Questions tagged [openvpn]
OpenVPN is a free and open source software 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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Ping another network from machine in network behind VPN client
I am trying to ping another network from Windows machine with IP 192.168.0.108 with routes
route add 10.8.0.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.112
route add 192.168.31.0 MASK 255.255.255.0 10.8.0.1
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How do I replace the main network interface with a bridge on GCP?
What I'm trying to do is launch a bridged OpenVPN server on GCP (in a GCE VM). What looks like a crucial part to me is in the title. If I succeed, the rest is supposedly easy. I tried two approaches:
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Access remote server from Host through VPN while OpenVPN runs in docker container
I'm using Docker Desktop on Windows with WSL2 backend, and I'm having hard time trying to reach server accessible through VPN, in the situation when:
OpenVPN runs in the container
I want to reach ...
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OpenVPN "error=CA signature digest algorithm too weak"
After upgrading our OpenVPN server from Debian Buster to Bookworm, which also upgraded OpenVPN from 2.4.7 to 2.6.3, we're now getting this when any client tries to connect:
error=CA signature digest ...
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Subnet cannot view server ip (OPENVPN)
I have an OPENVPN server set up on Ubuntu Server.
I assigned a different subnet to 2 particular clients using the ccd function.
Being on said subnet both see each other without problems.
The drawback ...
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How to disable the OpenVPN prompt for credentials on reconnect if already saved?
I'm encountering an issue with OpenVPN where, despite having saved the username and password, a prompt still appears on every connection or reconnection with a 5-second timeout. Is there a way to ...
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Jail-Chrooted OpenVPN Service with Apparmor fails with Operation not permitted
I have an OpenVPN client with chroot-jail currently working as a Linux service openvpn-client@vpn
I am trying to make it work with AppArmor, I created the OpenVPN profile in /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin....
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OpenVPN "TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed"; possible malicious access tentative
I have an Ubuntu Server with OpenVPN 2.5.5. Here is the server configuration
port 1194
proto udp
dev tun
ca /etc/openvpn/server/ca.crt
cert /etc/openvpn/server/issued/server.crt
key /etc/openvpn/...
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OpenVPN LAN devices can not access clients
I have an OpenVPN server running in a Ubuntu 22.04 Proxmox VM from which I can access clients and those clients can access devices in my internal LAN. My problem is that devices on internal network ...
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Pass web traffic to VPN endpoint other than the OpenVPN envelope through the VPN itself
I have a Linux server that is an OpenVPN endpoint, but also hosts a webserver.
When my client connects to the server address for the webserver, the packets travel outside the VPN. Rightly so, since ...
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Running wg-quick up wg0 is altering my /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf file
Im using debian 11 server on my VPS, and trying to setup wireguard.
after creating my private and public keys, i create my config file /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf with contents
[Interface]
PrivateKey = [...
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OpenVPN Allow clients to acess more machines
Currently, my OpenVPN Windows Server (192.168.15.56) only allows connection to itself and Firewall is disabled entirely for now. In my ISP Router I have a rule that allows remote connections for all ...
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OpenVPN - Properly sharing keys/certificates
I enabled OpenVPN on the router at work so that we can connect to different devices like our NAS and RDP into the computers there without opening those ports to the internet.
One cause of concern that ...
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UFW blocks traffic despite there is an allow rule
I have Ubuntu server with OpenVPN server running there.
IP addresses as follows:
enp1s0: 192.168.3.67/24
tun0: 172.18.37.1/24
OpenVPN is configured so that devices behind the VPN client are ...
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Connecting Nginx Server to OpenVPN and Accessing it from the Internet
I have an Nginx server running on my local network, and I want to make it accessible from the internet via an OpenVPN connection. Here are the details of my setup:
Ubuntu Server Local IP Address: 192....
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OpenVPN client doesn´t connect to OpenVPN server
I followed the guides provided by two youtube videos, Install and Configure OpenVPN Server in Windows PC and how to Install & Setup OpenVPN on windows 10, step by step. However, client doesn´t ...
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Cannot connect to MariaDB through an OpenVPN tunnel
Similar to this issue Unable to connect to MariaDB through an OpenVPN tunnel
I cannot connect to the MariaDB server through OpenVPN. The setup is -
Ubuntu 20.04,
mariadb Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.3.39-...
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OpenVPN client cant communication with LAN
I am running FreshTomato 2023.5 and attempting to setup an OpenVPN server. I can generate the client config and get my iPhone to connect using the openvpn client. I can then ping the FastTomato ...
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Split tunnel configuration with OpenVPN not working on Ubuntu 18.04
I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my laptop and it has a VPN settings configured on it.
PfSense is the firewall and the VPN server is OpenVPN. Split tunnel is configured on that OpenVPN client. I can confirm ...
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firewalld config for OpenVPN
I am trying to setup an OpenVPN server on a VPS running Fedora Server 35. I got the VPN setup and working, but am running into issues with the firewall setup.
This is my first experience administering ...
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How to route browser traffic through an OpenVPN connection on Linux?
I have set up an OpenVPN connection but I don't want to send all the traffic through it.
My current routing table looks like this:
$ ip route
default via 192.168.88.1 dev enp7s0 proto dhcp metric 100
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Global Server Load Balancing for OpenVPN over OpenVPN with DSR
Ok, so...I am in no sense a pro when it comes to networks, load balancing, tunneling or VPN connections BUT I tried a few things to get this theoretical concept to work - obviously without success.
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error connecting to open vpn from my server
i'm connecting to an open vpn server but i dont know why i does not connect.
i use this commend:
sudo openvpn ./config.ovpn
here is the output:
Sun Jan 21 11:11:10 2024 us=434468 Re-using SSL/TLS ...
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DNS resolution error when using OpenVPN v3 on Windows 11
OS: Windows 11
Software: OpenVPN connect v3.4.3
I have a problem connecting to the VPN on AWS, I used the .ovpn file that was working on Windows 10 (OpenVPN Connect v2), but it always shows a ...
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Fixing route and iptables for an OpenVPN tun0 interface, with a selected and safe routing
I did setup my router to use 3rd party VPNs for maximum security.
Since the ISPs that I am using have blocked all known VPN protocols including OpenVPN protocols, therefore I am forced to configure my ...
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pFsense : A rule apply on user account
I have a pFsense user account 'foo.extern'. This account can log to the server with OpenVPN. It works fine.
Now i want to make a firewall rule to allow this account only access to the IP adresse 192....
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OpenVPN freeradius setting doesn't work
Tell me, I really need to configure OPENVP + FREERADIUS, but Freeradius does not see openvpn users.
openvpn errors:
2024-01-10 13:20:22 10.1.1.34:58934 TLS Error: Unroutable control
packet received ...
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AWS OpenVPN server - accessing other instances
Happy new year!
I've just set up an AWS account and have three instances at the moment (one is for a Certificate Authority so is largely irrelevant). Both are running on Ubuntu 22.04, one is hosting ...
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AWS VPN Client - "Unknown error ocurred. Try again"
I'm experiencing a persistent issue with the AWS VPN Client and need some assistance. Despite numerous troubleshooting attempts, I'm unable to establish a connection and fail even before reaching the ...
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openvpn with proxy, Unexpected EOF: reply incomplete
I have an OpenVPN configuration for work that I received from my company. However, due to certain restrictions in my country, I am unable to directly reach the company's server. To overcome this, I'm ...
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Using bind9 forwarding to openvpn does not work
i have an openvpn running on my server. It works, and when i check with traceroute, i see that the first ip address is 10.12.4.1, so i think my vpn?
Heres my openvpn conf from my ubuntu server
client
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OpenVPN - connect to flapping server
I have to connect to OpenVPN server at work, which accessable via two different ISP (so, the server can be reached via 2 different IPs).
I used to put to client config these classic links:
remote IP1
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SNAT and DNAT port forwarding to a linked subnet
I am having some issues with the classic problem of DNAT/SNAT port forwarding, with the added complexity of multiple networks and subnets being involved. I want to forward a port from a VPS server of ...
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OpenVPN connection timeout error
It's few months I'm using OpenVPN as well, but now, I get timeout error:
Any idea what's wrong and how can I fix it?
Note that, in the past I've seen this error once and by disable/enabling network ...
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IP forwarding with openvpnas server
I have opened port with openvpnas server. When users join to my server, everyone gets the same IP and they can not register to my server because the authme plugin senses one user for the same ...
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Tunnelblick / OpenVPN only creates 1 tun interface when connected to 2 VPNs
I have many OpenVPN connections and mostly they can be connected at the same time using Tunnelblick. For multiple simultaneous connections, Tunnelblick will create different interfaces like "...
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OpenVPN via OPNsense in Hetzner Network
I am trying to set my openVPN server via OPNsense installed in the hetzner cloud in order to get access to the hetzner's internal network.
The hertzner's internal network structure is separated by ...
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File transfers very slow in one direction
I am having trouble debugging a connection issue :
Server A (OMV) has a fast internet connection : 900mbps down / 600 mbps up
Client B (Windows 10 using wsl) has a decent internet connection : ...
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VPN setup multi-user multi-network topology
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I am trying to understand how to best setup VPN access for a group of users and networks.
The situation is represented by this network schematic:
Site A represents the main network
I have ...
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OpenVPN AS split tunneling with "whitelisted" domains
got a requirement to enable split tunneling for our work openVPN as server's
This also includes having a "split DNS" configuration where some internal/public company domains traffic should ...
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How to get the OpenVPN *REMOTE* server version?
Getting the local openvpn client version number is easy: openvpn --version. But I am wondering how to get the server version running remotely? Thanks!
I tried nc and nmap. But none of them provided me ...
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Forwarding traffic from OpenVPN through Cloudflare WARP
I have an Ubuntu 22 node, and I'm trying new ideas to implement using Cloudflare WARP.
Let's say I want to have an OpenVPN server running on the node, while Cloudflare WARP is installed and connected. ...
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How can I setup 2 VPS can connect without using VPN which those VPS has already setup the ListenAddress to the VPN
I have 2 VPS,
and those 2 VPS are setup OpenVPN, and we only can access it by connect to VPN, then ssh it to VPN gateway itself. I set it up from sshd_config by adding ListenAddress.
here's the ...
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Can't mount Samba share inside router connected to OpenVPN
Inside my router (connected to an OpenVPN server) is a Samba share.
I try to mount that share with my mobile phone (connected to the same OpenVPN server), but this does not work.
My (reducted) OpenVPN ...
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Configure OpenVPN client to use a different gateway
Given:
A computer running Manjaro Linux, with a gateway of 192.168.1.11, that routes all traffic through a personal VPN.
For work, there is an ovpn file from the employer for connecting to the work ...
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GCP VPC IPv6 routing to an OpenVPN instance
Previously, on premises, I successfully setup an OpenVPN server (on Ubuntu) that assigned globally routable IPv6 addresses to VPN clients (which is a project requirement). A generous /48 IPv6 prefix ...
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In OpenVPN, is the signing CA the mechanism used to validate clients and servers to each other?
Assuming bidirectional keypair authentication with valid certificates, such as dates, etc., no tls-crypt, no CRL and no checks for common names.
Is that also the reason for using a private CA, instead ...
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Routing VPN traffic through VPN router
I have looked through lots of Double-VPN / VPN Chain questions over the internet and it looks like my case is a bit special.
Long story short. I have a Raspberry Pi acting as WiFi-to-USB-C dongle (...
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OpenVPN Timeout when connecting
I have followed instructions here (with slight adaptations, as listed below) to set up OpenVPN on an OpnSense router, but clients are not able to connect.
Differences:
I set Local port to 1179
I set ...
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Unprivileged LXC - Cannot set tx queue length
I've installed and configured OpenVPN server on unprivileged LXC.
Everything works fine except for one problem/warning:
Cannot set tx queue length on tun0: Operation not permitted (errno=1)
My tun0 ...
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