VPN

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Debian / Ubuntu / Ubuntu Mate

Information stolen from here

install OpenVPN

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome

enable Network Manager

  • gksudo pluma /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (Mate edition) or gksudo gedit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (GNOME version)
  • Make sure that managed=true
  • logout and log in again

add OpenVPN connection

  • download and extract ackspace.ovpn.7z
  • click the network icon
  • click on Edit Connections...
  • click on Add
  • select Import a saved VPN configuration... and click Create...
  • select the downloaded ackspace.ovpn file
  • type in your User name (without @ackspace.nl) and given Password and click Save
  • close all remaining network dialogs

connect to OpenVPN

  • click the network icon
  • go to VPN connections and click ackspace

now, go to LDAP#Reset_password to update your credentials if you haven't done yet

autoconnect

If you're using spacenet on a remote (untrusted) location, it's a good idea to use this VPN on top of it. You can do this automatically by:

  • click on the network icon
  • click Edit Connections...
  • doubleclick spacenet
  • go to tab General
  • check Automatically connect to VPN
  • select ackspace
  • click Save

Auto vpn.png

troubleshooting

If you can't connect to the VPN ("blinking" padlock), run openvpn --config ackspace.ovpn from the command line, fill in the username and password when asked, and check the following:

Auth failed

us=317651 AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED
us=318004 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
us=318137 SIGTERM[soft,auth-failure] received, process exiting

Check your username (don't add @ackspace.nl) and (provided) password

Sequence Completed

us=840388 /sbin/ip route add ....
us=848238 /sbin/ip route add 192.168.1.0/24 via 10.8.0.1
us=851289 Initialization Sequence Completed
(still running)

Your VPN connection now works, check if the network manager works (try and logout and in again)

Operation not permitted

us=407214 ERROR: Cannot ioctl TUNSETIFF tun: Operation not permitted (errno=1)
us=407251 Exiting due to fatal error

run the same command with sudo


windows

Tested on Windows 10

install OpenVPN

add OpenVPN connection

  • run OpenVPN GUI
  • download media:ackspace.ovpn.7z
  • right click the OpenVPN GUI tray icon
  • click on Import file...
  • open the downloaded ackspace.ovpn file, click Ok

connect to OpenVPN

  • right click the OpenVPN GUI tray icon
  • click on Connect
  • type in your User name (without @ackspace.nl) and given Password and click Ok

now, go to LDAP#Reset_password to update your credentials if you haven't done yet