Questions tagged [openvpn]
OpenVPN is a free and open source software SSL VPN solution. It allows secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections with routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities.
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Is it possible to connect to OpenVPN on Windows, without a 3rd-party client?
The title says it all. Is it possible to connect to OpenVPN from Windows 7, without using a 3rd party VPN client? Can I use the native Windows VPN functionality alone?
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Can't get OpenVPN to start on Ubuntu Linux 10.04
I went through the easy-rsa setup on a server (Ubuntu Desktop) that didn't have OpenVPN on it before. I think everything is set up. However, when I try to start the service (sudo service openvpn start)...
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Setup routing and iptables for new VPN connection to redirect **only** ports 80 and 443
I have a new VPN connection (using openvpn) to allow me to route around some ISP restrictions. Whilst it is working fine, it is taking all the traffic over the vpn. This is causing me issues for ...
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Can I browse the web using the UDP protocol?
Is it possible to browse the web if a firewall is blocking the HTTP protocol?
I've read about OpenVPN UDP tunnelling, but is it possible to use the web via the UDP protocol?
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Will a slow upload rate have a negative impact on VPN usage?
Will my slow upload speed (1MBit cap on my fiber line) significantly reduce the performance of my connection over a VPN? I'm in mainland China and am considering getting a VPS server in Hong Kong ...
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How come LogMeIn is able to connect to an Office computer even when the VPN client does not run?
I am using LogMeIn to control my office machine (Win 7) from home (Win XP). In order to do that, I installed the OpenVPN client to connect to the VPN server at the office's intranet.
The ...
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Is it possible to route internet traffic when OpenVPN connection is active?
I use an OpenVPN client to connect to my office network to run a remote control client (VNC, LogMeIn) from home. I think that the server is the Untangle OpenVPN server. My understanding is that while ...
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OpenVPN with two NIC
I have setup OpenVPN server on my Citrix XenServer with the following NIC:
NIC#1: Setup to connect to the Internet with a static IP.
NIC#2: Setup to interface with other machines connected to this ...
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Where can I find a free, simple VMWare VPN Appliance
I'm wondering where I can find a free, simple VMWare VPN appliance (or VPN server I can run within windows). Something I can get up and running in 10 minutes, with minimal configuration. Needs to run ...
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Making SELinux play nice with OpenVPN (in NetworkManager)
I have been trying to use OpenVPN to connect to my work network. Using it via the command line works fine:
openvpn user.conf
I haven't bothered to set it up with DNS properly though, and it looks to ...
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Clavister VPN Access
Error-Message during login: Unable to update interface address for TUN/TAP interface:
OS:Windows 7 Pro. 64-Bit Clavister-VPN-Client: 1.0.1.3 Windows 7 UAC is enabled
Connection works with ...
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Problem playing games using OpenVPN that use broadcast packets. Other games work, hosts can ping each other
I'm running an OpenVPN server in bridged mode and clients can successfully connect, see shared folder and play LAN games that let you enter the LAN IP address. However I'm unable to play games like ...
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openVPN http-proxy-option version (EXT1)?
I have a question about http-proxy-option in openVPN. I have a client *.ovpn file which works on Windows, but doesn't work on Mac OS X or Linux. Here is my client config file (key and certificate are ...
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Routing everything except a certain IP range through an OpenVPN tunnel
I've been working with my OpenVPN server for a while, and I have a rather interesting problem. I need to redirect all client traffic through the tunnel except for a couple IP's that need to be ...
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Can't install tap driver using tapinstall.exe for OpenVPN when run from a .bat file, but it works when running OpenVPN installer
When I run
"..\bin\tapinstall.exe" install "..\driver\OemWin2k.inf" tap0901
To add the tap driver, all I get back is a "failed" message with no details and the tap driver is not ...
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