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Can I access multiple OpenVPN connections, each accessed through socks proxy?
I have a piece of software, I'll call it "FooSoft" here, which needs to connect to multiple devices on networks protected by a variety of third party VPNs. Each VPN is independent and I have ...
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Running forward proxy over openvpn
Where I live, there is quite a bit of censorship on the internet, and so I hope to be able to run a proxy on my home server which passes all my internet traffic through an openvpn tunnel, such that I ...
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Routing traffic from from VPS to socks (redsocks+iptables)
I have an OpenVPN server running on a VPS with OpenVPN client running on my computer. I'm trying to route my client's traffic over an external 4g proxy after it reaches the OpenVPN server so my vps IP ...
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How to make OpenVPN connection unstuck from MANAGEMENT: >STATE:1668905555,TCP_CONNECT?
I use OpenVPN UDP over SOCKS5 proxy.
most of the time it works, but sometimes it gets stuck in this state when I'm not using PC:
Sun Nov 20 01:22:35 2022 Socket Buffers: R=[65536->65536] S=[65536-&...
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How to enter Socks5 proxy in OpenVPN connect?
Looking for a way to add socks5 proxy settings to OpenVPN connect client.
the GUI only supports adding IP address and it uses HTTP.
I tried adding
socks-proxy 127.0.0.1 1008
to the config file but ...
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Does OpenVPN support HTTP proxy over SSL (HTTPS)
I'm trying to use the HTTP proxy functionality of OpenVPN over HTTPS, but it is not working. If I use HTTP (PlainText) it works, but I prefer to use it over HTTPS, for security reasons.
Is this ...
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Proxy to VPN connection fails
What I want to achieve is to use a VPN connection via proxy so I can use it in individual programs that have a proxy setting, without having to run all my traffic through the VPN[*].
[*] the ...
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OpenVPN behind HTTP PROXY Authenticate Successfully But Can't Use Internet
Hey I want to figure out how openvpn can be used behind http proxy to direct all my traffic.
I was able to do it using other tech different than openvpn for TCP connections but UDP not . Before I did ...
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How does vpn work after the tunneling step?
I understand what a VPN does, and I understand the concept of tunneling between the end user and the VPN server to allow this secure connection to happen, but what happens after that is somewhat vague ...
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How to connect to internet through Ubuntu VM
I don't know if this is simple or possible (if this is solved by openvpn or something).
I have an Ubuntu VM, that is connected to a proxy, so I can access some webpages that I cannot outside the VM.
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Preserve connecting clients IP address through an OpenVPN tunnel
I am going to try my best to explain my issue however this is my first experience with self hosting a game server behind an OpenVPN server and I'm not experienced in doing so.
Currently I am hosting a ...
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Proxy Switchy Omega extension on Chrome: How to set up with OpenVPN
I use OpenVPN to connect to my university account from home (Win 10 laptop). I was thinking of using Proxy Switchy as a Chrome extension to automate this process for certain websites.
I'm getting ...
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OpenVPN client listening on 0.0.0.0
I am testing and calibrating OpenVPN in Linux, using free VPNs initially.
According to all sources I have seen, the OpenVPN proxy should be listening on localhost:1194. In fact it consistently listens ...
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Setting up Reverse SSH Socks Proxy Tunnel or Openvpn Node from inside my schools network
I've had this idea where I use some of the raspberry pi's I have laying around as Openvpn Nodes or a machine that's inside my schools LAN.
So obviously the question here is HOW can I facilitate ...
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Use a proxy or another VPN before connecting to a VPN
For work, I had to use an OpenVPN server to access a few websites since they only allow the IP address from the work OpenVPN server. However, I still want to use the IP address of my own OpenVPN ...
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OpenVPN, IP changes, but some sites are still unavailable
I set up an OpenVPN server, using this command:
sudo openvpn --config OpenVPN/England-TCP.ovpn
And if I then check my IP using this command:
curl ifconfig.me
I can see that the IP has indeed been ...
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How to connect to OpenVPN server via cURL?
Is it possible to use an OpenVPN server as a proxy in a cURL command?
I don't want to connect my entire computer to the OpenVPN. Instead, I want to use it in a single cURL command.
something like
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My ISP blocks all internet traffic until my bill is paid, but if I use a proxy I can circumvent it?
Alright so I'm having this bizarre situation. I haven't paid the internet bill yet, every time I try to use the internet, my ISP redirects all traffic to their domain (billpay.ispname.com)
Although, ...
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How to setup two Linux VPS servers to act as a traffic/data relay
I have two VPS servers running Ubuntu located in different regions. How can I utilize these two servers to act as a data relay, shown in this diagram:
Client --> VPS1 ----> VPS2 ----> Internet
So ...
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Self Hosting Forward Proxy For VPN
I am currently using OpenVPN to connect company network on Windows 10. However I want only certain applications to access it via VPN while other stay on my own network.
Right now I can solve that ...
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Access web server behind OpenVPN client
Okay so:
I have a machine running an OpenVPN client (it's connecting to a server elsewhere, the machine does not act as the server)
The machine also has an Nginx web server
When the OpenVPN client ...
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Telegram automatically detects OpenVPN GUI connection, Browser doesn't
I'm using OpenVPN GUI and it successfully connects. Telegram automatically detects the new settings (TCP) but web browsers don't. How can I fix this?
Google Chrome gives the ...
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Routing a VPN connection to a socks proxy on the same server
I'm running a VPS with the OpenVPN service. On the same server I also set up a local socks proxy (it's Tor, but I don't think it really matters for this case).
Can I somehow route my VPN connection ...
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How do I use a PPTP/OpenVPN connection as a SOCKS/HTTP proxy?
I would like to use a PPTP or OpenVPN as a socks proxy, that way instead of funneling all traffic from my PC through it I would instead use that connection to create a SOCKS or HTTP proxy that I could ...
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ISP Throttles Internet on HTTP, HTTPS works fine (OpenVPN and Proxy also get throttled)
I want to setup OpenVPN on my server but I have very weird problem which I just noticed while setting it up. I think my ISP is throttling speed over HTTP connections.
Without VPN and Without Proxy (...
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Need help regarding OpenVPN & Squid3 proxy server
The network
The proxy server is set to only allow traffic from a certain IP network (192.168.100.0/24 from DHCP server) to pass and only allow access to certain websites in the Apache server that are ...
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share internet using my laptop as proxy
I use openvpn from my laptop to tunnel to internet and internet comes through my home wifi router. This router inturn is connected to WAN. All my devices are connected to this home wifi router.
Note:...
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Jump to host in remote openvpn network using its CommonName as hostname
There is server with public IP and multiple clients from behind NATs, connected to server via openvpn with ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt option in /etc/openvpn/server.conf.
All participants of openvpn ...
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Create Ubuntu Proxy Server with network interface binding
I'm trying to create an Ubuntu server which acts as a proxy. The server has OpenVPN running. The server should route all traffic which comes through the proxy, through this VPN.
I've tried using ...
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What is the difference between shadowsocks and openvpn?
I currently configured openVPN and shadowsocks(based on socks5) on a server. I am confused what is the difference between two and when should I use one over other.
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Binding SQUID proxy with VPN in network namespace
I have squid proxy installed on my ubuntu server, it works under default configuration. I also have network namespace proxy1 with openvpn running inside (I use script like this one for setting up ...
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Use Ziproxy with OpenVPN
I for the life of me cannot figure out how to chain the internet connection from OpenVPN to Ziproxy. I already am able to set up a working OpenVPN and Ziproxy installation separate of each other, but ...
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How to route only certain http/s requests through VPN
I'm trying to create a VPN service which is capable of filtering only certain HTTP/S web traffic through the VPN, and other traffic that doesn't match my dynamic filter criteria should be sent through ...
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How to configure user -> OpenVPN -> Tor -> OpenVPN with Whonix
My question is as follows:
I have host OS windows 7. What i want to configure such a connection: Host (with OpenVPN connected) - > VirtualBox - > Whonix-Gateway with Whonix-Workstation or with any ...
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Fast http tunnel through transparent http proxy
I want to create a fast http tunnel through a very restrictive firewall (BLOXX).
As far as I know only TCP port 80 is allowed going through a transparent proxy.
Https traffic is also captured, working ...
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Let i2p works via VPN on VPS
There is VPS with OpenVPN and i2prouter on board. It is possible to send all traffic from local machine via VPN (using OpenVPN client). When VPN is off, I can forward localhost:4444 (for i2p proxy) to ...
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OpenVPN - errno=36 when connecting
When attempting to connect to the vpn, it seems to fail almost instantly after connecting. The logs below state that the connection response is getting blocked somehow by the proxy.
Oct 21 10:55:17: ...
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Using OpenVPN, yet netflix.com blocks access
I have set up an OpenVPN server on a VPS in the USA and configured it to route all clients traffic through it. Everything seems to work fine regarding the VPN connection in gerneral. All ip lookup ...
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Why is change to iptables not taking effect?
Im trying to setup OpenVPN to use Tor as a proxy in Liberte. When I run openvpn as root, I get the following response:
Tue May 13 15:15:18 2014 Attempting to establish TCP connection with 127.0.0.1:...
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squid blocking access to http and https by IP, but not by domain
I've been succesfully using openvpn from my Windows 7 laptop whilst connecting to public wifi networks but have come across one network where I can not access the openvpn server as access to any and ...
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Online collaborative team, connecting to 1 or more servers
I have a team of partners working from different locations in the world. We all are connecting to our own VPS, as well as to a bunch of customers websites via http and ftp to other shared or vps ...
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How to use OpenVPN behind a HTTP and HTTPS proxy?
I have to use a proxy to access the internet. I want create a VPN server that will connect through this proxy. It makes it easier to setup on devices. Here is a grid:
# # # # # # # # # # # # ...
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Can't establish connection to server
I've got a VPS running CentOS 6 & I installed OpenVPN (the one with an admin interface), using 2 simple steps on their start-to wiki. I'm not sure if this is correct doing this really .. I've seen ...
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Automatically navigate through Internet using a VPN or not depending upon if the URL is in a black list or not
I'm using the Firefox extension autoproxy. When we introduce an url, it checks if it is in a black list. If it is in the list, it uses the proxy. If not, it navigates without any proxy.
I made my ...
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Connect OpenVPN client through Tor's SOCKS port (Linux)
OpenVPN has the option to connect through a socks proxy.
Tor, as you may know, provides a SOCKS proxy (listening on localhost) to anonymize the apps/traffic using it.
I would like to connect my ...
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How to create a OpenVPN server that redirects all incoming traffic to Tor?
I have a working OpenVPN server that forwards all traffic to/fro the internets. How can I configure another VPN user/client that will forward all traffic through Tor? I have Tor running.
Must I ...
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Route traffic selectively through OpenVPN as a SOCKS proxy
Is it possible to convert OpenVPN traffic into a SOCKS proxy locally, so that applications can use the VPN only when needed by connecting to the SOCKS proxy?
I'm aiming for something like Underleech ...
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How to only pass browser traffic to openvpn connection
I have succesfully set up an openvpn connection. By using the parameters
redirect-gateway def1
dhcp-option DNS 10.8.0.1
all traffic will go through the VPN, but I only want a specific application (...
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Using OpenVPN for specific application(s)
Is is possible to run Transmission or Google Chrome only using OpenVPN? Other applications should use default connection (eth0) since I am connected to Intranet which won't be accessible if all ...
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How can I route all traffic coming in to an OpenVPN server through an Apache proxy on the same machine?
I was following the instructions here to set up mod_pagespeed as a proxy for my phone. As the security note suggested, I set up OpenVPN and got that much working on my phone, but OpenVPN isn't letting ...
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