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OpenVPN can't resolve host name with DNS set up
This is most likely a duplicate, but I can't find the correct solution for my problem
I set up a OpenVPN server on our NAS and added push "dhcp-option DNS 10.66.0.4" (this is a random ip, I ...
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Extend local network DNS in VPN
I have an OpenVPN configuration, that pulls all routes from the server and then routes everything through that Gateway. This is causing me trouble since the connection is sometimes extremely slow and ...
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Overriding OpenVPN's DNS Settings to Dorm Network DNS Settings
I use OpenVPN smoothly with Windows 10 behind my dorm network's http proxy. When I use Linux Mint with same client.ovpn, I can Auth successfully.But when I inspect traffic with wireshark, I see that ...
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Why does “medium.com” resolve to localhost IP address of 127.0.0.1?
This is a part of my previous question posted here on Ask Ubuntu.
A few days ago, I got blocked from certain sites. At first I thought it was the Government blocked me from using it. So I faked an IP ...
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bash script to switch to random vpn profile every hour
i have a namecheap paid vpn service with hundreds of profiles (ovpn conf files), each allowing me to have an IP address from a different country.
i would like do switch between those profiles every ...
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DNS leak when using OpenVPN on Ubuntu
I'm trying to connect to VPN server using provided config, but the problem is that config works great on Windows, but on Linux (I have kubuntu 20.04) I'm experiencing DNS leakage. My IP address is ...
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Local DNS address not removed by update-resolv-conf when connecting to OpenVPN via terminal
So my problem is the following - I'm connecting to an OpenVPN server on Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) via the following command:
sudo openvpn --config /home/...../VPN_file.ovpn
I've also added the ...
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Per-link DNS settings with systemd-resolved
It doesn't make much sense to me why per-link DNS settings would be useful. Wouldn't any DNS server you want to use have to be part of a global list before you can decide which interface to send the ...
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How can I get DNS and VPN to play nicely together?
When I'm at work and connect my laptop with a cable I'm immediately inside our
internal network. So I can connect directly to computers inside without domain
name like: ssh host1, with domain name: ...
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Connecting to PiHole changes my computer's hostname?
I followed these instructions to create a VM in Google Cloud Platform that hosts PiHole (a DNS-based ad-blockign service) for me. To prevent the terrors of an open DNS provider, the PiHole is ...
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OpenVPN device hostname resolution in Windows 10
I am running an OpenVPN server on a Windows 10 machine with following server configurations:
port 1194
proto tcp
dev tun
****ca/cert/key/dh/tls-auth omitted****
server 10.8.1.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-...
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OpenVPN drops connection about once a day, logs indicate DNS failure
I have an old version of pfSense (2.3.2) running an OpenVPN client to a commercial server. Over the past few years, the OpenVPN connection has been dropping more frequently, and now it's about once ...
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OpenVPN client to use local DNS server and VPN provider's DNS server
Target: I would like the openvpn client on macOS using tunnelblick to use the VPN provider's DNS server first, and if it cannot resolve a DNS name there, it should use my local DNS server.
Situation: ...
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I have dns leak with openvpn in fedora 30
I've set up OpenVPN on Ubuntu server, And I'm running Fedora 30 at home, And I noticed that I have dns leak.
I have tried many solutions like the following :
solution(1) : Worked for a bit
New file:...
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DNS leak for non-existent domains when using OpenVPN on a Windows client
I have a Windows client connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot:
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros ...
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