.ovpn --auth-user-pass /etc/openvpn/password.txt but I just can't seem to ...
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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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“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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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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Lost ability to connect to PPTP server after installing openvpn gone client

I have a Tomoato router which is running a PPTP server. I was able to connect via my ubuntu machine and my phone. I bought a VPN service which used Openvpn (private Internet access) and followed ...
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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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Hotspot shield like proxy for Ubuntu

Youtube is blocked in my country and to open it I use hotspot shield on Windows. I have recently however ported to Ubuntu for almost everything, but still need to switch to windows when I have to open ...
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Tun/tap installation

i have got a virtual private server with Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 2.6.32-5-openvz-amd64 x86_64). I want to install openvpn but this requires a working tun device. i get the following error: ...
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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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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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How can I bypass governmental censorship of certain websites, for instance in Iran?

I live in Iran and as you know there's a blocking system here. The people here use VPNs to access websites. I did the same. But days ago VPNs (PPTP, L2TP,SSTP) ports was blocked too. The alternatives ...
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OPENVPN client starts but ifconfig tun output reports device not found

I am new user of ubuntu and I am trying to experiment on VPN connections. I have ubuntu 10.04 on my machine. I installed VMware Player and on top of that another ubuntu 10.04. So, on the VMware Player ...
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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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Package network-manager-openvpn is not available, but is referred to by another package

I'm trying out Ubuntu's live cd and have booted in from a USB. I want to check if it will work with my VPN or not. I already have Network Manager installed, but when I go to Configure VPNs, I can only ...
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crt certificate not appearing in menu for selection

I'm trying to set up the VPN for my university on my laptop. I have downloaded to certificate file and put it in ~/misc/cacert.crt. When I try to set up the VPN, I click on the CA Certificate option ...
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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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How to execute multiple scripts when openvpn estalishs?

I am using ubuntu 12.04 to connect an openvpn server. Two scripts update-resolv-conf and vpn-up.sh in /etc/openvpn should be executed then the connection established. The commands following added to ...
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What is the best way to bypass China firewall to allow SSH deploy@**.com

I am trying to bypass the china firewall and allow SSH deploy@**.com at the command console. This is because I need to test the games I wrote on apps.facebook.com/**. I tried VPN (both pptp and ...
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Openconnect problems on Ubuntu 12.04

Getting problems on the Ubuntu 11.04 for openconnect... the failure after connecting says: Got CONNECT response: HTTP/1.1 200 OK CSTP connected. DPD 30, Keepalive 20 Connected tun0 as 172.21.246.21, ...
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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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How to setup VPN in 12.04?

I want to know how to setup a VPN for 2-3 computers in two different networks. I need to setup a VPN network for which one computer1 is in one state and the other computer2 in other state. Now ...
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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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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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How to install openvpn on Lubuntu?

I went the the connection manager, then clicked on the VPN tab, but the add button is disabled. What should I do? I cannot connected to the internet without the VPN turned on. I'm trying to install ...
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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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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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Setting VPN Client

I need to access VPN from my Ubuntu 12.04. I see that there is VPN connections > Configure VPN in network manager, but it asks for username and password. All I have is some .crt, .csr, .key, .ovpn ...
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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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Reading network-manager password from another hdd

Today I cloned my Ubuntu 11.10 into my old hdd, and installed 12.04 into my current hdd. What I need now is to recover passwords for my VPN connections on the network manager that is in the old 11.10 ...
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Trouble setting up openVPN/VPN

I'm having trouble setting up a VPN on my VPS that's running Ubuntu 11.04. I'm been following this guide http://tipupdate.com/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-vps/ I'm able to start the VPN, but 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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Internet via openVPN

I managed it to install openVPN on a virtual host and the connection works great, but I am not able to use the internet through the openvpn server (it s only possible to ping the servers ip). How can ...
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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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How to run Openvpn Access Server and PPTPD (pptp server) at the same time?

OpenVPN Access Server relies heavily on iptables rules. And adding PPTP network interfaces may interfere with AS operation. I desperately need help getting two services to run properly on the same ...
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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 ...
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Run OpenVPN service on connection to internet

How can I make a OpenVPN run automatically whenever my system is connected to the internet?
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Where are VPN configuration files imported by Network Manager saved?

I've imported an OpenVPN configuration file that behaves differently when trying to connect from Network Manager and command line. I would like to see what the imported configuration file looks like.
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How do I run a script after OpenVPN has connected successfully?

How can I associate a script to OpenVPN so that it runs when the VPN is connected successfully?
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Config import on network-manager-openvpn

I'm trying to use a free service using the OpenVPN protocol using OpenVPN's GUI module in the network manager. The config worked perfectly well as .ovpn on Windows. The behavior in Windows is such ...
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Exempt programs from using active VPN connection

When I connect to a VPN, all my network traffic is automatically routed through it. Is there a way to add exemptions to that? I don't know if adding exceptions has anything to do with the VPN ...
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VPN connection breaks internet

After installing OpenVPN properly (network-manager-openvpn) and setting up my VPN, I am not able to connect to any internet page or access anything that's remote. Pinging stuff is totally dead. I ...