OpenVPN is a free and open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN)
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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 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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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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Cannot resolve custom domains when VPN is up
I just upgraded to 12.04 from 11.10, and now I can't resolve custom domains over my VPN (e.g. *.dev.local). It worked splendid before the upgrade.
Both my /etc/resolv.conf and route -n looks exactly ...
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How to run a command with one click, preferably from unity's launcher
I'd like to run this command without having to open up terminal every time.
sudo openvpn --config /home/ubuntu/Documents/vpnbook/vpnbook-euro2-udp25000.ovpn --auth-user-pass ...
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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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Open VPN is not working with me
i followed the instructions here and when i type the config command i get this output and then it freezes more than one hour please anyone can help ?
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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 from Network Manager, seems to connect from terminal, but no traffic to or from target network
I'm new to Ubuntu (as in, last week!) and really liking the system, but am having a real problem getting the OpenVPN connection to work.
My system:
DELL XPS L702X, 8Gb RAM, tested with both WiFi ...
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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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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 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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Problem with ifconfig during connecting to openvpn server
I wrote this openvpn config file to connect somewhere:
remote 127.0.0.1 1900
proto tcp
http-proxy test.ovadd.com 7080
auth-user-pass
ca VPNMakers.ca.pem
cert VPNMakers.cer.pem
key VPNMakers.key.pem
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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 ...
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Setting up ovpn connect for iPhone with no ovpn file
I have a working openvpn connection on a Ubuntu laptop. When I export it (using network-manager) I get a conf file. I need an ovpn file so I can configure my openvpn app on my iPhone. I also have a ...
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OpenVPN-AS on Debian server and Ubuntu 12.10 client
I recently signed a VPS (OpenVZ / Debian 32 bits Minimal), installed OpenVPN-AS (Access Server), and successfully connect to it, however I have a few doubts.
To make it clear, I will explain how I ...
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Is it worth uninstalling the GUI to lower the attack surface of my Ubuntu server?
I note that there are similar questions on how to remove the GUI from an Ubuntu install, so I know the technique, I'm just wondering is it worth doing?
To explain, I have a Ubuntu server hosting ...
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Unable to uninstall OpenVPN 2.3.1
I've uninstalled Openvpn but it is still there When I type for example OpenVpn -- version it shows me:
OpenVPN 2.3.1 i686-pc-linux-gnu
[SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [EPOLL] [eurephia] [MH] [IPv6] built on ...
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Openvpn problem
I wanna completely remove openvpn from my pc (linux ubuntu 12.04) but when i type
sudo apt-get remove openvpn
the /etc/openvpn/ folder remains... how can i delete this too?
I wanna delete ...
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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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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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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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Make sure torrents only transfer over openVPN with iptables or ufw
My set up:
Headless Ubuntu server 12.04 in a virtualbox, deluge and openVPN. The problem is that if the VPN goes down deluge will continue over my normal connection, this should not be possible.
I ...
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Where are the OpenVPN connection logs and configuration files?
I have problem connecting to OpenVPN server. Where are OpenVPN log files and how do I find the connection details?
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Vpn server connections
So I'm trying to setup my ubuntu 12.1 as a vpn file sharing server. I'm going to be using the openvpn to allow connections to the server. But I also want to connect to an openvpn server that's offsite ...
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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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network bridge - without destroying network manager
I have seen a lot of questions related to Bridge and network manager. however none of them seem to apply to what i seen AND want.
I setup my bridge in /etc/network/interfaces.
This works perfectly; ...
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Is it possible to configure openvpn in ubuntu according configuration files relevant to windows?
I am using openvpn in windows and have the configuration files as well. Unfortunately the service provider doesn't have any guide or configuration files for Linux users. Is it possible to use windows ...
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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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OpenVPN client-connect timing
Situation:
I have an Ubuntu 10.10 machine with OpenVPN configured as a server with one tap interface.
I have multiple Ubuntu 10.10 machines with OpenVPN configured as a client. All the clients use ...
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What does this command mean ls -l test.conf -rw-r--r— l root root?
root@ubuntu:/etc/openvpn# ls -l test.conf -rw-r--r-- l root root 791 Mar 20 09:23 test.conf
What does the above command mean?
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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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size another key openvpn become 0 or broken after build new key. why?
I've successfully build a new key openvpn for my new computer but when I seen key list of openvpn size another key openvpn become 0 and when I try use the key which size 0 can not working.
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How to check if openvpn is connected in Upstart?
I need to run a script after mysql and openvpn are started (Ubuntu for ARM).
I can succesfully run the script with upstart with this .conf:
# my upstart for logging boot
start on (starting openvpn ...
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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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Using OpenVPN to access MySQL
I have a server setup with Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS and I use Windows 7 on a desktop and ODBC Connector 5.1 within the same network to access a MySQL database for a CAD program. I also have a Windows 7 ...
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Trying to install an openVPN GUI messed up sudoers
I installed openVPN successfully but I would like to get remote desktop access with it, as is the case with openVPN in Windows. I found this GUI here http://sourceforge.net/projects/sogfl/ and ...
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Open VPN will not connect
I have created an OPenVPN connection to GigaNews' VyperVPN but it will not connect. I followed all of their procedures found here: http://www.giganews.com/support/vyprvpn/linux/pptp.html
In my ...
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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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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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/etc/init.d/openvpn not starting automatically but can be started manually
This is about init.d or Upstart init or something else, maybe, I think. But only OpenVPN is affected so far, after upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS to Ubuntu 12.10 on my VPS.
The problem is: OpenVPN ...
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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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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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problems with openvpn
When I am trying to install Openvpn on Ubuntu 12.10 I get only problems.
The config files are all empty and I only get error.
When I have installed it for first time it was not empty config files. ...
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OpenVPN fails to start due to options error
I have followed the guide here https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/serverguide/openvpn.html but when i try to start OpenVPN i get following error:
ovpn-server[2455]: Options error: --server and ...
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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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Can I use the Openvpn Access Server WEB GUI on Ubuntu 12.04?
Is the openvpn web-gui working on ubuntu 12.04?
See access-server: download openvpn for Ubuntu on openvpn.net.
On the link above i only see support for ubuntu 10 and below.
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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 ...
