Openvpn on 20.04

[Jerry Geis]

On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 10:34 AM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Jul 31, 2021 at 9:42 AM Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:
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>> On Sat, 2021-07-31 at 09:15 -0400, Jerry Geis wrote:
>> > ( yes seems everything shows correctly in NetworkManager).
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>> So a small "VPN" indicator shows up beside the networking icons at top
>> right? It looks like the letters "VPN" on a white background. Generally
>> three dots appear first, which then change to "VPN" when the VPN
>> connects.
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>> > however - I cannot ping or ssh to my machines on the other end.
>> > No error pops up on screen - just not working.
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>> This could be so many things that are unrelated to the VPN.
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>> - can you reach them without the VPN being active? Have these systems
>> ever been reachable?
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>> - have the systems been configured to allow access from the VPN?
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>> - google "What's my IP" when connected to the VPN, and check that the
>> address returned is the one that is permitted access
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>> - turn off the VPN and google "what's my IP" again. Check it's actually
>> different...
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>> - Are the systems behind the VPN Windows systems? Windows systems do
>> not support either ping or ssh out of the box, both must be
>> specifically enabled.
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>> - assuming the systems themselves will respond to pings and are running
>> ssh servers, does the environment they are in - external firewalls and
>> filters - allow pings and ssh through to them?
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>> Regards, K.
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> Corret. When I "turn on the VPN" I get the three dots menu in the upper
> right. Eventually it changes to a LOCK icon.
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> From my windows laptop I can run the Watchguard Windows VPN - same
> connection address, same port, same user name, same password and it works.
> By works I mean I can ping, ssh and VNC once connected to the VPN.
> Certainly ssh and vnc should both work.
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> With the VPN active - I try to google what is my IP and it shows up as the
> OFFICE IP - Cool so something is working - I just cant get to anything.
> SSH or VNC.
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> The systems I'm trying to access in the office are all linux systems. I
> regularly use and ssh and vnc are all active on them.
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> So close - but ???
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> Jerry
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Actually I think I found the issue...  It is working and connected - the
issue is if My home networks is 192.168.1.X and that is the same as what
I'm connecting to through the VPN.

If I connect to a 192.168.2.X at the office it works.

So how do I tell the VPN to get a DHCP address from the office and ignore
my local address ???
Thanks! so close.

Jerry
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