On 09/06/15 21:16, Robin wrote:
Thank you. I followed your advice and now can get on line. I would
have liked to have done it via a network connection. Do you know if I
can incorporate your method into a network choice?
apparently you're a novice Ubuntu 14 user; AFAIK ubuntu uses
NetworkManager, which comes with its own OpenVPN plugin. Install the
plugin and import the vpnbook.conf file in there.
I can help you in setting up OpenVPN, not in teaching you how to use
Ubuntu ( I don't use that flavor).
HTH,
JJK
Assuming I will not be able to get bookvpn to work as a network
choice, it is not obvious to me how to create the button. I suspect
that I should make a virtual link from openvpn to the desktop and then
edit the link to add --config vpnbook.conf
Whereis openvpn produces:
robins@robins-EP35-DS3L:~$ whereis openvpn
openvpn: /usr/sbin/openvpn /etc/openvpn /usr/lib/openvpn
/usr/include/openvpn /usr/share/openvpn /usr/share/man/man8/openvpn.8.gz
robins@robins-EP35-DS3L:~$
Using your method I am having a problem turning off the vpn so that I
can send pop3 mail. How do I stop using the vpn so that Ican send out
pop3 mail? In order to send this I have had to restart Ubuntu so at to
loose the vpn connection..
R
Jan Just Keijser wrote on 09/06/15 08:32:
Robin wrote:
Thank you for the suggestion. I immediately ran into a problem:
/
//robins@robins-EP35-DS3L:~$ openvpn --config vpnbook.conf//
//Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file:
vpnbook.conf//
//Use --help for more information.//
//robins@robins-EP35-DS3L:~$ //
/
In which directory should the command line be run?
I ask as I cannot find the vpnbook.conf. I have looked in home and
.config
errr, when I was referring to 'vpnbook.conf' I was referring to the
config you posted earlier. Did you save that configuration file
somewhere? if so, use that filename. If not, save it to
/tmp/vpnbook.conf
and run
sudo openvpn --config /tmp/vpnbook.conf
JJK
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