Hi all,
Has anybody managed to get the client program from Private Internet Access running in Tahrpup 605?
Thanks
Brendan
How to get Private Internet Access running in Tahr?
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superchook
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
How to get Private Internet Access running in Tahr?
Yes I have. I have forgotten the details 
but an important ingredient was creating the file
/etc/resolv.conf.tail
which contains the line
nameserver 8.8.8.8
There is a brief thread at
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=106033
HTH if not pm me and I will try to recall what I did.
cheers,
Ken
but an important ingredient was creating the file/etc/resolv.conf.tail
which contains the line
nameserver 8.8.8.8
There is a brief thread at
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=106033
HTH if not pm me and I will try to recall what I did.
cheers,
Ken
How to get PIA running in Tahrpup
Thanks for the reply.
I renamed AU\ Sydney.ovpn to Sydney.ovpn.
Using openvpn /etc/openvpn/Sydney.ovpn
I get
Options error: --ca fails with 'ca.crt': No such file or directory
Options error: --crl-verify fails with 'crl.pem': No such file or directory
Options error: Please correct these errors.
Use --help for more information.
Should the files ca.crt and crl.pem be in /etc/openvpn?
If so how did you get them?
There are sample keys in /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-keys
Brendan
I renamed AU\ Sydney.ovpn to Sydney.ovpn.
Using openvpn /etc/openvpn/Sydney.ovpn
I get
Options error: --ca fails with 'ca.crt': No such file or directory
Options error: --crl-verify fails with 'crl.pem': No such file or directory
Options error: Please correct these errors.
Use --help for more information.
Should the files ca.crt and crl.pem be in /etc/openvpn?
If so how did you get them?
There are sample keys in /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-keys
Brendan
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superchook
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
I think I obtained my /etc/openvpn from the PIA website
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/p ... t-support/
Under "EASY Setup Guides for Alternate Configurations (Advanced):" you should find
+ Advanced OpenVPN SSL Usage Guides
click on the + symbol and a sub menu opens up the last item being
OpenVPN Configuration Files (Default)
click on this and you should download the file openvpn.zip
Unzip this file into /etc/openvpn
The /etc/openvpn directory will contain many PIA servers including
"AU Sydney.openvpn" and also the files ca.crt and crl.pem
Do not rename the file "AU Sydney.openvpn".
I then created the file /etc/resolv.conf.tail as described in my earlier post.
to set up PIA I go to their website at
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/p ... nt-sign-in
and enter the Username and Password that you received from PIA then click Submit
That should be all that is required.
HTH
Ken
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/p ... t-support/
Under "EASY Setup Guides for Alternate Configurations (Advanced):" you should find
+ Advanced OpenVPN SSL Usage Guides
click on the + symbol and a sub menu opens up the last item being
OpenVPN Configuration Files (Default)
click on this and you should download the file openvpn.zip
Unzip this file into /etc/openvpn
The /etc/openvpn directory will contain many PIA servers including
"AU Sydney.openvpn" and also the files ca.crt and crl.pem
Do not rename the file "AU Sydney.openvpn".
I then created the file /etc/resolv.conf.tail as described in my earlier post.
to set up PIA I go to their website at
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/p ... nt-sign-in
and enter the Username and Password that you received from PIA then click Submit
That should be all that is required.
HTH
Ken
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superchook
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- Joined: Mon 13 Mar 2006, 07:39
- Location: Sydney, Australia
PIA access in Tahrpup
Thanks.
Getting closer.
The command openvpn Au\ Sydney.ovpn now runs correctly.
It asks for my username which I provide.
it then asks for my password.
I can't type the password into urxvt or paste it.
I downloaded another terminal (Sakura) but same problem: can't input the password.
The command then fails with an authorization failure.
Entering the username/password in the client logon just allows me to change my profile.
However each time I've tried I'm asked to download a file from PIA eg the name of one was ga-notify with lots of numbers.
The gadmin package seems to be a gui for logging on.
Brendan
Getting closer.
The command openvpn Au\ Sydney.ovpn now runs correctly.
It asks for my username which I provide.
it then asks for my password.
I can't type the password into urxvt or paste it.
I downloaded another terminal (Sakura) but same problem: can't input the password.
The command then fails with an authorization failure.
Entering the username/password in the client logon just allows me to change my profile.
However each time I've tried I'm asked to download a file from PIA eg the name of one was ga-notify with lots of numbers.
The gadmin package seems to be a gui for logging on.
Brendan
How to get Private Internet Access running in Tahr?
And closer.
It seems that the password is hidden as you type it; the cursor doesn't even move.
However, the command now works correctly.
It changes the wlan0 interface I use; the icon on the taskbar changes to the computer icon. It states however that there is still a connection.
Another interface is created: tun0.
I've made the file /etec/resolve.conf.tail with nameserver 8.8.8.8 in it but still no connection with the browser.
Brendan
It seems that the password is hidden as you type it; the cursor doesn't even move.
However, the command now works correctly.
It changes the wlan0 interface I use; the icon on the taskbar changes to the computer icon. It states however that there is still a connection.
Another interface is created: tun0.
I've made the file /etec/resolve.conf.tail with nameserver 8.8.8.8 in it but still no connection with the browser.
Brendan
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superchook
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- Location: Sydney, Australia
I had not used PIA since last March and my memory was faulty. A short while ago I tried the following experiment.
Step 1. I visited
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
and observed a note at the top of the page saying "You are not protected"
Step2. I closed the browser
Step 3. I started urxvt and entered
cd /etc/openvpn
openvpn --config AU\ Sydney.openvpn
and answered the username and password questions.
The script then ran setting up the link
Step 4 I restarted the browser and revisited the PIA site. This time it told me I _was_ protected.
Step 5 I closed the browser and then issued a control c in the urxvt window to kill the link.
My use of PIA was mainly when I wanted to purchase airline tickets overseas from Australia.It stops the airlines re directing your requests back to their Australian site.
cheers,
Ken
Step 1. I visited
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
and observed a note at the top of the page saying "You are not protected"
Step2. I closed the browser
Step 3. I started urxvt and entered
cd /etc/openvpn
openvpn --config AU\ Sydney.openvpn
and answered the username and password questions.
The script then ran setting up the link
Step 4 I restarted the browser and revisited the PIA site. This time it told me I _was_ protected.
Step 5 I closed the browser and then issued a control c in the urxvt window to kill the link.
My use of PIA was mainly when I wanted to purchase airline tickets overseas from Australia.It stops the airlines re directing your requests back to their Australian site.
cheers,
Ken
Openvpn with Lxpup_Xenial
I've started using Lxpup Xenial.
With this version of puppy linux openvpn fails with the message that there is no dev tun at /dev/net/tun.
I made the file with:
mkdir /dev/net
cd /dev/net
mknod tun c 10 200
I also made starting easier by editing the ovpn file from Private Internet access.
In the same directory as the ovpn files I made a file which has my username and password.
In the ovpn file I changed the line auth-user-pass to auth-user-pass my_password_file.
Running openvpn now accepts my credentials but warns of the permissions of the password file. Not sure if it is important or how to change it.
With this version of puppy linux openvpn fails with the message that there is no dev tun at /dev/net/tun.
I made the file with:
mkdir /dev/net
cd /dev/net
mknod tun c 10 200
I also made starting easier by editing the ovpn file from Private Internet access.
In the same directory as the ovpn files I made a file which has my username and password.
In the ovpn file I changed the line auth-user-pass to auth-user-pass my_password_file.
Running openvpn now accepts my credentials but warns of the permissions of the password file. Not sure if it is important or how to change it.
Last edited by bh56 on Sun 25 Sep 2016, 02:24, edited 1 time in total.
In Rox file manager
If you right click on the password file.
Select properties.
You can choose the permissions for the file.
Maybe it wants the file to only have read permissions.
If you right click on the password file.
Select properties.
You can choose the permissions for the file.
Maybe it wants the file to only have read permissions.
The things they do not tell you, are usually the clue to solving the problem.
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
When I was a kid I wanted to be older.... This is not what I expected
YaPI(any iso installer)
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jockjunior
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install openvpn package from puppy package manager
install update-resolv-conf (I extracted mine from a deb package I downloaded) stick it in /etc
make 2 files
resolv.head.conf
resolv.tail.conf
In these two enter your dns server addresses the format is
nameserver xxx.xxx.xx.xx
save them in /etc
create a link to /sbin/ip from usr/sbin
click on the file and pick create link then paste it in /usr/bin
add "ipv6" to MODULESCONFIG in /etc/rc.d and dont forget to leave a space between entries
#ADDLIST: if a module did not get auto-loaded but you know it is required for
#your hardware, add it to this list. Note, BootManager will read/write this.
#an entry is allowed to have parameters, replace ' ' with ':'. ex: "mmc_block:major=179"
#note, list needs a space char at beginning and at end.
ADDLIST=' evdev ipv6 '
add to local.rc
openvpn /etc/openvpn/your conf file &
if this doesnt work to start your vpn on startup then follow the startup option below or do it anyway I did
to stop and start create scripts openstop openstart
#!/bin/sh
# code to start the service
openvpn /etc/openvpn/your conf file &
exit
and
#!/bin/sh
# code to stop the service
var1="$(pgrep openvpn)"
echo $var1
kill $var1
exit
make executable and save in my-applications/bin
copy openstart to /root/startup
this is working in Tahr and slacko 6.3.2 using the conf files for Mullvad vpn
install update-resolv-conf (I extracted mine from a deb package I downloaded) stick it in /etc
make 2 files
resolv.head.conf
resolv.tail.conf
In these two enter your dns server addresses the format is
nameserver xxx.xxx.xx.xx
save them in /etc
create a link to /sbin/ip from usr/sbin
click on the file and pick create link then paste it in /usr/bin
add "ipv6" to MODULESCONFIG in /etc/rc.d and dont forget to leave a space between entries
#ADDLIST: if a module did not get auto-loaded but you know it is required for
#your hardware, add it to this list. Note, BootManager will read/write this.
#an entry is allowed to have parameters, replace ' ' with ':'. ex: "mmc_block:major=179"
#note, list needs a space char at beginning and at end.
ADDLIST=' evdev ipv6 '
add to local.rc
openvpn /etc/openvpn/your conf file &
if this doesnt work to start your vpn on startup then follow the startup option below or do it anyway I did
to stop and start create scripts openstop openstart
#!/bin/sh
# code to start the service
openvpn /etc/openvpn/your conf file &
exit
and
#!/bin/sh
# code to stop the service
var1="$(pgrep openvpn)"
echo $var1
kill $var1
exit
make executable and save in my-applications/bin
copy openstart to /root/startup
this is working in Tahr and slacko 6.3.2 using the conf files for Mullvad vpn
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jockjunior
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I think I got it working eventually. Here is what i did:
copy the config file, let's say. us-east.ovpn, and the certificate files into directory </etc/openvpn>
create a text file "password.txt" containing two lines: username and password in the same directory
modify the openvpn config file to reflect the location of the certificates and password.txt
run the command "openvpn /etc/openvpn/us-east.ovpn
to stop: run killall openvpn
it seams to work.
I have two questions:
1, can some help create two scripts to run and stop vpn and keep themon the desktop for easy access?
2, what about routing? do we have have to set up routing and gateway etc?
thanks
copy the config file, let's say. us-east.ovpn, and the certificate files into directory </etc/openvpn>
create a text file "password.txt" containing two lines: username and password in the same directory
modify the openvpn config file to reflect the location of the certificates and password.txt
run the command "openvpn /etc/openvpn/us-east.ovpn
to stop: run killall openvpn
it seams to work.
I have two questions:
1, can some help create two scripts to run and stop vpn and keep themon the desktop for easy access?
2, what about routing? do we have have to set up routing and gateway etc?
thanks