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OpenVPN on Mac OS X. utun or tap/tun.kext

I am using Mac OS X 10.11.6 and I have found out that I can run OpenVPN client without kextload of tun/tap driver. I suppose Mac OS X has default utun driver. I just want to clarify when I must load ...
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Tunnelblick OpenVPN connection error

I'm running Tunnelblick 3.6.6beta02 (build 4581) OpenVPN client on OSX El Capitan. The problem is, if I change wifi network, I couldn't connect to my OpenVPN server no and it says "Waiting for a ...
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OS X El Capitan - Issues with OpenVPN and the .ovpn file extension

I'd like to set up an OpenVPN connection, but it just doesn't want to work. .ovpn files seem to be treated in a very special and odd way by OS X: When downloading .ovpn files, they're automatically ...
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OpenVPN connect kills internet connection on OSX

I have ubuntu 14.04 server installed inside a VirtualBox VM running on OS X 10.10. My goal is to configure OpenVPN on ubuntu in order to access via the host system. This is a testrun for a OpenVPN ...
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OS X OpenVPN packet filtering

I currently have an OpenVPN connection running on my Mac. By default, all of my network traffic is currently being routed through this connection: http, ssh, etc. I'm attempting to use packet ...
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Sharing OpenVPN on Mac OS X Yosemite

Up until OS X 10.9 Mavericks, I had been sharing OpenVPN connection in this way . However, ever since I updated my Mac to the latest OS, this method becomes no longer valid. I did some google ...
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Access shared folder over vpn

I have a Synology NAS that I would like to access while I'm away. I have set up OpenVPN on my NAS and can successfully connect to it. When I am connected though the shared folder does not show up in ...
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Tunnelblick OpenVPN IP Not Being Changed

I am using Tunnelblick 3.5beta08 (build 4236) on OSX 10.10 (Yosemite). My OpenVPN configuration file: client dev tap proto udp remote XXX XXX resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun ca ...
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How can I inform Mac OS and iOS clients of VPN routes?

On my home network (10.0.1.0/24) I have my Macs and iOS devices (the others don't matter). LAN clients gain IPv4 and IPv6 (native) access via an Airport Extreme (AEBS) connected to a cable modem on ...
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Mac OS 10.10 ignoring Openvpn DNS settings

Running Mac OS 10.10. Setup a openvpn connection and put the DNS servers to be used with the VPN connection under VPN Profile->Advanced->DNS. When I connect, it only uses the the DNS server pulled ...
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OpenVPN over SSh port forwarding : can't redirect all trafic through VPN

I'm trying to escape my university wifi network rules with my Macbook (OSX 10.10). The university allows us to use a server, say bastion.univ.com, to mount an ssh port forwarding. I've an OpenVPN ...
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OpenVPN client tun device name in OSX

I have a VPN server set up that I am using to connect to from my OSX 10.9 laptop. When I load my openvpn profile with tunnelblick, it works, and I get a device named "tun0" just like you would expect. ...
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How to set up Linux VPN server and connect from a Mac?

I am trying to set up my own VPN server on a Linux box which I would connect to from my Mac, and I am having trouble figuring out which is the best and easiest(recommended) way to do that. Which VPN ...
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VPN DNS configuration bug in OS X

I am using TunnelBlick to connect to an VPN (OpenVPN) with OS X 10.9.2. I can authenticate and pass traffic but the DNS entries injected from the VPN do not work. Here is the output of scutil --dns (...
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DNS search suffix not working anymore on Mac osx

DNS resolution just has stopped working when connecting to our corporate VPN via openvpn using tunnelblick. When I connect to the vpn the following (examplified) DNS settings are set: james@macbook:~...
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