rpeters83
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I'm asking for some help with setting this up. I'm familiar with the basics of VPN, but only have used PPTP. My goal is to run an OpenVPN server from my home and connect to it from work. Nothing fancy - I just want to be able to connect.
Here's what I have so far. I have a Ubuntu server running 3.2.6 of OpenVPN. All I did so far was install the .deb package. I have the web admin running and it's pretty much vanilla. My problem is, when I connect locally from my home network, it works fine using the OpenVPN connect client (from windows). It loads the profile and I'm able to connect to it. It seems to work out of the box.
The problem when I try to connect from work, or try to even load the profile, it says "Error. Connect error" in the taskbar. I've already opened up TCP 443 in my home router to point to the internal VPN server.
I'm not sure what else to do. I've tried to find tutorials, but they appear to be for older versions. It also seems to "work" (at least locally), but it's not from my remote work location, so I can't tell if it's a configuration issue or what.
Anyone willing to give me baby-steps and help me get this thing working? Thanks.
Here's what I have so far. I have a Ubuntu server running 3.2.6 of OpenVPN. All I did so far was install the .deb package. I have the web admin running and it's pretty much vanilla. My problem is, when I connect locally from my home network, it works fine using the OpenVPN connect client (from windows). It loads the profile and I'm able to connect to it. It seems to work out of the box.
The problem when I try to connect from work, or try to even load the profile, it says "Error. Connect error" in the taskbar. I've already opened up TCP 443 in my home router to point to the internal VPN server.
I'm not sure what else to do. I've tried to find tutorials, but they appear to be for older versions. It also seems to "work" (at least locally), but it's not from my remote work location, so I can't tell if it's a configuration issue or what.
Anyone willing to give me baby-steps and help me get this thing working? Thanks.