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openvpn/anyconnect: certificate failed. How to get the pub certificate to add to my vpn client

Our IT has misconfigured the sertificate to our vpn server. When I try to connect I get: Server certificate verify failed: certificate does not match hostname SSL connection failure: Error in the ...
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Outline Alphabet can not run

~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Release: 20.04 Codename: focal Two scenarios: Starting Outline Manager by: ./...
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When VPN is connected it disconnects other clients connections to the server

Connecting to EnterpriseVPN Gateway from Ubuntu 20.04 I'm on Ubuntu 20.04. I followed the tutorial here to install and connect to a VPN, which worked brilliantly. I'm using PuTTy and WinScp to connect....
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Ubuntu 18.04 - pkexec doesn't start synaptic anymore

Since a couple of days I encounter a problem with one of my app starters in the dash. When I try to start synaptic nothing happens anymore. At least most of the time. Sometimes it starts normally, but ...
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Can't connect to openvpn on ubuntu but exact same config works on windows and mac

I've been trying to make openvpn client work on ubuntu 20.04 but could not. This is the config I'm using on a mac, windows and my ubuntu machine: client dev tap0 proto tcp dev-node MY-VPN //only on ...
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VPN not working for sites outside of private network

I am a bit Ubuntu newbie when it comes to networking and I am currently running into strange issues with my VPN setup. We are using OpenVPN in my company and I can download the configuration.opvn file....
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Wireguard client connected to internet but unable to ping client from server

I have a Wireguard server with two clients (mobile and a laptop) connected to the server. I want to be able to route my traffic on specific ports on my wireguard server to the laptop. Configuration ...
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How to Connect 3 Networks With Ethernet and WIFi/VPN?

I have two computers on a robot that are directly connected via Ethernet. Called" Magni" and "Jetson". Magni is connected to a wireless network. On this wireless network, there is ...
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Wireguard NAT to eth1

I'm trying to do something that I think should be pretty simple. The goal is to have all traffic from my home network go over a Wireguard VPN. I have 3 devices: ISPs modem/router combo. This should ...
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Help connecting to a VPN

I'm having problems connecting to a VPN. The information I have is: VPN Type: L2TP - IPSEC Server: 150.xxx.xxx.xxx IPSEC PSK: xxxx... DNS Suffix: xxx Add Static route to xx.x.xx.0/20 I can't give ...
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No internet connection after computer went to sleep with openvpn running

I have launched my VPN using sudo openvpn /path/to/conf.ovpn It works fine. Then, my computer goes to sleep and I can’t load internet pages (it times out) when I wake it up. ping is working fine. I ...
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L2TP VPN connection is failed after reseting the BIOS on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

During the L2TP VPN connection, I get the following error Activation of network connection failed. All credentials are valid since I can connect to the VPN using the Windows machine. The connecting ...
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Failed to configure NetworkManager to use dnsmasq

I am using openconnect to connect to vpn and vpn-slice for vpn splitting. openconnect modifies /etc/resolv.conf after start, but that doesn't help with vpn domain names resolving. To work around that, ...
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How to permamently add a nameserver to the /etc/resolv.conf?

I daily need to connect to a VPN from my Ubuntu Desktop 20.04, and each time I do that I need to edit the resolv.conf file, since it is constantly updated by NetworkManager. Its content is reset to: # ...
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Route traffic outside L2TP IPSEC VPN on Ubuntu 18.04 client

When connecting to websites like Netflix and Stadia I would like to route the traffic outside the VPN I have setup to connect to my office. It is a L2TP IPSEC VPN setup through NetworkManager on ...
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NetworkManager: Suppress Autconnect in special cases

My setup: I have a VPN connection (wireguard, managed by NetworkManager) that I like to keep on almost always, which is why it is set to autoconnect (connection.autoconnect = yes). I have a second VPN ...
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DNS resolve issues when connected to fritzbox VPN through Ubuntu (20.04.1) vpnc (0.5.3r550-3.1)

i have a device in my private network, let's call it "webserver". when i am directly connected to my private network at home then i can reach that server by using its host name, like http://...
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OpenVPN RTNETLINK answers: File exists

Below is my vpn configuration (it worked for first time) and not working post that. remote xxxx-vpn.com 1195 udp ns-cert-type server pull tls-client persist-key fragment 1430 pkcs12 pkcs.p12 dev tun ...
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Set up VPN server around AP isolation

Here's my situation: I live at university housing where the internet has AP isolation. My friends and I (computer-science students) want to create a home server from some old computers we have. In ...
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FortiClient VPN 6.4 blocks internet access on Ubuntu 20.04

Every time I'm in an active connection on FortiClient VPN, I lose my internet access. I tried on Windows and it just works fine and it was a SSL connection. I also tried using the 6.0 version, but ...
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OpenVPN through NetworkManager fails, but not through console application

I have an openvpn server in my office and I want to connect to it with an Ubuntu 18.04 machine. When I use the following command openvpn --config my.ovpn I can connect to my server and can easily ping ...
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Can't install Virtual Shield on Ubuntu 20.04 due to dependency problems

I have been trying to install Virtual Shield on Ubuntu 20.04 but whenever I try to it has an error and then it corrupts the installer making it impossible to install and uninstall programs. Virtual ...
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Connection error while setting up academic VPN

I am trying to set up my university's VPN on my ubuntu so that I can access the university's network from my home. But it always ends up with an error "activation of network connection failed&...
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No access to Internet nor localhost when connected to OpenVPN vpn on Ubuntu 20

On Ubuntu 20 I have received and client.ovpn file and I tried connecting using the following command sudo openvpn --config ~/Download/client.ovpn but that didn't work because I couldn't connect to ...
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how to create a password protected ovpn client configuration?

I discovered shell script to setup openvpn and create client. wget https://git.io/vpn -O openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh while this shell script does create openvpn client ovpn file but the openvpn ...
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How to use a VPN-Peer as DNS?

What I am trying to accomplish: I have a WireGuard reverse VPN Setup that does not route my traffic, but lets me connect to my raspberry pi from within the Internet using a public server as "...
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How do I run Cisco AnyConnect VPN on Kubuntu 20.04 using Microsoft Exchange login?

My workplace uses Cisco AnyConnect VPN to connect to our internal network. The VPN requires us to login to our account using Microsoft login. Months ago (few months before quarantine), we can use ...
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Problem DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on Ubuntu 20 when using VPN

When I connect to a VPN and enter certain sites an error DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN appears. I have already tried to go to /etc/resolv.conf and add 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 and VPN domain and it keeps ...
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Nested VPN connections

I'm a molecular biologist that's taken on the role of bioinformatics and system admin for a small bioinformatics server at my university. I'm trying to remotely transfer data between two servers at ...
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How to use VPN only for some of the applications running?

I am using Microsoft Team and our company Gitlab. For accessing gitlab I need to use VPN but MS Team is not working with VPN, is there a way that I configure Ubuntu to use VPN for everything except MS ...
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Installing SoftEther VPN Client&Server Manager on Ubuntu 20.04

how do I install the SoftEther VPN Client and Server Manager for Ubuntu 20.04? I am not looking to setup a VPN on my machine. I want to connect to other servers. Thank you
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Wireguard connects successfully but not internet

I am given two WireGuard config files by the company I work for. I have setup one on my Android phone and it works perfectly and another one on my Ubuntu. It used to work for a day or two; but ...
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Cannot get response when connecting to OpenConnect

I have connected successfully to my VPN using openconnect. OpenConnect VPN provides me an IP suppose the IP is 9.9.9.9.By using VPN I can request a specific API and get the response back. But the ...
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How to fill OpenVPN connection data in Kubuntu 18.04

In kubuntu 18.04 and from the Network Manager, I have tried to create new connection and I have chosen the type to be OpenVPN After that, I have gotten the following window screenshot How could I ...
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How to configure L2TP/IPSec PSK VPN on Xubuntu 18.04?

I have a Sonicwall Firewall running an L2TP VPN with a pre-shared key. I need to connect to that VPN from my Linux computer running Xubuntu 18.04. I've tried quite a few different guides that I could ...
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Cisco AnyConnect connecting but no unix commands responding on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04

After being successfully connected to the VPN with Cisco Anyconnect client 4.8.03052, I can open some intranet application in the browser. The problem is : I can connect to some servers with ssh ...
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Macbook Pro (Ubuntu 20.04): VPN Disconnects After About 5 Minutes

I have been using a VPN connection on an old ThinkPad with Ubuntu 18.04 (and before that 16.04) for several years without any problems and the VPN connection was stable for hours (if not days). After ...
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Can't use VPN feature from Network manager in Lubuntu

In Lubuntu 18.04.4 LTS, I am unable to use "Add vpn" option available in network manager, in right bottom panel where network manager shortcut is located, there is an option to add vpn and I am unable ...
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Cannot Load Sites unless connected to VPN

I cannot access many websites including our own office web portals without using VPN. I tried using sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart, and I also attempted to to edit /etc/network/interfaces to ...
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Openconnect VPN where host contains "/" character not working as expected

I have Ubuntu 16.04 and I need to create a VPN connection with openconnect (Pulse Network Connect). I have installed the necessary packages: network-manager-openconnect network-manager-openconnect-...
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After upgrade to 20.04 "Use this connection only for resources on its network" doesn't work

I have upgrade from Ubuntu 19.10 to 20.04 on my laptop. I have had two VPN connections to my office, one that route all traffic through the VPN and one that only route traffic to my office network ...
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Badly stuck at Uninstalling Zoom Admin

I was trying to create a VPN of my digital ocean server using zoomadmin.com but because of some limitations in zoom admin which i had found after installation.Now i want to uninstall zoom admin ...
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ExpressVPN disconnects the entire wired connection upon disconnecting

I don't know where to find the solution of this, but Expressvpn running in Google Chrome Ubuntu 20.04 as an extension disconnects the wired connection completely when pressing "Disconnect VPN". This ...
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Transmission 2.94 on Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't work

Transmission after a fresh install of Ubuntu 20.04 doesn't download anything. Tried many suggestions in Ask Ubuntu; like 'picking a random port' in the network options and also trying to operate it ...
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How to connect from Openvpn server to one of it's clients

So I am doing this DIY project where I want to connect some old android phones as surveillance cameras in a country house. Phones are connected to mobile internet without a static IP address (and ...
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Failed to obtain WebVPN cookie in Ubuntu 18.04.4

I am trying to connect VPN and getting the error SSL connection failure Failed to open HTTPS connection to my.vpn.com Failed to obtain WebVPN cookie Tried multiple workaround but no success.
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DNS Error in syslog whenever I open PHPSTORM which causes VPN to stop working

I am working from home like many others and I use A VPN to connect to my works network. It is somewhat spotty for me even though all my coworkers who use windows or MAC have no issues. I noticed that ...
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Multiple vpn connections with site or applications based rules

I have two vpn configurations with openvpn. One for work and the other one for personal. And I'm looking for a way to use each VPN simultaneously, with rules based on applications or remote ip ...
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GlobalProtect vpn on ubuntu 18.04 continuously reconnecting

I have this issue when trying to use GlobalProtect vpn software where the connection keeps disconnecting and reconnecting continuously like almost every second. I generally don't have any wifi ...
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Adding SonicWall VPN connection to Network tab in Settings

I've successfully added a VPN connection via SonicWall NetExtender, but I am annoyed that I can't add it directly to the VPN section within Settings. SonicWall is not compatible with OpenVPN, and I ...
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