Questions tagged [openvpn]
OpenVPN is a free virtual private network (VPN) client and daemon.
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Why does Gnome VPN include DNS servers that are not in specified list?
In Gnome 48, I manually configured a VPN connection with the GUI. I specified the 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 DNS servers and turned off automatic DNS.
So why does it still include 192.168.1.1 ? This is the ...
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How solve Installing OpenVPN server on AlmaLinux 8 TLS problems
I want to set up OpenVPN version 2.4 or 2.6 on AlmaLinux 8 on a VPS and connect using the OpenVPN v2.4 GUI application.
I tried some scripts to set up, all of them installed properly, but during ...
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SSH logging to external syslog server
I am using CentOS 10, and I am trying to send the SSH logs to an external syslog server listening on port UDP 514. I changed the default logging facility of sshd to local2 and tested it locally and it ...
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Wireshark logs are not captured during OpenVPN client-server test
Edit: 05/24, I'm able to capture wirshark logs in my WSL Ubuntu distro , But still when wireshark logs are captured through windows hyper-v interface from windows it does not capture all the packets
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How to simplify multi-VPN management (WireGuard/OpenVPN) and secure password handling?
I frequently switch between different VPN configurations on Linux:
WireGuard (wg-quick up/down)
A corporate OpenVPN profile (sudo openvpn corp.ovpn, which prompts for a private key password)
Right ...
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Cannot SSH to a machine over OpenVPN
I have the following setup:
Machine 1 -> Home router -> Internet -> Mobile hotspot -> Machine 2
Machine 1 is running an OpenVPN server on UDP port 1194 and SSH on port 2022. I want to SSH ...
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nmcli fails to connect to openvpn server using password+totp
I have an openvpn conf.ovpn file imported in nmcli using
nmcli connection import type openvpn file ./conf.ovpn
I opened Networkmanager GUI and set the username for this connection.
I am trying to ...
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Openvpn client works fine on Android and Windows. On Linux mint it connects but can't access websites and local ips on vpn network
I'm using my Asus router's openvpn server.
The router's gateway IP is 192.168.50.1
The VPN server's subnet is set to 192.168.100.0
I downloaded the ovpn file from the router page and used it on my ...
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OpenVPN Client not connecting to OpenVPN Server on Netgear
My son has an OpenVPN server set up on his NetGear router in the UK. I am in Italy and have an OpenVPN Client that works fine on Windows but I want to connect also from my Raspberry Pi and Ubuntu ...
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OpenVPN starts from command line but does not initiallize as a service
I got OpenVPN working quite smoothly following this debian wiki. I went through all the steps from the raw testing connection, the static key, and finally the certificates option. My server and ...
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Openvpn restart comunication
I have two PC (one with Archlinux, the other with Kalilinux) which I want to connect to a Sever through VPN (University gave me the ovpn file).
With both I can run sudo openvpn <file> but:
with ...
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OpenVPN in Debian 12 does not ping to server
I have been a linux user for some years although I'm very new to the networking aspects. This is the first time I will use OpenVPN and I have been strugling to make it work for a few days. I need to ...
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Connect to disregarded host through VPN
m looking for some help, I'm trying to connect to a host under a 4G router through VPN.
First step, I'm using a raspberry pi 5 with raspberry pi os 64 bits, with openvpn3 installed on it. On a ...
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OpenVPN Configuration Failing on Linux Mint 22 After Successful Setup on Mint 21
I’m using OpenVPN on Linux Mint 21, and it works fine.
Now I’m trying to use the same configuration on Linux Mint 22, but the connection fails.
I have no idea how to solve this. Can anyone help me, ...
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Ubuntu Openvpn no traffic to client
I got a problem with an openvpn server on dedicated hosting vm - the problem is that the packets do not pass to the client after the connection is established (although during the establishment of ...
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