OpenVPN

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wikipedia:OpenVPN (2001)

OpenVPN uses a custom security protocol that utilizes SSL/TLS for key exchange.

Port 1194 is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN

.ovpn file

Basic Commands

Ubuntu Linux 16.04/18.04 LTS

• Stop the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo systemctl stop openvpn@server

(No output)

• Start the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo systemctl start openvpn@server

• Restart the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo systemctl restart openvpn@server

Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS

• Stop the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn stop

• Start the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn start

• Restart the OpenVPN service:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/openvpn restart

Activities

• Follow https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-setup-openvpn-server-on-ubuntu-linux-14-04-or-16-04-lts/ installation guide
• Verify status of your OpenVPN server: systemctl status openvpn-server@server

See also

• VPN: IPsec (Openswan), OpenVPN, Forticlient, GlobalProtect (PAN-OS), WireGuard (Linux Kernel), Tailscale, PulseSecure, WebVPN, SoftEther, ESP, IKE, AWS VPN, Zerotier, VPN client, Pritunl, GCP Cloud VPN, Mesh virtual private network, Mullvad
• OpenVPN Connect IOS applications