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setup openvpn on linux

First of all I must confess I have no understanding of Linux networking except some basic commands (i.e ifconfig) etc and neither I am a networking person, I am a developer and trying to setup a ...
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VPN, one server, multiple clients

I wanted to know if it was possible to have a server running OpenVPN with server key and have multiple clients connect to it? I would like the server to be 10.9.8.1, the first client to be 10.9.8.2 ...
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Iptables forward with pptp and openvpn

I have OpenVPN and PPTP installed on a VPS. I'm having a few questions that I can't seem to get a firm answer on. I want to install OpenVPN on 1.1.1.1 (eth0, public IP address) and PPTP on 1.1.1.2 ...
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Only routing certain traffic through VPN

I have a central development server, running a VPN server, and a couple clients that need to connect to it. The server is running Apache, but is only accepting local requests (only listening on ...
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Should a VPN have access to all networks from and on all clients?

I have an OpenVPN server and many clients connecting. The VPN settings include port 443 dev tun proto tcp When I add clients to my VPN I have to use apaches proxypass in order to access resources ...
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Ensure torrent client uses openvpn

I recently signed up to a VPN provider and to log in, I use network manager for my normal wireless connection and then start the openvpn connection from network manager. In my browser I can check ...
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OpenVPN dropping connection every time interval

I have setup OpenVPN. The server is a router running DD-WRT with OpenVPN setup. The client is Ubuntu 12.04. The connection is established without issues. I can ping clients at the VPN side. The ...
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What is the security impact of not using tls-remote with OpenVPN

Is it a security issue not using the tls-remote option in OpenVPN? That is not verifying the server's common name. Is a MITM attack possible? Could this be an issue, especially with services like ...
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Port forward to VPN Client?

I've run into a bit of a puzzle and haven't had much luck finding a solution. Right now I am (sadly) connected to the net via Verizon 3G. They filter all incoming traffic so it is impossible for me to ...
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Change default DNS on openvpn connect

I am using Network Manager on Ubuntu 12.10 to connect to an openvpn server. The connection works without problems. However, when I connect, I would like to change my default DNS server to a server ...
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Cannot load tun module

I cannot manage to load the tun module in my archlinux box. I'm trying to connect with openvpn, but the log says nm-openvpn[6662]: Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such device ...
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Connect to a VPN from a Linux Virtual Machine

I am running an Ubuntu distro inside a VMWare virtual machine with a bridged connection on a Windows 7 host. What I am trying to do is to have the virtual machine connect to a VPN, but I'm not having ...
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No connections work after starting OpenVPN service?

I setup my Scientific Linux 6.2 as an OpenVPN client via the instructions here, and restarted my OpenVPN service. I checked /var/log/messages and it says the VPN connection was established. However, ...
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Installing OpenVPN to replace Cisco VPN because Cisco will not work with the kernel I am on or downgrade instead?

I had difficulties installing Cisco5.0 VPN on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. I asked for assistance in this question: link to previous question. The answer is that this Cisco program will run on only older ...
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Proxy or VPN behind the router

I have a home network under the router, and there is my proxy server with ports forwarded through the router. Some clients connects to the Internet via my proxy, but there is a little problem - ...
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Routing in OpenVPN between a private network and a client

I'm trying to setup OpenVPN between a private network and home clients that connect to it. (The clients don't need to connect to each other). The network topology is a little interesting. There is a ...