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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Can you run a VPN in a VM whilst the host OS doesn't?
Simple question I guess: am I able to have a Win7 VM use a VPN whilst my host OS (most probably Win7 as well) isn't?
Essentially, when I want to use an encrypted VPN connection I want to be able to ...
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SSH vs. OpenVPN, which one is faster?
I need to have remote access to my server. I would like to have X Forwarding functionality as well. SSH provides me with that; however, it's a little slow over the internet. Would OpenVPN perform ...
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Use both OpenVPN & eth0 together
I connect to a VPN using openVPN. Now, after the connection is established, all my traffic goes through tun0.
My LAN gateway is 10.100.98.4...
So, for apps to use my direct internet connnection I did ...
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Want shortcut to OpenVPN GUI connect in Windows 7 (without going through the system tray)
I am running OpenVPN with OpenVPN GUI under Windows 7 x64. Currently, to connect I need to right-click the OpenVPN icon in the system tray and select "connect", which brings up the password prompt. ...
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How to set routes on Windows so that traffic is allowed through VPN only?
What routes do I have to set on Windows so that while using OpenVPN I have full Internet connectivity, but if OpenVPN tunnel collapses then my computer has no routes to use and thus has no ...
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DD-WRT OpenVPN client - cannot get "lan" connected device to route traffic
I have OpenVPN client setup on DD-WRT openvpn small.
client connects and can use traceroute to verify everything is tunneling out the openvpn connection.
ip_forward is 1.
iptables -t nat -A ...
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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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Work-Around for OpenVPN Issue Needed - Can Only Connect to a Single IP on Remote Network
I tried this solution but it didn't work. Basically, I can connect to my remote network via OpenVPN, but only to one IP on the network. For server-based connections, I employed port forwarding via ...
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OpenVPN - can connect but can't ping or access the server
I have a problem with openvpn. I have Ubuntu server and Windows client. The configuration file on server looks like:
dev tun
proto udp
port 1194
ca /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/keys/ca.crt
cert /etc/openvpn/...
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When would a persistent route not be an active route? [duplicate]
I've added a persistent route to our Windows Server 2003 box using "route -p add". After a reboot the "route print" gave this:
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway ...
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How to connect multiple VPNs using OpenVPN on Windows 7 at the same time?
I work most of the time remotly from home. To gain access to the different Networks we use OpenVPN.
I would like to connect to all of them (three, sometmes four) at once, so I don't have to switch ...
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OpenVPN - Ubuntu 10.04 - Client Can't Connect to Server - Linux Route Add Command Failed
I have keys for access to an OpenVPN server already in place. I have used these keys to connect already, but using a Windows XP machine. On a Ubuntu machine, I installed OpenVPN and then configured ...
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OpenVPN/Tunnelblick through wireless router, no connection
I'm using OpenVPN with Tunneblick on my Macbook Pro to access a server on my job. I't works fine, but i can't get it working with my Netgear WGT624v3 wireless router.
I get this warning:
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I want to use OpenVPN to access the web and email from China. How?
My question: How do I use my already existing OpenVPN setup to enable secure, remote web surfing and email checking from open wireless hotspots?
edit3 - Bride of Edit The final solution is below but ...
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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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