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OpenVPN and DNS error
I'm using Ubuntu18.04.6, OpenVPN 2.5.2.
I connect using .ovpn file:
sudo openvpn --config name.ovpn
I am getting errors:
Options error: Unrecognized option or missing or extra
parameter(s) in [...
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How to enable split tunneling with L2TP over IPsec VPN on Ubuntu 18.04
My users are able to connect to L2TP VPN without issues but are having problems with the speeds. To resolve this, I'd like to provide them instructions on how to enable split tunneling so they only ...
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Improve stability of Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client
I'm using Cisco Anyconnect Secure Mobility Client version 4.8.01090 on Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS.
The VPN works fine for about 10 minutes at a time, at which point the connection drops and the client takes ...
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No internet access without VPN after updating from 18.04 to 20.04
After updating to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS internet stopped working without VPN (I use Cloudflare WARP)
righthaze@desktop ~ ping google.com
PING google.com (216.58.215.110) 56(84) bytes of data.
ping: ...
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OpenVPN cannot connect as client
I installed and configured OpenVPN on my Ubuntu 18.04 machine. When I test the status of the VPN, I see that it is active but when I use the .ovpn file on my client and try to connect VPN, it does not ...
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No internet through Web Browser
I am using Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS, but recently I am not able to use the internet without using VPN service provided by Opera, When I run google searches in Mozilla Firefox I am getting the error as An ...
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Why is DH20 not correctly negotiated with remote host when establishing an IPSec tunnel?
Trying to connect a computer to a VPN server configured this way :
Router# show isakmp policy
ISAKMP policy: L2TP_VPN
IKD_ID: 8
negotiation mode: main
proposal: 1
encryption: aes256
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Cannot connect to PPTP VPN on Ubuntu 18.04
I am fairly a new user to Ubuntu and Linux distributions and installed 18.04 LTS on vmware workstation. i already have a VPN connection that is working fine from a Windows machine. but if i configure ...
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Route traffic outside L2TP IPSEC VPN on Ubuntu 18.04 client
When connecting to websites like Netflix and Stadia I would like to route the traffic outside the VPN I have setup to connect to my office. It is a L2TP IPSEC VPN setup through NetworkManager on ...
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how to create a password protected ovpn client configuration?
I discovered shell script to setup openvpn and create client.
wget https://git.io/vpn -O openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh
while this shell script does create openvpn client ovpn file but the openvpn ...
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Can't Connect to a PPTP VPN Server from Ubuntu 18.04 Linux
I try to PPTP as VPN Client. I try to many ways to a given IP address, user name and password using. I try using GUI and terminal both way but not succeed.
After I try to debug and found some errors. ...
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Disable 'Invisibility on LAN' - NordVPN Linux
NordVPN on Windows has a feature called 'Invisibility on LAN', which, if disabled, allows the device connected to the VPN to still be discovered by other devices on the local network.
When this ...
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How to remove conflicting DNS server from systemd-resolve
I've got an ovpn file which I am using to connect to a VPN at work. However, when I am connected, DNS lookups on the remote LAN are sometimes failing. Anecdotally, it seems that they fail more when ...
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Why do I need to connect to a VPN to use SSH outside of work?
I am new to using ssh & vpn on ubuntu 18.04. I have a remote server at my university which I would like to connect to using my own laptop. The steps involved are (mentioned on my university's ...
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How to use a VPN-Peer as DNS?
What I am trying to accomplish:
I have a WireGuard reverse VPN Setup that does not route my traffic, but lets me connect to my raspberry pi from within the Internet using a public server as "...
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Connecting PC to the internet over ethernet
I have the following setup:
Laptop(Ubuntu 18.04) is connected to the internet over Wi-Fi.
PC(Ubuntu 18.04) is connected to the laptop using ethernet cable.
When the laptop is running VPN, the PC doesn'...
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openVPN client configuration of ip address
I am confused with regard to the correct ip address to use when a remote client tries to connect to the server running on Ubuntu 18.04. Details of ip's on the server:
openVPN server 10.8.0.1
port ...
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Can't delete OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS
OpenVPN still responds my commands even after I deleted it.
:~$ sudo apt-get remove openvpn
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package '...
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Cisco AnyConnect connecting but no unix commands responding on Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04
After being successfully connected to the VPN with Cisco Anyconnect client 4.8.03052, I can open some intranet application in the browser.
The problem is : I can connect to some servers with ssh ...
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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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Badly stuck at Uninstalling Zoom Admin
I was trying to create a VPN of my digital ocean server using zoomadmin.com but because of some limitations in zoom admin which i had found after installation.Now i want to uninstall zoom admin ...
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In Ubuntu 18.04 Default DNS not switching after switching to OpenVPN when used from GUI but works from commandline
I am using Ubuntu 18.04
I followed the instruction in
Default DNS Server not switched after connecting to OpenVPN
and in
https://github.com/jonathanio/update-systemd-resolved
From the command line ...
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GlobalProtect vpn on ubuntu 18.04 continuously reconnecting
I have this issue when trying to use GlobalProtect vpn software where the connection keeps disconnecting and reconnecting continuously like almost every second.
I generally don't have any wifi ...
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VPN breaks network connection after a period of time
When I connect to my corporate VPN network everything works fine but after 20-30 minutes every time my internet connection brakes. I tried to ping URLs or IP addresses but even the ping is not working....
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How to connect SSL VPN on Ubuntu 18.04
I have tried every openvpn configuration and setup manual.. and I failed it badly.. I just can't figure out how to connect at the end.
This vpn is provided to me by my work office.
All I have is. ...
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VPN connects but remote network not accessible
I'm having a sudden issue. My workplace set up a VPN last month in preparation for working at home, and it worked fine. I stopped using it about two weeks ago. Now I need to use it again and it ...
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VPN connected and passing DPD keep-alive but no other traffic
I have a connection to my work VPN up using Shrewsoft VPN client (IPSec, IKEv1). It's connected and I can see NATT keepalive and DPD keepalive traffic going over, but I have no network connectivity ...
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How to connect to an IPSec VPN with a short (<20chars) PSK
I'm trying to connect to a work VPN which is using IPSec and a pre-shared key. The recommended client is NCP Secure Entry (https://www.ncp-e.com/en/products/ipsec-vpn-client-suite/vpn-clients-for-...
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18.04 Can't connect to some company internal sites with VPN
Dell XPS13-7390 with Ubuntu 18.04, purchased from Dell in December 2019.
I've restored it to the factory settings because of [Dell XPS 13 7390 from Dell will not boot to desktop
I connect to ...
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IP Table rules to swap traffic on two interfaces
The Issue:
I have two interfaces, vlan.202 and tap0. vlan.202 is my VLAN for VPN clients and originally I just used to tunnel all my VPN clients onto a random subnet and have them share my host IP, ...
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18.04: VPN fails on a specific WiFi connection in Ubuntu, works OK in Windows
I live in a country which unfortunately filters and blocks many websites, so I use VPN.
Recently I encountered a problem with a university WiFi connection when using VPN in my Ubuntu 18.04; although ...
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VPN configuration with same remote and local gatway IP address
I have an issue with VPN routing when the local default gateway is the same as that on the remote network.
Here is the case config:
VPN network: 192.168.100.0/24
Remote Services network (reached ...
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Installing Pi-Hole along with Outline ubuntu
So I am new to ubuntu 18.04, and I want to install Pi-Hole with Outline (a VPN service), but I cant find any tut on how to do it, neither understand how to do it.
So if anyone knows please tell me ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 failed to resolve VPN DNS when select "Use this connection only for resources on this network"
I started getting some issue on my Ubuntu 18.04 a few days ago even though I didn't change any networking settings.
The problem is when I connect to my work VPN (OpenVPN) I can't resolve any DNS ...
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Reverse SSH tunnel to allow others to use my machine as a jumping station
I'm running ubuntu 18.04.
I have a server that I SSH to, but I first need to turn on a VPN for that to work.
I want to enable other users to SSH to a port on my machine, in order for them to reach ...
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Commandline L2TP connection?
I'm looking to connect to a L2TP VPN server, from ubuntu commandline. Ubuntu 18.04.
I've already done it via a desktop ubuntu. By which I mean: added l2tp network manager, configured it and connected ...
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openvpn does not change DNS server
I'm trying to set up a VPN on Ubuntu 18.04.3. Following the suggestions on this question, I added the following lines to the end of the .ovpn file:
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-...
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How I can configure my Intranet-connecting VPN connention not to be used for connecting into anything outside of it?
I have setup an Openvpn connection via network-manager on Ubuntu Mate 18.04LTS, the VPN is used for connecting into remote server via ssh without the need for having public-facing servers, the server ...
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Issues connecting to VPN
I am trying to connect to a VPN using L2TP and StrongSwan. Reading the log I get from journalctl -f -u NetworkManager, it looks like I do get a connection with the VPN. It's just that somewhere it ...
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openconnect 18.04 "please upgrade your client"
I have been using my VPN connection successfully for a few months on v 18.04. Openconnect reports its version as v7.08-3ubuntu0.18.04.1
Recently when I have tried to establish a connection, I have ...
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L2TP Connection Client on ubuntu 18.04 Server
I have google arround for the answer of my thread. Most of the result suggesting to use Network Manager, which i believe is not the solution for me as i'm running Ubuntu Server without UI.
Is there ...
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OpenVPN is connected but not worked on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
I think OpenVPN stopped working after Ubuntu update but I'm not sure.
If I use GUI, my VPN icon is upper-right corner is connected but I can't connect to my company website. In
journalctl -u ...
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Unable to connect OPENVPN vpn on WIFI on UBUNTU 18.04.3 LTS
New user! Just installed Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
Installed Openvpn, configured the client and used the following commands to install network manager "nmcli" and tried to connect client.
Getting time out.
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Nordvpn does not work on UBUNTU
I have problems with connecting to Nordvpn on my Ubuntu 18.04.02.LTS since 3 days.
I am using terminal to connect to servers. When I try to connect to one of server I receive information:
Whoops! We ...
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ubuntu network manager swanstrong VPN - how to enter double quote into preshared key?
I have two strongswan VPN's (or l2tp/ipsec) with same configuration and I can't connect to second one which uses pre-shared key which contains double quote, ie. "
I can connect to first one without ...
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OpenVpn Wifi cant connect but connects with ethernet
I have recently installed my ubuntu 18.04 OS on my laptop(lenovo). At work we have an openvpn configuration to connect when we are at home and while everything is OK in Windows in Ubuntu I have ...
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ipv6 causes slow download speeds, but if disabled cannot use vpn Ubuntu 18.04
I cannot find any answers for this, so if anyone here can point me in the right direction...
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Ubuntu 18.04 with low latency kernel.
I get horrible download speeds at times, ...
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How to set up L2TP client on Ubuntu 18.04?
I set up my system according to a tutorial I found on the Internet.
I basically installed the necessary dependencies:
sudo apt install network-manager
sudo apt install network-manager-l2tp
sudo apt ...
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Use OpenVPN only for one application/service
I am using a ubuntu server hosted elsewhere. On that server one of the things running is transmission. I was wondering if I could have the VPN only for that application as once I enable the VPN, I ...
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Restart VPN using cron-job service
Is there any way to automate restarting/resetting my VPN service after my killswitch kicks on? I imagine that a cronjob will need to be setup for every minute to check to see if I have an active ...
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