OpenVPN is a free and open source software application that implements virtual private network (VPN)
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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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OpenVPN with IPv6
I have a tun OpenVPN server running in routed mode which was set up on a Ubuntu server and I know that Ubuntu's build of OpenVPN has support for the IPv6 for quite a while now but it didn't get much ...
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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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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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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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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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Why will network manager not allow me save my VPN settings?
I am trying to configure am OpenVPN client on my laptop. I am running Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit.
When I open network manager and import the VPN settings from the premade config folder everything takes. The ...
