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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
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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
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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!
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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
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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.
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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 !
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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.
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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).
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Greetings, I am encountering an error upon running a script which allows users to select multiple viscosity (.visz) files to convert to OpenVPN (.ovpn) files. Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:/Users/Name/Desktop/test.py", line 18, in <module> for line in f: File "C:\Users\Name\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\lib\encodings\cp1252.py", line 23, in decode return codecs.charmap_decode(input,self.errors,decoding_table)[0] UnicodeDecodeError: 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x81 in position 45: character maps to <undefined>
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So this is actually for a friend of mine. As he is a pretty big deal on Youtube in The Netherlands. Due his popularity, there are of course also a few haters. That is all fine and dandy, until they start DDOSing him everytime he tries to livestream. (Between 2000 and 6000 live-viewers respectively. 700k and 166k subs) He has a "business" internet connection which allows him to switch between a set of 5 IPv4 adresses, though that is an hassle for him, as he doesn't know how to actually change it and I live at the other side of the country. So he tried using proxy servers, but they always lack speed and aren't always use able in every situation. And still, somehow his IP-Address still get leaked. (Someone might connect to Skype by WiFi without proxy settings etc) As he will be moving in a few weeks I came up with a plausible solution. A VPN connection that delivers for the entire network with redundancy. As most datacenters these days have a decent "DDOS Protection" that can take on most small to medium sized attacks without a hiccup. I tested it out for him, to see if its doable and so far with a DHCP server + Routing server that Routes all trafic through the VPN it seems to work quite decently. Now for in practice I need a machine that is capable to encrypt the data on the go towards the VPN and back. The network is filled with a few "high-end" desktops for his production needs. As far I am aware OpenVPN is highly a single threaded piece of software that gets most of its performance out of single core performance. This need to work out on both sides. Datacenter part is covered, as we will setup several Cloud and baremetal servers that are ready for action in a redundant setup. The main thing is the rig that is going to control this from his end. Budget isn't an issue, but every single cents needs to make sense. So things like a dedicated GPU is out of the question. He doesn't need top reliability so Xeon processors seem unnecessary if you ask me, but if you think differently, by all means, enlighten me. A small footprint will be nice. The system will ONLY be used for routing the network, handle DHCP and being a client of a VPN server. This is the rig I've got listed so far. Intel Core i3-7350K (Will probably be overclocked if more single core performance is needed) ASRock Z270M-ITX/ac (WiFi will be disabled for security reasons. Dual 1GBe NIC is a neccesity, ITX for footprint) Cooltek Coolcube (Small footprint, decent quality, nothing fancy) Noctua NH-L9i (Quiet operation and some headroom for possible overclocking needs) Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 8GB DDR4-2133Mhz Dual Channel. (4GB would've been enough, but I kinda lean towards Dual-Channel being a must-have) Sharkoon WPM400 Bronze (Only be needing the CPU Pins and the 24 Pins) Mushkin Atlas Vital M.2 120GB (No cables, cheapest M.2 SSD on the Dutch market as far as I can find. Don't need solid IOPS afaik. Just a decent boottime) I would like any suggestions for the build or even things I might have overlooked for the whole setup in general. Opinions are highly valued and appreciated.
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Hello guys, I hope you are all doing fine, and I hope that I'm at the right place for this question. So, my question(elaborated) as stated above is that: How to access a home server sitting behind my router(ASUS RT-AC51U), using DDNS(ZoneEdit-Inbuilt DDNS service of my router) while I'm connected to a VPN server via OpenVPN client of the router itself? WHEN NOT CONNECTED TO VPN SERVER VIA OPENVPN CLIENT OF THE SERVER: I have a home server running with a local IP of 192.168.1.100, I have enabled port forwarding for this IP in my Asus router. So, when I access my DDNS Host Name i.e http://example.com, I get the website hosted at my local server(192.168.1.100) whose public IP is the IP address of my WAN which has PPPoE as connection type. WHEN CONNECTED TO VPN SERVER VIA OPENVPN CLIENT OF THE SERVER: I have a home server running with a local IP of 192.168.1.100, I have enabled port forwarding for this IP in my Asus router. So, when I access my DDNS Host Name i.e http://example.com,I do not get the website hosted at my local server(192.168.1.100) instead I just get ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED, if I'm outside the network of my router. But if I'm accessing DDNS Host Name or my WAN IP within the network of my router, then I get the website running fine. So basically I want to know that what should I do in order to pass the Home server IP(192.168.1.100) through the WAN instead of VPN? PLEASE ASK FOR MORE INFO IF NEEDED. Thanks & Regards, DigiGoon
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Currently, I am running an OpenVPN Server for a few people, and plan to expand it into a small business. The problem that I am having is that I email the clients their .ovpn client file which is an autologin profile. I was wondering if I can set it so that only 1 device can be connected concurrently to each profile, and if so how do I accomplish this. If any more information is needed, please let me know.
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I've been looking at setting it up so that the home file server we have at home can be accessed from away from the network via a vpn. So I looked at using this guide to set it up on my Debian 8.6 based system. https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-openvpn-server-on-debian-8 Well when I finished doing it and tried connecting to the VPN on my mac through Tunnelblick it didn't work. I tried purging all the things I installed (ufw and openvpn) and it still didn't work. When I tried to connect to the vpn through Tunnelblick it would just say "Waiting for server response" and it seems like it's not making a connection to the server. So I have a few questions, would it work if I try connecting to the vpn even if the mac and server are on the same network? And I should be using the public ip address, correct? I'm really just confused as to why this isn't working, and any suggestions as to what might be wrong are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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I've been using OpenVPN through my router for some time now. I used to use it on my Netgear router. When using it on the Netgear Router, it allowed me to access shares by their name and access everything through the IP, such as my NAS (to adjust settings and such). I don't know how it was configured(no option to select TAP or TUN), but I know it worked fairly well and even worked on all of my mobile devices. That router died and I have replaced it with an ASUS Dual-band Wireless-AC1900-P. The OpenVPN settings for this don't give me the flexibility I had with the Netgear. I have my OpenVPN set up as TUN, but I am only able to access my shares if I input the IP address as opposed to the share/folder name, and cannot access the NAS' dashboard to adjust settings in the browser. I get a 403 Forbidden. It is very annoying. Is there anyway I could set this up using TUN (ios doesn't support TAP), access all of my shares through their folder names, and access my NAS' dashboard so I could make adjustments to it when I'm not home or is this simply not possible using TUN?
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Ok, so I have an OpenVPN config file which came with a seedbox i purchased. And all works well when I use the actual OpenVPN desktop client. However, when the client is active, my Plex server cannot be found. So is there a way I can use the config file solely in Google Chrome for my web browsing habits and leave my direct connection for the likes of Plex and games etc? P.S Not sure if this counts as programs,apps etc or if its more of a networking question?
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Hallo, today I was installing my dns ad-blocker and after I installed openvpn and pi-hole i had to chance server.conf the dns from 8.8.8.8 to an other one but I can't save the into the folder it needs to be and if i want to delete the one that is already in that folder i get dinied Does anyone know how to fix this ?
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I'm trying to connect to my openvpn server running on pfsense, I am able to connect and everything works on my android phone. I'm also using the same config on my windows 10 laptop, build 1607 (14393.1480). I get an ip assigned but nothing else works, i'm not even able to ping the router(server). Here is my config file: persist-tun persist-key cipher AES-256-CBC auth SHA256 tls-client client remote *ip of the server* 1194 udp setenv opt block-outside-dns lport 0 verify-x509-name "*domain pointing to my server(router)*" name auth-user-pass remote-cert-tls server dev tun <ca> *key remoed by me* </ca> <cert> *key remoed by me* </cert> <key> *key remoed by me* </key> <tls-auth> # # 2048 bit OpenVPN static key # *key remoed by me* </tls-auth> key-direction 1
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Hi guys, So basically i'm trying to get my syno nas accessible from school and work both with only 80 and 443 open. When at school i'm using open vpn running on tcp443 because i'm using my own computer but at work I can only use their computers so no vpn ! what im trying to access is on 192.168.1.2 5001 ( the main interface of the nas) So i've done that : https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Sharing_a_Port_with_OpenVPN_and_a_Web_Server with port-share 192.168.1.2 5001 But nothing... when trying to access https://<mydomain> I got a blank page... Already reboot the server and yes I have forwarded external 443 to internal 443 on nas ip.. because openvpn work well. Do do you have any ideas ?