Configure OpenVPN Client and Server

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Configure two Ubuntu boxes to as client/server. This covers end to end setup, Including installing OpenVPN and setting up the Certificate Authority(CA)

[fusedglass]

I plan to redo this an hopefully make it easier to undersand soon.

[brands]

could you show us how to connect by building an .ovpn file for the client? Thanks

[ryanleonard]

If anyone else is having trouble with the build-dh comand, and getting the following output:

Please source the vars script first (i.e. "source ./vars")
Make sure you have edited it to reflect your configuration.

you can solve this issue by running:
cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa
mkdir keys
./build-dh

[tedmosby]

how to set dns-crypt up since dns-crypt routes to a loopback address i keep getting leaks 'push "dhcp DNS x.x.x.x"' just dose not resolve anything : unless my setups a mess, i would tinker around but its vital i do this correct i dont want to misconfigure things

[sevmato]

Not sure if someone else have encountered this, but when I try to create the certificates for the clients, I get the error message saying:
# source ./vars
# ./pkitool client-1
(...)
failed to update database
TXT_DB error number 2

Though, the certificate files are were created in the /keys directory... On the ubuntu forums, some suggest to do a ./clean-all, but then I will loose my certificates for the server side and I'll have to start all over again.

[pierreanthony]

 I guess this is to separate the client from the server?
Thanks for the reply

[faisalshaikh]

Hi,
My work place has OpenVPN installed and we use that to take remote of our clients, how can I configure that

[Ghostraker]

Wondering if you could help with getting me with my OpenVPN setup. My client hooks up, and I can see the network, and even remote desktop in. I cannot however access the client computer from the network. How would I go about getting this to work?

[lrgamage]

I wanna config syslog server using vpn is it possible to do?

[KRHaldorson]

why is it when i double click open vpn the system tray icon shows and gives me 2 options settings and exit  and why  doesnt it show on my desktop ive went through settings and theres nothing in there  basicly please help im on windows vista

[steposka]

13:30 there is my end. I don´t know what I do wrong, but file isn´t here. I had tried to do all as you, but sometimes it was hard...

[StewieD]

Does this work with the client in a different network?. For example on a rasperry outside with LTE internet connects to my home pc through this vpn?

[taltal]

I want to turn an old machine into a ubuntu machine for this purpose. Will this work on 14.04 LTS?

[jameshanson]

I cant find the files to copy across to the /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa directory help please? I even tried the find command. i had no errors upon install of openvpn. I am trying to set this up on my home server as a VM and i am using SSH; as VNC into a VM is a bit on the slow side. PS a bit new to the world of Ubuntu. but i like it thanks in advance. CLI rules!!

[amanpatial]

ssh: connect to host 192.168.10.50 port 22: Connection timed out
lost connection
@11:05 of the video. Please help

[Maryam-ibnr]

I was able to install easy-rsa via apt-get

[TaylorL]

Hello. I have a question, the IP 192.168.10.50 at the minute 11:06, is that an IP for free VPN server within the United States?, or is it another server or what?. Thanks in advance.

[Nandaraj]

Hai,

What is the passwd for ssh 10.10.0.1 ?That is the ip address of vpn

[bradpitt]

I live in Suzhou next to Shanghai. At first, I used IKEV2 VPN, but it didn't work well, so I'm currently using Panda VPN's stealth method. I am using it to my satisfaction.. If v2 does not work, try steerlh. Openvpn = Stealth

[gdevelek]

Very confusing as to which server is the client and which the server and what their IPs are; why you created the SERVER credentials on the client and THEN copied them to the server I'll never understand; using "server" as a name was also confusing and you know that but still did it; you made a serious effort to explain well but the result was lacking at the end.