VPN access with openVPN

mikeg905 · 03-28-2009, 05:36 PM

I am trying to connect to a VPN network using openVPN. I got the proper files from my company and put them in /etc/openvpn directory like this:

/etc/openvpn
[mgallant@localhost openvpn]$ tree
.
|-- client.conf
`-- keys
|-- ca.crt
|-- mgallant.crt
|-- mgallant.key
`-- ta.key

I set up the NetworkManager Applet to use these files.
I also set up the Terminal Server Client to connect, once I have the VPN set up

I get 2 errors.

1) from the NetworkManager Applet i get 'VPN connection failed'
2) from the Terminal Server Client I get 'You have been unexpectly disconnected from mgallant@versasys.com. Would you like to reconnect?

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Error: getaddrinfo: Name or Service not known

Is there anything else I need to do?

I connect to the internet with a DSL service in Canada called Sympatico
I can use the internet fine.
I can use openVPN from a Windows computer fine, so it must be my Fedora linux settings

homey · 03-28-2009, 06:10 PM

From my Fedora box, I use vpnc to connect to work and it works fine.
In this example, 123.123.123.123 is the work router that vpn goes through.
This may be of help to you but, change the info to your specs.

Code:

I use remote desktop to connect to Windows boxes at work.

I use VNC Viewer to connect to Linux boxes at work.



# Install some goodies as root user

yum install vpnc rdesktop vnc

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# Start the vpn connection with the command: vpnc

# At the command line, enter the vpn information



Enter IPSec gateway address: 123.123.123.123

Enter IPSec ID for 123.123.123.123: vpn_router_group

Enter IPSec secret for vpn_router_group@123.123.123.123: vpn_router_group_password

Enter username for 123.123.123.123: my_vpn_userid

Enter password for my_vpn_userid@123.123.123.123: my_vpn_password



# Save yourself some typing by putting that info into the /etc/vpnc.default.conf
 or into your personal config file like myvpn.conf


# Start the connection with the command: vpnc ./myvpn.conf


Example of myvpn.conf


IPSec gateway 123.123.123.123

IPSec ID vpn_router_group

IPSec secret vpn_router_group_password

Xauth username my_vpn_userid

Xauth password my_vpn_password




# Connect to the remote desktop using the fully qualified domain name or ip address

  rdesktop -u fred -k en-us -g 1024x768 mydesk.work.com
or

  rdesktop -u fred -k en-us -g 1024x768 10.0.50.99



# To have full screen, use -f ; To get out of full screen mode, use Ctrl-Alt-Enter

  rdesktop -u fred -k en-us -f mydesk.work.com



# Exit vpn when you are done

  vpnc-disconnect

mikeg905 · 04-04-2009, 04:43 PM

I found the answer with help from some people at work.

On the Network Applet where you update the Network connections I
went to IPv4 settings and put in the proper values for DNS Servers and Search Domains