Put those settings into a file in /etc/openvpn/<nameofservice>.conf Put your key, crt and ca into that same directory.
run : $/etc/init.d/openvpn restart ta da! Done. This will automatically start on boot unless you change your startup scripts. On 25 June 2013 12:30, Aubrey Raech <aubreyra...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey all, > > I'm at my wit's end with openvpn. I've had a VPN service for almost a > month now and I haven't been able to use it on Debian sid. I've never > used a VPN before, so this is all very new to me. > > The service works out of the box on my flatmate's Windows computer, and > if I use the provided installation script for Ubuntu 12.04, everything > is set up and magically works. (I tried it using a LiveCD of Ubuntu > 12.04.) > > Unfortunately, on Debian sid, it simply doesn't work. The optimal way > of setting up the VPN service would be to open the network manager in > GNOME 3.4, add a new interface (of type "VPN"), input the server and > login credentials, and save it. When I click the toggle to switch it > On, it says On but does not activate. If I click the name of the VPN > interface, it shows the toggle to be OFF. No amount of waiting at > this point will activate the service. No error messages are given. > > I've tried it with the numerous servers provided by the service, and > all have the same effect in the GNOME network manager. > > I found an article on their site written by a user recommending typing > "openvpn Location.ovpn" at the command-line as root; the Location.ovpn > files are included in a tarball from the service (along with their > certificate, which I have properly pointed to in all instances of > attempting connection). An example of these files are between the > tildes: > > ~~~~~ > client > dev tun > proto udp > remote us-west.privateinternetaccess.com 1194 > resolv-retry infinite > nobind > persist-key > persist-tun > ca ca.crt > tls-client > remote-cert-tls server > auth-user-pass > comp-lzo > verb 1 > reneg-sec 0 > ~~~~~ > > When I run that command, I am prompted for my username and password. I > input these, and then it is reported that the connection is > successful. If I'm *lucky* I can squeeze out enough kilobytes of > connection to find out that my IP is successfully being reported as > whatever the location I chose is, but after that I cannot connect to > anything until I cease the connection with C-c in the command line. > > I'm at my wit's end as to why this is working in Ubuntu and Windows > but not in Debian, and it's driving me mad. I'd like to see some > errors! Some sort of pointer as to where I can look next or what I can > try next. Any tips on either what I can try or what I can input to get > some error messages? > > For the record, I have an installation of Debian Wheezy (stable) and > this problem is identical in there. I think the problem is probably > GNOME3's, but do not know of another method of connecting to a VPN > with which to test that theory! > > Also, for reference, here's the help page for the service: > https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/ > > Thank you in advance, > > -- > Aubrey > > "There are two types of people in the world: those who > can extrapolate from incomplete data." > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130624173026.728a58ee@rosie > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAKiAkGQpAXP2J3Qs0tLgTui=c0tAFirtRt3Sac9hOF=dahu...@mail.gmail.com
