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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OpenVPN: Only route a specific IP addresses through VPN?
On a remote private network there are two servers -- a file server and a database server (these are both Win machines, in case it matters).
The file server has its own fairly robust authentication ...
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Is it possible to route only a specific application through a VPN?
I've recently purchased a VPN from vpntunnel.se and was wondering if it was possible to use it for specific applications (Firefox, xchat etc)
Also i'm having a little trouble setting up the the VPN ...
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Routing a particular subnet into a VPN tunnel
My network looks like this:
I'm trying configure my router so that the subnet (192.168.2.0/24) is routed over the VPN tunnel (tun0) on the gateway/router.
While at the same time clients on the ...
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OpenVPN: Route only specific subnetwork through vpn - works for single IP adresses
I was trying to route only specific subnet/single through open vpn.
I have read several questions like this on superuser, and even found
good answer to my question.
So I am now able to route single ...
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How to bridge tap to eth0 on raspberry pi?
I am using my raspberry pi as a openvpn cleint for my xbox 360 because at my college i get kicked off xbox live for either strict nat type or a connection limit. I can connect to the vpn just fine, i ...
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Stronger OpenVPN encryption needs higher spec server?
I am testing my OpenVPN server [Debian 10, 1 CPU core, 2 GB RAM] and I want to use stronger encryption, but throughput is slow with a stronger encryption cipher [SHA512, AES-256] and if I change the ...
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How to detect if a network is blocking outgoing ports?
How do I confirm if my network is blocking outgoing ports?
I'm having issues accessing services on servers running on ports other than port 80 and 443. For example, I cannot ssh into any of my ...
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Setting DNS servers using OpenVPN client config file
How can I set DNS servers on the client using only the client configuration. My client is a windows machine and I want to change the DNS servers when the client connects and revert back to the ...
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OpenVPN client as SOCKS 5 server? [closed]
Are there any Windows applications that can connect to a remote OpenVPN server then act like a SOCKS 5 server in the local environment?
EDIT: which means
a local server
speaks VPN/OpenVPN protocol, ...
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Use VPN only for certain domains/hostnames
I'm using OpenVPN on Windows with a TAP adapter.
I know you can specify a route to a specific ip address to go to your local internet connection. However it can't do the same for a hostname/domain.
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Arguments to connect using Open Vpn windows client
Is it possible to start a windows openvpn client to make it connect using a predefined config (.ovpn) by supplying program arguments using command prompt. Or specifying the arguments in the shortcut ...
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OpenVPN GUI window is empty. Why can't I connect to my VPN?
I'm desperately trying to troubleshoot an issue with our OpenVPN, but whatever I'm trying, the OpenVPN GUI window just comes up blank.
I've already increased the verb directive in the config file to ...
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OpenVPN connection through SSH tunnel
I'm currently visiting China, so I have some options for VPNs set up. However, my VPN servers have a habit of suddenly disappearing from the network after I've used them for a while.
I thought it ...
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Why can't my OpenVPN client access machines on same LAN as OpenVPN server?
I have configured OpenVPN on my Linux server and Windows client according to the instructions here. My client can access the server, but can't get any further onto the LAN.
My Server is 10.23.29.64/...
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Routing all Traffic through OpenVPN Tunnel
I have installed OpenVPN server on Archlinux and am now using OpenVPN GUI on Windows 7, I can talk to other computers connected through the VPN but I have not yet figured out how to route all traffic ...
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