Questions related to VPN (Virtual Private Network) software
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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 connection not reconnecting when wifi drops
HI I have a VPN connection with Ubuntu setup over wireless. The problem is when the wifi connections drops out and the reconnects my VPN disconnects and then I am on an unsecured network. Its a pain ...
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How to set up an SSTP Server
Is there a way to set up a linux based, preferably ubuntu, SSTP server?
I know there is a SSTP client available on sourceforge, but I can't find a server.
To be clear: I do NOT want openVPN, I want ...
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how to install PPTP on ubuntu 12.04 from local file system
I uninstall PPTP by mistake, and can't connect to internet anymore by my VPN. as i have only vpn connection to connect internet so i can't do it by software center or using apt get-install. so i ...
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How To Debug and Fix PPTP/VPN Client Connection
I am asking a question, which has two sub-questions. Those are how can I get VPN to work on Ubuntu 12.04, either by getting the built-in pptp VPN to work or through manual configuration. Microsoft ...
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How to set up VPN connecton to access school research databases? [duplicate]
I need to access some research databases over school IP address. IT office of my school provided information how to setup VPN connection in Windows (Control Panel -> Network connection -> Create New ...
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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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How to get Netextender (VPN) working in Ubuntu 12.10 x64?
At work we have to use Sonicwall Netextender to connect over VPN. The NetExtender client works fine on Windows x64 for me, but when using the same settings in my Ubuntu , the connection seems to work ...
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PPTP VPN on Ubuntu Server 12.10 fails to connect, with error: no ifupdown configuration found
I am trying to setup a PPTP VPN server on Ubuntu Server 12.10. I had a few errors and by observing the logs, I managed to solve them.
Now, I get this error, and it seems I am not able to find a ...
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How to set up a PPTP Server on Ubuntu?
I really like to make PPTP VPN connection base on Ubuntu, (non-encrypted) but I do not know how to do this. I think I have to install ppp first but after that my main problem is on configurations.
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connection through a particular wifi not work without vpn
I am running now ubuntu 13.04. I had wifi at my home, and it was working fine till something happened I don't know exactly that cause my internet connection (not wifi connection) to be lost on just my ...
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What types of VPN virtual servers allow to change default port?
I've PPTP on Ubuntu, and want to change the default listening port, but apparently there's no option to do this. Is there another VPN service that i can install and configure and change to any port i ...
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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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how do I connect to a VPN with ipsec?
I created a config file for my FritzBox 7390 after this german tutorial
Now I want to configure my Network-Manager but there is no option for ipsec.
Do I need additional packages?
I tried to ...
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Juniper setup on 12.04
I have a laptop with Windows XP and Ubuntu 12.04 (32 bits). Until now, I used Windows XP to connect to a Juniper VPN but now I'd like to try it with Linux. I read the mad scientist walkthrough ...
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Unknown module with PAM authentication and IPSec/OpenSwan VPN on 12.10
I have setup a VPN on my home Ubuntu 12.10 server using instructions found here using CHAP authentication:
https://raymii.org/s/tutorials/IPSEC_L2TP_vpn_with_Ubuntu_12.10.html
I'd like to now change ...
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MPLS or VPN in ubuntu 13.04?
This question has two parts-
1 - At work I have a MPLS network setup, where we configure the internet explorer to connect to a gateway server (I have the url and port) to enable us to use the MPLS ...
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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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Problem connecting to VPN network on Ubuntu 13.04 [duplicate]
I have a problem setting up the PPTP VPN I got on Linux.
I have set it up as it follows here:
hideipvpn.com/2010/01/linux-pptp-vpn-setup-tutorial/
But unfortunately I am getting the error shown in ...
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How to share a Vpn Internet connection
follow my scenario:
Router Internet without possibility to configure a VPN
Laptop Ubuntu with wifi and ethernet. Configured on it a VPN.
Other device where i cannot install a VPN.
I would like ...
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VPN on Ubuntu 11.10 VPS
I have been trying to install a VPN onto my VPS.
I have followed the Tutorial Here , However have had trouble getting it to work.
Can somebody please tell me how i should go about installing this ...
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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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Since 13.04 password for vpn-connection required
since upgrading to version 13.04 I need a password to establish a VPN-connection.
Is this on purpose? And if yes, can I disable that? It's quite annoying
thanks
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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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Can't SSH into server over internet while server is connected to VPN
So I have Transmission running on my Ubuntu 13.04 server that is connected to a VPN via OpenVPN. The problem is I want to be able to access the server over the internet, but it won't work while the ...
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Is there any alternative to Wifi Protector?
The site of the software is https://wifiprotector.com/ ,I am not able to find any such free software for ubuntu.
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“Failed to setuid to root.” How do I Establish a VPN network?
My university decided that the old VPN-network, which worked fine, wasn't good enough anymore and abandoned it. Now I have to establish a completely new VPN-network. My university provided me with a ...
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Potential Postfix Infection
So I'm operating an Ubuntu VPS that uses postfix for sending outgoing mail. I have several email addresses attached to the domain that it hosted on the VPS, one of them is say user@domain.com. The ...
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connectining problem through vpn
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 69.197.137.20 53
keepalive 10 120
resolv-retry infinite
redirect-gateway def1
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
comp-lzo
mute 1
mute-replay-warnings
ping-timer-rem
float
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Ubuntu Samba user already logged in (ghost user)
Situation is following. I have two PCs. Server (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS) and Client (Windows 7). I set up VPN with samba share (each user has it's own shared folder). Everything worked fine untill Client PC ...
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Need To be able to access content from foreign servers that deny same outside of their country. [closed]
I have never tried to accomplish this before. So I may need a bit of hand holding and some very detailed answers.
I would like to stream TV shows from English and US sites. As I live in Canada ...
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Trying to set up vpn
I have been trying to set up a VPN using Ubuntu’s built in feature to connect with another computer, but whenever I see a tutorial, next to their network thing in the top bar they have 2 arrows but I ...
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Problem setting up PPTPD
I'm attempting to set up a VPN from my Android phone to my home computer using pptpd on Ubuntu 12.10. I have so far done the following.
Setup a virtual NIC like this...
cat /etc/network/interfaces
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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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Remote desktop disconnects VPN
I'm using VPN to connect with a Windows server. The connection is configured to route only one specific IP address via the VPN. I'm using that IP address to remote desktop to the Windows machine I've ...
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I want to set up IPSEC/IKE for VPN connectivity from one site to another
I want to set up IPSEC/IKE for VPN, with IKE phase and IPSEK phase. My site runs Ubuntu server and other site I want to connect to runs Cisco device. I just want commands I will use on my site in ...
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Automatically mount/umount sshfs on vpn-up and vpn-down
this problem is really frustrating me. I have the following script to mount/unmount a sshfs upon a vpn connection (vpn-up) and vpn-down. I have this script in /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ ...
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Create VPN server using the Ubuntu VPS
I have an Ubuntu (Debian) VPS in USA, NOW want to make up VPN service on it.
Can you help me to handle it, please.
Which program surplussed me for.
What about Socks!. [I need it too]
How can I ...
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Configuring VPN on ubuntu 12.10
I was unable to configure my university VPN. Here is the log.
#: pppd 2.4.5 started by root, uid 0
#: Using interface ppp0
#: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/4
#: nm-pptp-service-3798 ...
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Which free VPN providers support Ubuntu?
Can't find any free VPN provider for Ubuntu. I tried looking into old questions but they seem to be outdated.
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Install 32bit Java (OpenJDK) on 64bit Ubuntu 12.04
I have to run Juniper VPN on the 64bit Ubuntu 12.04. I have installed openjdk-7-jre, openjdk-7-jdk and icedtea-7-plugin. After the browser prompts to install the Juniper VPN, I check it has been ...
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Change VPN gateway with command line
Is there a way to change the gateway of an existant VPN connection with a command line?
Changing the gateway value in the connection file with sed doesn't work for me.
Thanks
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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 setup SSH VPN in Network Manager?
I am using 12.10 and I want to setup SSH VPN via GUI in Network Manager,
But it has only pptp and no other types to select. How can I fix it? any packages I need to install?
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Port forward server through VPN connection
We currently use Pidgin to connect to a Sametime server, however for this to work, we must be connected to a VPN (Cisco).
For 99% of us, there isn't an issue with having the Cisco VPN client ...
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Error connecting to fortinet VPN [closed]
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and trying to connect to a fortinet VPN server. I use forticlientsslvpn_linux_4.0.2254.
When I try to connect, error occurs during the PPP negotiation (got message ...
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Enable VPN prequisites module
I'm new to Linux things so everything seems confusing.
I want to enable some VPN prequisities to create VPN in Linux server 12.04
Networking support (NET) [Y/n/?] y
PF_KEY sockets (NET_KEY) ...
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How to VPN to Ubuntu server so I can browse the Internet?
I want to browse the internet from work by passing my traffic via an encrypted link to my home ubuntu server and out on to the internet from there. Obviously the replies will have to go to my home ...
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How to use VPN over manually set up network bridge (with the primary interface unmanaged by NetworkManager)?
I've set up a network bridge which I'm using to connect KVM virtual machines on my desktop to my home network; I' ve don this the manual way by creating the bridge in /etc/network/interfaces (the way ...
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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 ...
