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hey guys, so im trying to set up my own vpn network for home / personal ive got the vpn network running and it works through the openvpn client but when trying to install / connect through my router i get an issue where it dosent think that my .ovpn file is valid, not custom at all, stright from the server export. it just isnt saying its valid, when looking therugh my syslog on the router i get the log issue of OVPN: Unrecoginzed or unsupported option: [tls-crypt-v2] i have no idea how to fix this issue, if someone could give me a hand as looking it up has given me no results. im useing a aimesh network of two asus routers the main router is a RT-AX56U i have no idea if its a firmware issue or if its a me issue. anything will help at this point. scratch that, apprently im just blind, there is a toggle for v2 on the export page.... sorry

I recently put together a NAS using a old HP Elitedesk and TrueNAS Core. I got the system up and running and installed OpenVPN to access the server remotely. I used the below tutorial for the install. While I can access my server remotely, I cannot access the internet through the VPN tunnel, which I would still like to do. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.0

I just upgraded to a TP-Link ax3000 wireless router in order to have it host an openVPN server for my network. It's been quite successful. I have the VPN connection working perfectly where I can log in to my printers and router via the VPN, I can even remote desktop into my network computers. However, I can only access the computers via their IP address. They do not show up in windows explorer. I know that this has something to do with the fact that the router places the VPN on a separate subnet, but I'm not sure if it's an issue with Windows or the routing. (I already had to spend countless hours figuring out that Windows Defender doesn't like connections from other subnets) I already created a blanket policy to allow connections from the VPN's subnet, this enables me to access my smb shares by entering the host's IP address but if I try and use the host name I get nowhere. all computers involved are running Windows 10 Pro.

Hi, I just received my AX3000 (Archer ax55) from TP-LINK and VPN speeds are just awful (see results below). Bought on Amazon.ca for 129$ CAD TP-LINK support basicaly told me to fuck off So now I will refund that shit unless someone knows what is the cause or knows a fix. If the router itself is the problem, what would you recommend in the 100-200$ CAD price range that supports: - WIFI 6 - VPN to remote server with OpenVPN - Ability to select which devices are connected to the VPN Network configuration at the moment is at the moment: Modem Router on bridge mode connected to TP-LINK Router I don't want to add pfsense device MBPS Speed compared by methods (same server, same location) Surshark using OpenVPN UDP on router (TP-LINK calls it Vpn Client) Surfshark using OpenVPN UDP Surfshark Windows App No VPN

Im trying to host an openvpn server on my home network. I got it running, everything worked fine until I restarted the server. Now I can only connect to it but cant load anything from the web. Any help is appriciated.

Hi ! I'm currently trying to connect my TrueNAS server to my VPN using OpenVPN before starting to use Sonarr, Radarr and Bazarr for my Plex server. I found the certificates, but they come with a "Static key" and the Certificate managers asks for a "Private key" when entering an imported certificate Is there an easier way to connect my TrueNAS to my VPN ? Is there a bittorent client available on TrueNAS that can be connected to a VPN without OpenVPN ? Thank you in advance for your answers !

Hello, so I tried to setup PiVPN on my raspberry pi zero. I got it installed and configured completely. But at the final stage, which is creating a config file for your clients, I have been unsuccessful with getting the file off the Pi. I initially tried the scp command, but I either had directory issues or did not have permission. I tried to do it manually by booting up a Linux Mint VM and plugging in my micro SD card, but I could not copy the file off the VM or upload it to a cloud service due to not having "permission". There were also error messages saying the drive was not mounted, even though the SD card shows up on the desktop of my VM? This is the guide I followed: https://circuitdigest.com/microcontroller-projects/turn-your-raspberry-pi-zero-in-to-a-vpn-server-using-openvpn The scp command is where the issues showed up. So yeah, if I can't send the file over SSH and I can manually copy the file off the Pi....what can I do? Seems like a whole lot of nothing. Thanks.

This is a guide to setting up a VPN Server on a machine running Ubuntu on your home network. This will help you to connect to your home network even when you are away. This should help you access your NAS when you're away, or connect to a computer on the network with RDP, basically anything you could do when you were home. Using a VPN to connect to a remote computer via RDP is considered much secure than directly exposing the port to the Internet. All my commands are for a Debian-based OS. I am using Ubuntu 20.10, but this should work on any Debian-based OS. I will be using a script that a user has created on GitHub: https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install Now, before you start, I would highly recommend a DDNS, or Dynamic DNS. This will bind your IP to a domain name. This will save you a lot of hassle of your public IP changing frequently. I would recommend using No-IP, which is what I use. No-IP: https://noip.com Start off by getting the script downloaded into a .sh format file. curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh Then make the file readable by: chmod +x openvpn-install.sh Then run the file by: sudo ./openvpn-install.sh It will output some text. The last line should be: Unless your server is behind a NAT, this should be your public IPv4 address. Enter your private IP address over here. It will then ask for your public IP address Public IPv4 address or hostname: Here, you can enter your DDNS address(should be something like 'xxxxxxxx.ddns.net'). Then it will ask you if you want to enable IPv6 functionality. Enter 'y', and then hit enter(Check @Levent's reply if you are against it). Then it will ask you the port which you want to use. I would recommend using the option 3, or Random. Enter your choice(1, 2 or 3) and then hit enter. Then the protocol. I recommend you to leave this at the default, or UDP(Option 1). Then asks if you would like to use compression. Stick with the defaults, 'n'. "Customize encryption settings?", Enter 'n'. Then the DNS resolver. I used Google DNS(option 9). Click any key and it will now start the installation. After that's done, it asks for a client name. Give it an appropriate name, and then hit enter. Then whether you want the configuration file to be password protected. I would recommend the password. Enter '1' and hit enter, and then your password. Your client configuration file will then be generated and stored in the Home folder of the user. You can just open the .ovpn configuration file with a text editor.on the 4th line, there should be something like this: You can do that by typing the following line in the terminal: sudo gedit <the client name you entered previously>.ovpn On the 4th line, there should be something like this: remote xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 62xxx where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your IP address, and the digits after the space, is the port number. Make a note of the port number. Now you have to setup port forwarding on your router. This step does differ from manufacturer to manufacturer, so please look for steps on your exact router. Basically, you want to forward the port number you found in the .ovpn file to your OpenVPN Server(the internal IP address of your server). Once that's done, you can copy the .ovpn file to another device, and then import it with the OpenVPN application, which is available on Play Store/App Store, and Windows. Windows: https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/OpenVPN-2.5.2-I601-amd64.msi(or alternatively you can go to https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/) I have been using this for myself for quite a while now, and it works pretty well. I hope this guide was helpful. Feel free to drop any suggestions or correct me for any mistakes that I may have made in the post.

Greetings and my apologies as I am sure this issue has been discussed before. But, all of the threads I found related to this issue where not very easy to understand. To begin, I am setting up a small home storage pc/NAS I am using windows 10 as that is what I am most familiar with. I have managed to get it set up to work through file sharing so that anyone on the network can simply put in the file path and use it like any other drive. This systems should work fine as I just need it to store bulk data later, on I will add plex to stream videos. I am now trying to set it up so that I can access it remotely. My router supports openvpn natively so I decided to role with that, I can connect to the network fine but can only access files if I turn off the systems public firewall. Obviously this is not a great option as it makes it far more vulnerable, most of the suggestions I have seen suggest editing the inbound rules in the windows firewall settings. However, I am still rather new to networking in general so most of the information I have seen does not make much sense to me. I have seen a possible solution is to add my vpn's subnet as an exception to the firewall, how would I go about doing this? I am not sure what my subnet is or how I would add the exception. This seems like a software issue but just incase here are the system specs just in case: OS = Windows 10 VPN = OpenVPN Case/Motherboard = Dell Optiplex 390 CPU = i7 2600 Ram = DDR3 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB) 1600MHz Storage = Seagate BarraCuda 8TB x 3 in windows parity for the storage array and a WD 500GB HHD as an OS drive GPU = GTX 1080 PSU = 550w Bronze Router = Asus RT-AX58U Sorry for the rambling nature of my post and for my general incompetence. A huge thank you to anyone who is able to offer advice or suggestions!

I have set up an openvpn on my synology. When I connect on my phone I get the ip 192.168.2.6. There is a Raspberry Pi on my local network on a differnet subnet with the ip 192.168.1.223. I want to open a connection between the two so while I'm on my vpn I can access my pi. How would I go about doing this?

Hi ltt forum, i really need help understanding how vpn works. I did watch tutorial videos and read stuff on how to configure openvpn, but somehow i cant wrap my brain around it. My goals are to be able to connect to my home network at work and when i'm not home. Here's what i understood so far: 1. create openvpn server 2. configure the settings, keys etc. 3. share the .ovpn file to client 4. client connect to the vpn by selecting the .ovpn file My questions are: 1. My home dont have static ip, and they way to get around it is by using dynamic dns right? At what step/point do i need to configure it? During the openvpn server configuration? 2. Do I even need to open port on my home router to be able to serve the openvpn server? I thought by using vpn, we dont have to do that or is it just for vpn over https? Any help is much appreciated! Thanks.

I tried to use the VPN client in my DS918+ to connect to PIA. But it gives me a generic error message saying "Connection Failed. Please check you network settings". I tried to search on PIA and Synology forums and even Reddit but all instructions fail. So I tried to connect to PIA via the command line. It seems able to connect (using the root user). any ideas?

Hello guys, I am new user of OpenVPN. I have a question regarding Tracing from google, it can guess whats my main language and when I type "whats my location" it shows my real place. My main task is to solve this problem. Here is my setup : VPS server in Netherlands with Ubuntu, configured OpenVPN server with all CA and etc. Local I have got Mikrotik Rb2011 main router with 192.168.1.1/24 , ESXI Server where I have 2 Virtual Machines ( Linux Ubuntu and Windows Server 2019 ( for Domain controller and file sharing ) ) . On Linux I have configured OpenVPN which connects to VPS in Netherlands and it works perfect, I have different IP. On Linux I have ens160 (192.168.1.76 network connected to Mikrotik) , ens192 (10.20.20.1 connected to Switch, which spreads network at office devices) + tun0 ( 10.10.10.2 ). On Win server I have also 2 adapters, 1 connected to Mikrotik and 2nd connected to Switch with 10.20.20.200 IP ( So it is domain controller for other devices ). Also Wifi devices are conneted to this Switch so Mobiles also have Netherlands IP address. If I google "whats my location" from device which is connected to any VPN client on any location, it shows VPN's location. But If I google without VPN client, it shows my real location. Please suggest me what to do Top

Hello Guys, I have a question regarding Tracing from google. I have OpenVPN connection between Virtual Linux server and VPS, everything works great and my External IP is different, but when I search in Google : " What s my location " , it exactly shows my place. I have Disabled Location of browser, Desktop, server, have changed Timezone but nothing works. After this I have connected to one of VPN providers and checked in Google : " What s my location ", and the location was exactly where vpn server has been located. Now I cannot get why my configured OpenVPN doesn't work same way. Can u guys suggest me ?

Hi all So I am trying to get access to my freenas web portal remotely as well as being able to access my documents from my freenas remotely. I want a way that it can integrate cleanly into windows file explorer just as it does when I am locally on the network. I have a netgear r7500 router. I am new to this, so if you guys could help me do this step by step that'd be much appreciated and so helpful! Thanks!

I have a VPN tunnel set up so I can access my home network from anywhere else. Simple setup through PFsense. I have 4 devices (Proxmox server, FreeNAS, Plex, Nextcloud) that I need to reach through the VPN. All of their IPs are static and saved by the DHCP server on PFsense. 3 of them I can reach no problem through the tunnel, but I cannot ping, ssh, or access the WebUI for Proxmox. All of them are in the same IP range 192.168.0.0/24, and the tunnel connects to this same address range. Things I have tried: Changing the IP (was originally 0.3, changed to 0.103 and 0.203 with no luck) wireshark pcap said network traffic (No useable data as it's encrypted in the VPN) recreating the VPN over a different port (no change) Any ideas what I'm doing wrong? I'm happy to take any assistance or ideas you may have.

Whats the right way to install Openvpn Client into FreeNas (FreeBSD). I always get this Error when I try to connect: Thanks for ur help. BLVCKRIPPER

Hi I would like to access an admin Interface over the internet. I dont want a Gateway to access the internet. Anybody knows an guide, script, users that could help me. Thanks for ur answer, BLVCKRIPPER

I have such issue. Thought it's just me, but today found another person with the same issue. Does anyone else experience it? Any solutions? Using pia's ovpn profiles on networkmanager on arch linux. Running it 24/7. NM tells me that authentication failed. Usually happens every 1-2 days at night ~1-2am gmt+0, but also happens at other times. Could be the network, but my own ovpn server connection (previously main, now backup) stays connected. Set up ping with 5s interval, but that did not help much besides fix another issue with random connection drops (it reconnected after 30-60s before, now almost instant).

Hi! I am trying to configure OpenVPN on my router so that all of the devices connected to my home WI-FI network go through CyberGhost VPN. I have downloaded the configuration file for OpenVPN from CyberGhost's website, but honestly, now I do not know what to do with it, since I do not see any option on my router to upload a configuration file. I have attached a screenshot of my router's OpenVPN page. BTW, my TP-Link router is connected to my modem and I'm not sure if I should configure it through the modem, since I do not see any sort of VPN option in the modem's settings. Thanks in advance!

Hello unfortunately my Open VPN does not work properly since I installed Nord VPN too. So I uninstalled Nord VPN but I still get the same error message in Open VPN even though I reinstalled Open VPN now. There might be a config file somewhere that I missed. Is there a way to uninstall everything from Open VPN config? Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, this is probably an amateur question but I was just wondering what the difference was between a VPN provider such as Nord or Private Internet Access and the OpenVPN protocol? Are they like competing products, or can they both work together? And what is Open VPN used for ? Thanks !

So to begin lets assume I'm a networking dummy, so any follow-on advice please break it down "Barney Style". I built a mini-itx pc inside a Velka 3. Installed Pfsense. Used some beginner Youtube videos and online guides. I also used PIA's pfsense guide to get a VPN up an running. However one problem: When the server drops out I'm left without internet and this really sucks during online game play. So what I'm getting at is I need help setting up my pfsense so that it has failover to other PIA servers. fyi: I tried using a rough guide that used vpn interfaces and gateway groups. I think I probably over complicated the firewall rules and NAT. Please help!

Hey all, First time poster! I am having an issue assessing my shares through open vpn that is running with duck dns. I can access my shares if I am on my home network, but cannot when i am on the road. ( same problem if i try to remote into my vm to gain access) i can get to the web ui from open vpn and ping the server. I think its a windows network sharing or firewall issue. If anyone can help me out that would be greatly appreciated! Need to solve this issue so I can troubleshoot my plex docker from not starting.

I currently have my network configured to directly RDP into my primary machine, which is a bit of a vulnerability. I've also got an OpenVPN server on a raspberry pi which works great for RDP but isn't an option at work or on most other computers I may want to connect from, as all of my traffic will go through the VPN, which is not desirable. What I'd love to do is restrict the VPN so that it only protects the RDP connection and routes all other traffic normally. Better yet, it'd be great if I could have a portable openvpn client, complete with a certificate, on a thumbdrive that I can connect to any computer (I'd only do this on trusted devices, just ones that I can't install apps on, such as a friend's pc). Is there any feasible way of accomplishing this?