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Is it possible to use 2 VPN connections on MacOS simultaneously and route traffic through connections based on hosts?
I use MacOS and I want to use 2 VPN connections simultaneously and route traffic through connection based on hosts.
Traffic to hosts example1.xxx and example2.xxx should be routed through ...
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open VPN issue on Mac connecting fileshare
I have a qnap NAs where I use QVPN service with open VPN. Under windows the connection works fine and I can access all shares. If I do the same with a mac it also connects to the NAS without problems. ...
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Program wont connect through OpenVPN
I have a MAC M1 that needs to run a windows native app (no MAC option of such app) and to do so I installed a Windows 11 arm x64 with VmWare Fusion - the app that runs needs to connect to SQL on my ...
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Viscosity VPN on macOS blocks non-Apple app traffic
I will try to describe the issue the best that I can... but the real problem is, I have no idea what could be causing this.
I have a VPN set up, which is being used to access a company server (...
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Some apps are not working with double VPN tunnel
Im using 2 VPN app simultaneously on my Macbook Air m1, one (OpenVPN) for my job (several corporate services) and second (ProtonVPN) - for my personal purposes (some of music services are not working ...
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cannot open display from macos client with openvpn
I am trying to connect to a redhat server from a macos client, using ssh and openvpn. Command line commands work fine (eg vim), but displays dont get displayed, eg while running firefox or gvim, and I ...
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Docker as a VPN gateway for host
I am a macOS user, and joined the Big Sur public beta. I frequently use TunnelBlick for accessing my office's VPN to work from home or assist off-hours, however, the Big Sur betas have disabled the ...
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Connecting MacOS to an OpenVPN server using the OpenVPN Connect Client
I have a Netgear Nighthawk router which contains a VPN server. I want to connect my Macbook to the VPN.
I have done the following so far:
Installed the OpenVPN Connect client on my Macbook
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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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OpenVPN server forcing OS X clients to reboot before re-connecting
An OS X client (Tunnelblick) is able to connect to the OpenVPN server.
However, if Tunnelblick disconnects, attempting to re-connect fails with this error, repeating every 5 seconds:
2017-07-13 15:...
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Tunnelblick Mac Scripts
I'd like to run a script on my Mac whenever OpenVPN connects. I've checked the config on my Mac and I don't see a place for scripts anywhere. I'm running the most recent Tunnelblick (3.7.0).
Where ...
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How does Name Resolution actually work in the latest version of macOS?
Current version: macOS Sierra 10.12.3
I administer an OpenVPN server for my company. I have set the following:
# Send client instructions to use our internal DNS
push "dhcp-option DNS 172.31.5.39"
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How to selectively bypass TUN OpenVPN client for VNC service?
I have a Mac Mini connected to internet via an ASUS router running ASUS's modified WRT firmware. All devices have latest software/firmware.
The Mini does scheduled connections to the internet via a ...
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Virtualbox fails when I'm connected to an OpenVPN server
Some days ago, VirtualBox started to fail when I'm connected to a VPN. If my computer isn't connected to the VPN, everything works fine. I can start VMs, stop them, and so on. But if my computer is ...
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How to reconnect an OpenVPN VPN set by Tunnelblick automatically in a cron job?
I have an VPN that I'd like to be on all time. The VPN is an OpenVPN type and was set up and used via the VPN software Tunnelblick. For some unknown reason, the VPN connection or the Tunnelblick ...
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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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OS X OpenVPN — connect via VPN only to one IP
I have an OpenVPN connection and I want to connect via this connection only to one IP, and route all other traffic via usual network connection. How should I do it?
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Redirecting or routing all traffic to OpenVPN on a Mac OS X client
I have configured an OpenVPN (2.2.1) server on an Ubuntu virtual machine in the Amazon elastic compute cloud. The server is up and running. I have installed OpenVPN (2.2.1) on a Mac OS X (10.8.2) ...
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Using OpenVPN from Mac OSX Terminal, cannot load Tun/Tap
I am looking to use OpenVPN straight from the terminal instead of using a gui such as tunnelblick - but am encountering a couple of problems. I have tested my config file and it works fine so it is ...
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VPN on OSX disconnects after precisely 2 minutes and 30 seconds on specific network
When connecting to my own VPN server on a specific network, called public-network, my Mac disconnects the VPN connection after 2 minutes and 30 seconds.
I have performed several tests and this is the ...
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How to open a server port outside of an OpenVPN tunnel with a pf firewall on OSX (BSD)
I have a Mac mini that I use as a media server running XBMC and serves media from my NAS to my stereo and TV (which has been color calibrated with a Spyder3Express, happy). The Mac runs OSX 10.8.2 and ...
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Prevent outgoing traffic unless OpenVPN connection is active using pf.conf on Mac OS X
I've been able to deny all connections to external networks unless my OpenVPN connection is active using pf.conf. However, I lose Wi-Fi connectivity if the connection is broken by closing and opening ...
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Connect to VPN via integrated MacOSX tool
I have following openvpn.conf from my old PC:
port 11194
dev tap
remote vpn.company.com
proto tcp-client
tls-client
tls-remote vpn.company.com
ca /etc/ssl/certs/CompanyCA.pem
cert /etc/ssl/...
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Merge a remote network into main network, via VPN?
I've gotten an appartment in a city 25 000km from home as I'll be living there during the weeks, in this appartment I'll have one Mac Pro (10.7), one MacBook Pro (10.6) and maybe one Windows 7 Laptop. ...
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VPN To kick in for certain domains
I'm using Tunnelblick for Mac, and I was wondering if it's possible to only limit VPN traffic to be routed for certain domains / or if there's a different way to limit it. It slows down the rest of ...
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How can I restart my networking after using Witopia's Viscosity openVPN install that dies?
I am a customer of Witopia; they provide a VPN service. For the client, they license a copy of Viscosity which is a GUI front-end for openVPN. Over the past couple of days I've noticed that if ...
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OpenVPN with MacOS X Client and same subnets in local and remote net
I have a homenetwork 192.168.1.0/24 with gateway 192.168.1.1 and a remote network with the same parameters. Now I want to create a OpenVPN tunnel between those networks.
I have no problems with ...
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