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
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Basic Commands
Ubuntu Linux 16.04/18.04 LTS
- Stop the OpenVPN service:
$ sudo systemctl stop openvpn@server
- 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
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