any guides to install a open vpn

[jetli68]

hi there i am looking for a simple noobish guide to install open vpn on my dedi

so i can use the dedis ip to server the internet on my home pc is this possible

tia for any help with this

jetli68 Reviewed by jetli68 on 7th Mar 2012. any guides to install a open vpn hi there i am looking for a simple noobish guide to install open vpn on my dedi so i can use the dedis ip to server the internet on my home pc is this possible tia for any help with this Rating: 5

[sceneguy]

os?

[jetli68]

oh sorry its for Ubuntu mate

[dominum]

In ubuntu, it's simple.

I will assume you have 10.04 and higher. I have no experience to the earlier versions.

First, install the required components, I do it this way:

1. apt-get update -y (I will always do this first, more of an impulse)
2. apt-get install openvpn nano wget iptables -y
3. copy some openvpn files
cp -R /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/ /etc/openvpn/
4. go to the directory to set your certificates
cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/
source ./vars
./clean-all
./build-ca (this will ask you a few things, just answer it)
./build-key-server server (this will ask you a few things, just answer it)
./build-dh
5. upload your server config file to the /etc/openvpn directory
6. run openvpn using this command - service openvpn start
7. create iptables, depending on the subnet you use in the openvpn config, I do it using this command:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.0.0.0/24 -o venet0 -j SNAT --to vpsIPhere

I used 10.0.0.0 as a subnet.

This works assuming you already have tun/tap enable by your host.

If this post helped, kindly give me a like

[jetli68]

thanks mate i got a dedicated box not sure if tun/tap is enabled

i will give this a shot thanks

[dominum]

You can check it using this command:

cat /dev/net/tun

If it says "file descriptor in bad state" then you have tun/tap.

Also, you can integrate your openvpn to scripts for authentication if you have clients.

---------- Post added at 06:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:23 PM ----------

Oh,btw,I'll be up in the next few hours, just post on this thread should you have some concerns and I'll walk you through it.

[digimon]

^ how to integrate some scripts for authentication mate? like clients won't be able to share their accounts.

[MediaStar]

is there available for Windows tutorial?

[skinner]

How to install OpenVPN on a Debian/Ubuntu VPS instantly

wget http://vpsnoc.com/scripts/debian-openvpn.sh

chmod +x debian-openvpn.sh

./debian-openvpn.sh

Source: http://www.specialvps.com/install-op...vps-instantly/

[jetli68]

thanks