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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How to route OpenVpn traffic through another server?
I have a server (ubuntu 22.04) with Openvpn on it on port 443 (with docker image kylemanna/docker-openvpn). It is working with no problem and the clients can connect to it. The problem is that the ...
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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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OpenVPN does not work on Wireless
On some connections I have issues with OpenVPN accessing the internet and my internal network at home. I can do it at home but when I go to public wifi places I can't access my local network or even ...
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In split-tunneling, how do I configure OpenVPN so that it uses domain instead of IP based routing rules?
I live in a place where Google/Facebook/Twitter and a few other websites are not available from accessing. OpenVPN is a great tool to overcome this.
Originally, I must have OpenVPN running all the ...
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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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Site-to-site VPN with consumer hardware
I'm trying to use OpenVPN to set up a routed site-to-site VPN to connect two NAT-ed networks, roughly following the instructions here.
Network A uses the IP range 192.168.1.0/24. The router and ...
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Only allow access to specific IP address on LAN with VPN
I have a Raspberry PI running PiVPN and would like to restrict the LAN IP addresses that can be accessed through the VPN, so that only one service is available.
I have searched, but all I have found ...
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How to import Cisco AnyConnect configuration into openconnect?
I have to use two Cisco AnyConnect VPNs together, which is not possible, so I want to try to import one of their settings into OpenConnect? I am on Windows 10, I don't have VPN connection settings, ...
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OpenVPN - TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds
I'm having troubling connecting to my home VPN via my laptop which is connected to a mobile hotspot.
The client OpenVPN log is as follows:
trevor@xps:~$ sudo openvpn --config ~/dev/net/vpn/vpn.sears....
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DNS fails when 'Use this connection only for resources on its network' is checked
It seems I can only have DNS or Routing working. Not both.
I imported my client's ovpn file and when I connect (with the defaults) I can access resources behind their firewall, their DNS servers take ...
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What is "push route" used for in OpenVPN?
I have an OpenVPN server set up on my Raspberry Pi, when I installed it the guide I followed said to add a line like: push "route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0" so that the server would let the client ...
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Capturing android network traffic by setting up a VPN?
I'm trying to capture an app's network traffic, the proxy option in the Android OS is not proxying everything the app is sending/receiving. Would it be possible to setup a VPN server and analyze all ...
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How to force Google safesearch on entire network
I've a problem filtering web searches on Google domains.
Currently I've a linux openVPN Server running with openDNS "family block".
I can block a lot of websites with dangerous content and ...
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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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OpenVPN routing issue
Building 1:
10.1.0.0 255.255.0.0
Building 2:
10.10.0.0 255.255.0.0
192.168.0.0 255.255.0.0
Buildings are connected by 1G metro ethernet.
I reside in building 1.
192.168.0.0 is firewalled from ...
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OpenVPN connection breaks time to time: TLS Error: local/remote TLS keys are out of sync
We have our own VPN in my workplace. Everyone has its own key. However I am the only one who works on linux, the rest use either Macs or Windows machines. Unfortunately I have not found any good ...
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Check Point VPN client alternatives
On Windows I can connect to a VPN with the Check Point Endpoint Security client.
However, since my main desktop is Ubuntu 18.04 I found an alternative client (SNX) which worked until some weeks ago. (...
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Access local network resources remotely using OpenVPN
I've been banging my head against the wall on this for a week, so thought I'd finally turn to the experts. Much appreciated for any help.
[Note: originally posted this on ServerFault, was told this ...
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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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OpenVPN Internet Sharing OSX
I have an OSX Mac mini running with OpenVPN. The basic setup works fine. Using the Mac mini I can easily connect via my own OpenVPN setup on AWS/EC2.
Now I want to share this (cable-Ethernet) ...
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FTP Connectivity issues while connection is fine
I use the FTP-client FileZilla to transfer my files via FTP. However, recently I noticed many problems with FTP-activities such as listing some directories.
My server is behind VPN, so I doubted the ...
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OpenVPN with Smartcard 2FA
I have a working OpenVPN setup, which uses X.509 certificates for authentication. In order to implement two-factor authentication I want to enroll new keys/certificates on smartcards. Aventra MyEID ...
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Turn SOCKS to VPN using OpenVPN
I'm on Windows 10 and I have a local SOCKS connection (Psiphon 3) and I want to share this connection via Wifi Hotspot.
I know how to share an OpenVPN connection via wifi hotspot but I don't know how ...
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iptables rules to allow devices on VPN to access internet
I have a linux firewall setup as my home network gateway that is correctly leasing IP addresses to devices on my network, and those devices have internet access.
I also setup OpenVPN on the same ...
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Bypass OpenVPN Tunnel for Specific Devices (IPs) on Tomato Router Setup
My setup is pretty straight forward.
ISP Modem - 192.168.1.1
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Router - 10.0.0.1
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Devices
I've setup OpenVPN on the router so that all trafic is tunnelled over VPN. I'd like for certain ...
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linux routing - how to switch PCs between multiple gateways
I have a linux router with multiple gateways (cable modem, ppp, vpn, etc). What's the best way to forward all internet traffic for individual users through different gateways?
Here's an example:
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How to configure Let's encrypt for a server with openvpn
I want to make my Rails app SSL available, but I failed to configure it.
I'm using Let's encrypt for SSL and the server is using Nginx. There is also openvpn service that is installed by openvpn-...
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OpenVPN connecting two networks with the same local segments
I have two networks in 2 different physical locations (A, B).
Both have lots of things sitting on the 192.168.1.x segment.
I wish to connect to Network A from a Windows PC on Network B and "see" all ...
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OpenVPN server to use another VPN tunnel to forward internet traffic (listen tun0)
How to create VPN tunnel to tunnel? On my my server 1 there is working OpenVPN server but I would like to redirect traffic to another VPN.
Client can already connect to Server1 by VPN but how to ...
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How to configure OpenVPN to access local clients
EDIT2: Per my first edit below, I determined OpenVPN connects just fine in a public environment and routes all traffic through it. The real question is, how do I configure my files so my desktop ...