How to start openvpn without any daemonization and log redirection?
I want effectively a debug modus, i.e.I do not want openvpn to forkI want all output in the stdout/stderr and nothing in various logs.How can I do that? I could stop forking with a --daemon=0, but I...
View ArticleClient route for OpenVPN Access Server
I am running OpenVPN Access Server and I'd like to push a route to every client on connection that is the equivalent of:sudo ip route add 172.17.0.0/24 via 172.27.232.1Where should I go to set this up...
View ArticleAllow SSH connection to machine connected to VPN
My problem:I am using Ubuntu 22.04 with a VPN from ExpressVPN set up using their cli tool (but I can also set it up with OpenVPN).Before I started using the VPN I forwarded port 22 on my home router...
View Articlepushed openvpn client routes makes the http-proxy server to stop functioning,...
I have both a proxy server and openvpn client running on an openWRT router,I have to setup a proxy server on the router and then connect the OpenVPN client running on the same router, because the ISP...
View ArticleFirewalld access from OpenVPN to ftp server
On my router I opened port 21 to FTP and server(Alma Linux 9)works on my public adress IP. In firewalld I set below rule where access has my public IP and it works.sudo firewall-cmd \ --permanent \...
View Articleopenvpn[]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file
when trying to service openvpn startOct 12 14:02:01 ccushing1 openvpn[9091]: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: devnet-client-vm.confrunning openvpn devnet-client-vm.conf...
View ArticleOpenVPN connects to the Server successfuly but no internet access
I want to setup an OpenVPN Server and after a week of trying day and night (no Linux Knowledge) I was able to successfully connect to the Server using OpenVPN GUI but now that I can Connect there is no...
View ArticleCan I connect multiple OpenVPN client connections to different VPNs, each...
I have a piece of software, I'll call it "FooSoft" here, which needs to connect to multiple devices on networks protected by a variety of third party VPNs. Each VPN is independent and I have no control...
View ArticleOpenVPN TLS handshake hangs at P_CONTROL_HARD_RESET_SERVER_V2 (not received)
I have a UDP OpenVPN server (running in TAP mode though that shouldn't matter). The connection successfully starts and passes TLS-AUTH (HMAC) however it gets stuck there. I see the following logs...
View ArticleOpenvpn client and server cannot ping each other(Connection established)
I have setup OpenVPN client and server between two VPS. I have a client and server setup, server using 10.8.0.1 and 10.8.0.2 IPs in tun interface, and client using 10.8.0.6 and 10.8.0.5 in tun...
View ArticleEndless loop when connected to OpenVPN
I connected my university-vpn via openvpn on Windows, Ubuntu and Manjaro.Windows worked instantly, no configuration was needed.When using any Linux-System, connecting to the vpn seems to work but when...
View ArticleVPS: How to forward traffic to devices from public IP
My goal is to set up a public IP for a Android Smartphone which is running an "IP Cam" software. The interface can be accessed in local network on (example) 192.168.0.2:8080, but it has no public IP,...
View ArticleOpenVPN Linux client connection fails, but it is normal on Windows
QuestionsHello guys:I bought a VPS and built my own OpenVPN server. I want to use it to fulfill some of my needs.Then I configured the client through various channels (including but not limited to...
View Articleopenvpn with systemd: reconnect
I'm using openvpn enabled as a service. It works well, but once I get assigned a new IP address or lose the connection, I can't access to the internet any more. Then I have to systemctl restart...
View ArticleHow to setup a dedicated NordVPN router and gateway on linux?
The problem is this:The only officially supported router configuration for nordvpn is to use a static config file and openvpn.That doesn't work for me.The question:Using linux, how does one setup a...
View ArticleOpenVPN client won't load a target website. On Android and Windows everything...
I've been given an OpenVPN file to access certain domains which, without it, won't load.The clients in both Android and Windows with this very file work well. Whereas on Linux the target domains won't...
View ArticleOpenVPN client - DNS will get set only on the 1st launch
OpenVPN client and systemed-resolved.When I run OpenVPN client, it'll get connected and will be able to load the target resources properly only during the very first launch, after reboot. On all the...
View ArticleCan't use OpenVPN as client on NetBSD, route add command fails
I am trying to use OpenVPN as a client under NetBSD using this command:openvpn --client --config /etc/openvpn/config.ovpnI am getting the following output and errors:localhost# openvpn --client...
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OpenVPN Access Server Stuck on License Agreement
I followed the steps from the OpenVPN Access Server Portal to install OpenVPN Access Server on an Ubuntu Server 22 headless VM. After installing and automatically configuring the service, I went to log...
View Articlesystemd service for openvpn vs networkmanager-openvpn
I am using Yocto for a rpi4 target. I was using a systemd service to activate my VPN over openvpn at boot:[Unit]Description=OpenVPN connection to .ovpn...
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