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How to use built-in OpenVPN client on ASUS RT-AC66U router?
I have a Linux with OpenVPN server installed and when I connect to it from my PC over OpenVPN client everything works just fine. So, all parts are in place.
Now I tried to use built-in OpenVPN client ...
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How to install VPN on Linux Debian so that it could be used by built-in Windows 10 client?
What is nowadays recommended solution to setup VPN server on Linux Debian (Linux Wonderland 4.19.0-25-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.289-2 (2023-08-08) x86_64) so that I could use it with Windows 10 built-...
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Print to local USB printer when using VNC over a VPN
We have client computer C. There is a NAS running OpenVPN at a remote location. Network access has been enabled on the NAS/OpenVPN to allow clients to communicate with the rest of the network. A ...
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How to make OpenVPN Connect automatically connect when I start it?
I'd like kind of a shortcut (maybe command line options?) or config that makes OpenVPN Connect connect when I start it, so I don't have to open it and wait till it starts up and then click the toggle, ...
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OpenVPN Client connects to host server but internet does not work on client
I have searched everywhere for an answer and I am still at a loss. I have setup an OpenVPN host server on a windows PC on a personal network. When I initiate a connection to the server on the ...
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Where does OpenVPN Connect (Windows) upload files?
After installation of OpenVPN connect on Windows, I get what is shown on this screenshot:
So, there is wording "Upload file", and picture of a cloud.
Does that mean OpenVPN Connects will ...
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How to update OpenVPN Server on Windows?
I have OpenVPN 2.6.6 installed on Windows 10, configured to run as a server.
For security reasons, i like to keep all components of my server up to date, and when i noticed that OpenVPN 2.6.7 had been ...
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How to use ExpressVPN inside virtual box using "Bridged Adapter"
ExpressVPN has an option called split tunnel which can connect only certain applications to the VPN network, I have tried it and it worked, but the problem is:
1- I must turn on the VPN on my desktop ...
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Networking: NAT two interfaces together on Windows
I have the following setup:
Openvpn client (Linux) (Openvpn IP 192.168.99.4)
Openvpn client (Windows) (Openvpn IP 192.168.99.2)
Openvpn server (Linux) (Openvpn IP 192.168.99.1)
Now, both clients ...
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Isolate Open VPN Connection to User in Windows 11
I am connecting to an Open VPN server and want that connection to only apply to the user who has initiated it, no one else who may be concurrently logged in. I am happy to use OpenVPN GUI, or ...
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Can I setup a nested VPN on Windows?
I used ProtonVPN on my machine but at some point it stopped connecting as its servers were blocked in Russia.
However, I found another working solution using OpenVPN and another VPN provider.
But I ...
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OpenVPN server not routing to its own LAN (Windows)
I'm trying to enable communication between local LAN of existing oVPN server and remote networks.
Both remote and local devices are communicating with PC (this was working for years) but they cannot ...
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OpenVPN works with version 2.3.8 but not with openvpn 2.6.0
I have tried two different versions of OpenVPN
Version 2.3.8
OpenVPN 2.3.8 i686-w64-mingw32 [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [IPv6] built on Oct 30 2018
library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2l 25 May 2017, LZO 2.09
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The Windows 10 OpenVPN client cannot connect to the server
When trying to connect, an error appears:
I'm trying to parse 'path/openvpn.ovpn' as an --option parameter, but I don't see a leading '--' ".
How do fix this?
I tried to upgrade to an older ...
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Connecting to clients with same LAN IP Range on OpenVPN
We use OpenVPN under Windows to connect with Remote Desktop to servers in our clients, we share the same LAN subnet of 255.255.255.0, which means we're facing issues since attempting to connect while ...
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Disabling IPv6 connectivity only for specific Wi-Fi network (Windows 10)
Today, I've successfully set up a home VPN router with OpenWrt and OpenVPN.
Since my VPN provider only supports IPv4 connections, I don't want network traffic to leak out and I've disabled IPv6 by ...
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Adding route on OpenVPN server side to connect VPN Clients to the internal LAN
I am using a Windows Server 2019.
I have an OpenVPN Server listening a NIC with IP 192.16.2.10 (Subnet 255.255.255.0). Connected to the Fritz!Box Router. The router is configured to forward UDP port ...
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Login on server fails with OpenVPN client
I was able to setup a new OpenVPN Server behind a Fritz!Box.
I forwarded the Port 1134 to an internal Windows Server 2019.
The local NIC is 192.168.2.9 for the forwarding
There is currently no ...
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Why isn't OpenVPN starting?
I've got OpenVPN 3.3 installed on Windows 11, however following updates this morning, it is no longer starting up.
PS C:\Users\Sled> cd 'C:\Program Files\OpenVPN Connect\'
PS C:\Program Files\...
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Per-application split tunneling with self-hosted VPN or proxy
What's the easiest way to split tunnel individual processes, not just CIDR ranges, with self-hosted VPNs or SOCKS proxies? Mainly applies to Windows, but it would be nice if it works similarly on ...
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Access WSL2 distro's VPN network from Windows 11 host
I am running an debian 11 in WSL2, and I am connecting to a VPN network using openvpn. Within the distro (from CLI) I can reach the desired remote hosts, but I cannot reach them from Windows.
Here is ...
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Openvpn connection times out whenever I try to connect to university intranet with given config file
I am trying to use openvpn to connect to my schools intranet. They provide a config file that I have imported but whenever I try to connect the session times out. Does anyone know what the issue might ...
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How to get OpenVPN Windows client bypass its own traffic correctly?
Typically we bypass OpenVPN traffic (making its own encapsulated packets go outside the tunnel) by adding a static route towards VPN server via the default gateway, and it's the behavior of --redirect-...
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Why can I not ping my OpenVPN server and client?
I have configured a server on my host machine and a client on my virtual machine, the server has a green light and so did the client upon initial launch until in the logs it attempts to establish a ...
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OpenVPN network adapter on Windows machine keeps getting/losing IP address every 15 seconds
I have an instance of Windows Server 2019. I installed OpenVPN 2.4.9 on it. This resulted in a new network adapter called "Local Area Connection / TAP-Windows Adapter V9" as seen in the ...
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Windows 2019 OpenVPN Server not routing local LAN
I'm trying to get my OpenVPN server on Windows Server 2019 to route traffic properly to the internal LAN, and so far I can't get it to work at all, being unable ping the server's LAN IP or any other ...
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No vpn would work on my pc
I have problem with VPN connection , literally no paid vpn would work on my pc , i've been trying all internet solutions with no help..
when connecting via my internet goes down then i get error no ...
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OpenVPN GUI Fails with "Adapter not found"
I am trying to connect using OpenVPN to a remote destination from two different locations, one works, while the other one does not.
The log file of each is identical except for the Key line in the ...
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How can I create a "Virtual Smart Card" on my TPM without joining my Windows computer to a Domain?
I want to store a OpenVPN client certificates on our laptops secured by my TPM, so that the certificate can't be stolen/extracted from the laptop even with admin rights.
Microsoft offeres "...
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Command Line Options for OpenVPNConnect.exe (3.2.2)
I am trying to up/down my VPN connection through command line / powershell.
I have googled extensively, but cannot find any recent information about the command line parameters.
I have tried the ...
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TCP: connect to [AF_INET] failed: Unknown error
I am trying to connect my computer to a OpenVPN server setup on a desktop. I am getting an error:
TCP: connect to [AF_INET]<IP>:<Port> failed: Unknown error
Where <IP> is the IP of ...
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Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in Test.ovpn:1: ÿþc (2.4.9)
Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra parameter(s) in Test.ovpn:1: ÿþc (2.4.9)
Use --help for more information.
I am quite confused with this error with my ovpn file... I have looked ...
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Set up a VPN only for outbound UDP traffic on Windows 10
Is it possible to only route outbound/outgoing traffic through a vpn, while accepting inbound traffic directly, bypassing the vpn connection? I am mostly interested in routing UDP packets.
I've only ...
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Access to Windows RDP only via VPN
I'm a beginner, I installed OpenVPN for the first time on Windows Server 2019 and on a private computer with Windows 10. The VPN configuration was correct because the connection to the server is what ...
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OpenVPN .ovpn config file can't be imported by "OpenVPN Connect" on Windows
I have an OpenVPN server running on Debian, and I use this Linux bash script to generate OpenVPN configuration/profile files for each of my clients.
It works perfectly for my MacOS client using ...
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Can't connect to Samba share through OpenVPN on public network
I have a Windows 10 laptop that I bring around and sometimes I'll need access to my files at home. For this, I set up an OpenVPN Server and usually go through that to access my shares.
I'm using the ...
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Route SSH and sftp using oppenvpn
I am using windows 10, openvpn connect, the official Windows client, I could use another if needed.
Every time I need to work remotely, I need to connect to our office IP using openvpn, let's suppose ...
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How to point openvpn client to a specific gateway?
I have a Windows computer that is connected to LAN and Wireless. Each are on two different private networks. One is 192.x.x.x and the other one is on 172.x.x.x.
I am trying to configure the OpenVPN ...
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OpenVPN 2.4.7 and Windows 8.1 = complete halt and disconnects
I run Windows 8.1 Pro and OpenVPN 2.4.7 on a laptop with built-in NVidia chipset (nForce Ethernet Controller).
Without VPN everything is working well.
But if VPN is up and I begin downloading a file ...
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Automatically Connect to OpenVPN Server on Boot
I have been looking online for an answer to starting an OpenVPN client on boot. Every tutorial I have looked at only starts it when a user logs in. How do I set up Windows to automatically connect to ...
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OpenVPN: Pushed DHCP & DNS options not working on Windows client
I am running OpenVPN 2.4 on a RaspberryPi with OS Raspbian Stretch (Debian).
My client machine runs Windows 10 Home. Running OpenVPN GUI (with admin privileges).
My OpenVPN server conf file is meant ...
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How to give OpenVPN server on Windows access to the internet?
I've done everything from this manual:
https://gist.github.com/ViRb3/98c7cbb0b40d51c9da0965725eeef279
But it just doesn't works at all. I can connect to OpenVPN server, but can't access the internet. ...
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OpenVPN cannot connect on one specific PC
I cannot connect from one specific Win7 laptop to OpenVPN server.
And I can connect from another one Windows 7 computer.
It says current state: connecting and then stuck at that point.
I tested ...
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How to connect to OpenVPN GUI with AutoHotKey
I've been using the OpenVPN GUI with an .ovpn file (I use the one provided by free VPN SigaVPN) for about a year, and although I'm generally pleased with both OpenVPN and SigaVPN, it's getting tiring ...
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How to protect home LAN when using OpenVPN to connect to remote LAN?
I have a home network (a router, PCs, phones, smart devices, etc.). I'd like to connect from this home LAN to a remote LAN at my work via OpenVPN (which is what our IT provides there). The remote LAN ...
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How to use OpenVPN Windows 2.5 Client from the command line?
My company is going with OpenVPN and I just got the client (version 2.5.0.100) working on my Windows 10 machine but I would like to connect (including authenticate), check the connection status and ...
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Use local WiFi directly even when PC is connected to OpenVPN Server
This is the following setup I currently have on a Windows 10 Pro Machine
2 Ethernet Cards
One Ethernet Card connected to my main router
Install OpenVPN Client with its virtual TAP adapter and start a ...
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I can connect to VPN using openvpn but I can't get internet
I cannot ping google.com or bing.com while connected to my VPN or access any website. I can connect to my VPN, but I do not have internet access while connected.
Below is what I have tried
Disabling ...
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Allow only traffic to specific IP ranges to go through VPN
I'm using OpenVPN on Windows. I have followed the instruction from this question OpenVPN: Only route a specific IP addresses through VPN? to be able to route traffic to a single IP or an entire subnet ...
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VMware guest cannot connect to the network using bridged adapter after installing OpenVPN
I have been using the bridged adapter to connect a Linux Mint virtual machine to the physical network without issues. Recently I installed the OpenVPN server on my machine, and ever since the bridged ...
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