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How to verify PPTP service is configured properly and is serving correctly?
I am trying to set up a PPTP server on my VPS running Ubuntu 16.04. I have followed all the steps as detailed in the below two links:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PPTPServer
https://bobcares.com/...
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Help with setting up my VPN servers
I have followed multiple different forums and haven't been able to get it right. I would really appreciate the help. I can connect to it but it doesn't show the VPN server IP it continues to show the ...
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Can't Connect to VPN in LTS 16.04
I am still using 16.04. I plan on upgrading to 20.04 when the academic year is over.
I recently did something stupid and tried to install OpenPLC Editor, which involved uninstalling a bunch of things,...
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How to stablish a Fortinet-VPN connection on Ubuntu 16.04 (as client)?
Right now the official FortiClient available for Linux lacks VPN functionality.
I need to connect from an Ubuntu 16 system to the VPN of an employer and they only use FortiClient VPN...
What should ...
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SSH fails with connection timed out - in VPN and hangs here "expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_ECDH_REPLY" + Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS
Raised bug -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1874257
SSH timeout issue, once connect to VPN.
Connecting via putty fine. No changes made before.
VPN established by open-...
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Ubuntu 16.04 disconnecting from ethernet
I have Ubuntu 16.04 and recently I get disconnected from the internet (ethernet) a couple of times within an hour. I had my ISP to check my router but they did not find any issues. It happens both on ...
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openvpn fails when started as service
Setup
OpenVPN is acting as a client on a Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS machine.
The openvpn config is stored in /etc/openvpn/myclient.conf.
All additional data, e.g. keys are stored in the conf file as well.
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Forticlient VPN SSL DNS works fine with a Mac, but not with Ubuntu
I got a connection with a VPN. I use Forticlient VPN SSL.
When I use my mac, I connect normally to the VPN and then go to somesiteinmyDNS/mythings and works perfectly fine.
However, when I connect ...
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L2TP VPN is Consuming Too Much of Remote Network's Upload Bandwidth
In Ubuntu 16.04, I used the following command so that Network Manager world provide L2TP as an option when adding a VPN connection:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nm-l2tp/network-manager-l2tp; sudo apt ...
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How to use an IP address to connect multiple clients to the L2TP/IPSec Linux server?
At home, I use a modem to connect to the Internet.
All mobile phones on the Internet are viewed with an ip address.(NAT)
I have a VPS Server.
I installed L2TP/IPsec service on it.
It works well. But ...
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how to install linux phat client to connect vpn server from ubuntu machine?
I am unable to install this phat client. Please someone guide me to install phat client in ubuntu 16.04
sudo ./install_linux_phat_client.sh
output:
Checking for NSS Libs: NSS library is not ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 OpenVPN cannot access network
I have checked many posts related to OpenVPN issue but seems like I'm not able to put up proper search words to find a solution.
I have OpenVPN configuration using which I have setup VPN connection ...
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Free VPN for ubuntu 16.04 that connects to UK
I'm looking for a free VPN that works on ubuntu 16.04 and connects to UK, I just need to use it for a few seconds each month to connect to my UK spottily account so that I could login, that's all, ...
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How can I watch Netflix on Opera via the built-in VPN?
Since Opera (56.0) has released a very nice new free VPN feature, I wanted to try it to watch Netflix based on a different location than my own.
Based on the error message I received, it seems that ...
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Openconnect in Juniper mode suddenly fails with "Failed to obtain WebVPN cookie"
I've been using Openconnect on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to connect to my VPN successfully for quite a while, using the following options to invoke the Juniper support and set up a SOCKS5 tunnel
(Note the ...
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OpenVPN eth0 rejects ping
I have installed OpenVPN server in one Ubuntu 16.04 machine. I need to connect from outside my home with OpenVPN clients
Ping from server(192.168.2.50) using tun0 network works
Client-1
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ping between client to client not working
setup Openvpn
Server ip 192.168.70.22 tun0 - 10.8.0.1
Client1 ip 192.168.1.3 tun0 - 10.8.0.6
Client2 ip 192.168.30.44 tun0 - 10.8.0.10
ping tun0 works
ping server from client1 and client2 works ...
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Network Manager not changing connection
Ubuntu 16.04, I've been using network manager for years to connect to a VPN. It stopped responding completely yesterday, and I can't get it to swap to the VPN connection now. I right click on the icon,...
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Cisco AnyConnect: Posture Assessment Failed: CSD library signature verification failed
All of a sudden AnyConnect stopped working.
Version 4.5 on ubuntu 16.04.
I'm now getting the following error when trying to connect.
Any ideas on how to resolve it?
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Command line connect to L2TP Windows Server VPN
I have been searching for a couple of days not much luck as and everything i come across relies on using the Network Manager UI.
Could someone provide me with a noobish tutorial on how I would ...
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Under VPN connection can ping by dns name, but cannot cannot resolve in browser
While I working under VPN,
I can ping the server and it resolves the IP address
ping someserver.com
If I put someserver.com in browser, it says "cannnot establish connection".
I tried the same ...
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How can I export a vpn configuration in windows and import it in ubuntu
In my workplace there is a vpn to connect to the internet,the vpn is for windows(yeah,no joke)but when I enter the configuration of vpn in windows and ubuntu the both are a hell diferent .Somebody can ...
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openconnect VPN for all Users with individual credentials possible?
Hi there and thanks for reading!
I want to preset an openconnect VPN connection (gateway + cert) for all users but let each connect with their own credentials.
Here is what i have so far:
install ...
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Openconnect profile add and automate VPN connectivity
I use Cisco anyconnect in Windows machine at office laptop. I also do office work from home with my personal Ubuntu laptop. Normally to connect I use openconnect which works perfectly. Installing ...
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Windscribe CLI issue
I have recently installed windscribe cli for linux, exactly the same way as they have mentioned on their official page. Link to the official page is this.
After successful install, I logged in using ...
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.ovpn-configuration (sophos) file can not be imported [duplicate]
I have got a file <myName>@nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn.ovpn, which was created by a Sophos firewall especially for non-Windows systems.
When I try to create the VPN connection by "adding a stored vpn-...
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VPN not working
I've been using VPN in Linux for quite some time but from some time now I get the connection but cannot access any site. I can connect to the VPN on other devices but not in Linux.
I'm using Ubuntu 16....
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Openconnect - name or service not known when using sudo
I've been using openconnect with no problems at all, but since yesterday when I try to connect to the VPN using sudo it fails:
lmoreyra@arbanlmoreyra1:~$ sudo openconnect vpn-am2.infor.com
[sudo] ...
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The existing answers for connecting VPN using L2TP VPN on Ubuntu 16.04 did not work. I get VPN connection failed error. I tried many suggestions on AU
I am new to Stack Exchange. I am also new to Ubuntu.
I have problems connecting with VPN network.
I followed these instructions from these existing answers for this problem on Ask Ubuntu:
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16.04 LTS wifi doesn't resume after disconnecting from vpn
New to Ubuntu/Linux and running into some issues connecting/disconnecting from vpn. It took me a little while to figure out how to connect to my work network so that I could remote desktop into my ...
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VPN disconnects every 20 mins in Ubuntu 16.04
I have started using Ubuntu for my Job usage and I am experiencing VPN issue.I am connecting my VPN(pulse secure) successfully thereafter my network gets struck.Again i have to disconnect from network ...
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Remote desktop connection over Internet through VPN
I have a desktop computer in my lab at my university, and I have a laptop that I take with myself. Both systems run Ubuntu GNOME 16.04. The lab desktop has an internal static IP address provided by my ...
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Connecting to OpenVPN 2 factor via network manager
I have been trying to figure out if there is a way to connect to an openvpn network using 2FA through the network manager in ubuntu.
Using the console I can connect and get the request for the 2FA ...
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VpnOneClick problem with ubuntu 16.0.4 LTS [closed]
after installing VpnOneClick it doesn't respond when i want to run it:
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When I connect to VPN, I'm losing the Internet
If I connect to the VPN. I'm losing the internet.
After connecting to the VPN, If the check ping 4.2.2.2 It is working as expected and it showing the Internet is transferring. But I could not access ...
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OpenVPN connects but block websites doesn't open on Ubuntu 17.04
I use the OpenVPN connection for a long time to open the block websites. I have 2 computers. Desktop and laptop. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on desktop and 17.04 on laptop. Since I update desktop a few days ...
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VPN L2TP/IPSec client on Ubuntu 16.04 VPN service failed to start
On Ubuntu 16.04, I've already followed a couple of tutorials to rebuild network-manager, also installed via apt-get install network-manager-l2tp network-manager-l2tp-gnome.
It was working until ...
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DigitalOcean - CloudFlare CDN & Self-Hosted CDN
I'm trying to decrease server response time as per Google PageSpeed Insights recommendation. They're saying "You should reduce your server response time under 200ms" and my server response time is ...
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OpenVPN keeps flipping back VPN connections
I installed PrivateInternetAccess VPN on my machine using the instructions provided here.
Now when I open the network settings, the dialog appears for me, but every time I click to turn "on" any VPN ...
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Page Not Found error: when browsing askubuntu.com with Opera VPN
On my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, when I try to browse askubuntu.com with Opera VPN, I receive Page Not Found error message as shown below, I wonder why this is happening.
When Opera VPN is enable, I receive ...
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Unable to connect L2TP IPSec VPN from ubuntu 16.04 [duplicate]
I am trying to connect L2TP IPSec VPN connection from my Ubuntu 16.04 laptop. Every time I am facing same error since the same credentials working properly to connect VPNs server from any windows ...
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PPTP VPN stops working after disconnected once
I am using PPTP VPN connection on Ubuntu 16.04 and it is working fine after fresh boot and when I first establish connection. But if it get disconnected by some reason and I reconnect (it reports it ...
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Can not activate "Add a vpn connection" button in Ubuntu
My OS is 16.04.2 LTS. Though i need only pptp, i have installed open-vpn, pptp, openvpn-gnome, vpnc, pptp-gnome etc for test purpose. But button haven't been activated. I had restarted my machine ...
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How to bypass blocked port "53" to use openvpn at office in Ubuntu 16.04
I've the following problem:
I've an VPN provider which only provides ports 53,5100 to use with openvpn. But I think the wifi at my office blocks these ports. So is there any possibility to change it ...
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Ubuntu 16.04 can't reconnect to VPN without restarting the network manager service
I'm a bit new to Ubuntu and Linux in general
I've 2 VPN connections (say A and B) which I use for different purposes. When I disconnect from vpn A I can't reconnect (to A again) nor can I connect to ...
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Juniper VPN doesn't work after Ubuntu 16.04 update
The VPN used to work properly even after upgrade from Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04. However after the major update I get "JRE not installed/Java is disabled" both in Firefox and Chromium.
I checked the link /...
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"Add a VPN connection" is greyed out [duplicate]
I installed openvpn on my Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS System, but I can't add a connection, because the field is greyed out.
I've tried this:
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager-...
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VPN PPTP in ubuntu 16.04 not working?
I fill up the details as in this answer. But when I try to connect, I get:
VPN Connection Failed '...because the VPN service stopped'
error message on the top right corner of the screen:
running
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Why is Ubuntu caching DNS settings from a previous connection?
Recently I have started connecting to a VPN. After some initial problems, I commented out dns=dnsmasq from the NetworkManager.con and Ubuntu pulled the DNS servers from my VPN connection.
Four days ...
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Red Out VPN connection in Network Manager [Ubuntu 16.04.2]
I'm currently using an Ubuntu 16.04.2 instance on AWS EC2.
I've setup the VNCserver for GUI and remotely connecting with TightVNC viewer.
When I'm trying to edit the Network Connections to add in a ...
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