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Port 1194 is the official IANA assigned port number for OpenVPN
 
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* <code>[[/etc/openvpn/server.conf]]</code>
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* Configuration: <code>[[/etc/openvpn/server.conf]]</code>
* <code>[[/var/log/openvpn.log]]</code>
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* Logs: <code>[[/var/log/openvpn.log]]</code>
  
  

Revision as of 10:36, 21 January 2022

wikipedia:OpenVPN (2001) is a virtual private network (VPN) system to create secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in and remote access.

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

openvpn package contains openvpn binary


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


$ sudo systemctl status 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

Related

See also

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