OpenVPN on Linux: VPN-select provider
Before you can set up a Linux OpenVPN, you will need a VPN provider that provides you with access available. On these points, you should look for when selecting your provider:
- Price: A good VPN provider may cost a little more than a very cheap provider. Make sure that the price of their claims is appropriate.
- OpenVPN support: Not all providers support the OpenVPN Protocol. If you are in need of OpenVPN, to ask in case of doubt, the provider. Under Linux, but other VPN can be used protocols, such as Cisco VPN with vpnc.
- Privacy: If privacy is important, you should look at the appropriate points in the Terms and conditions in more detail. A VPN provider potentially has access to your entire data traffic. For encrypted Connections such as. Online Banking the provider can't access but without Further ADO. Nevertheless, the following applies: you have to trust your VPN Provider.
- Speed: pay Attention to a reasonable speed. If you want to transfer large amounts of data, you will also need the appropriate throughput rate. If only E-sent Mails, and Text is sent, it only takes a slow connection. You can use spaces, where appropriate, free trial period, the VPN-try performance.
- The location of the VPN Many VPN providers have IP addresses in different countries. You should pay attention to, if you want to surf through a VPN with an IP address from a specific country. If you want to use it on trips also your VPN, is the country selection is also crucial.
The VPN icon in Linux Mint
Linux: OpenVPN install
OpenVPN is not installed on all Linux systems by default. You can use the Tools of your Linux Distribution. You need help, you should look into the documentation of your Distro.
- Start Your Package Manager.
- Install the package OpenVPN.
- Install to packages, in order to integrate OpenVPN to your network Manager. Under Linux Mint, for example, the package network-manager-openvpn for the network Manager in Cinnamon and Gnome.
- To avoid problems, reboot the System.
Linux: OpenVPN setup
When all the preparations are made, you can set up OpenVPN on Linux. This manual applies to the Standard network Manager (network-manager, nm-applet) on Linux Mint. Note: The exact configuration may vary depending on the VPN provider. Some providers such as. NordVPN , for example, is Config files available in the network Manager via "file" -> "VPN import" comfortable include can.
- Make sure that you have a working Internet connection.
- Click on the network icon in the taskbar and in the menu select "network connections".
- Click on "Add".
- Select the connection type as "OpenVPN".
- In the settings window, you now need to enter the data, which your VPN provider.
- Note: With some providers you use for the VPN connection, other user data to Login into the Web Interface.
- You use it when possible to the CA authentication. To do this, you need to download the certificate of the supplier and in the Dialog select. Make sure that you do not save the file to a place where you accidentally delete them.
- In the top field, you can select the connection name.
OpenVPN in Linux network Manager
OpenVPN connection start and stop
If OpenVPN is set up, you can connect to it under Linux is very easy and disconnect.
- Again click on the network icon.
- It now appears under the wired and the wireless network connection is a category a VPN.
- Click on the desired VPN network.
- If everything is set up correctly, you will receive a system message that the connection has been successfully established.
- As long as the connection is, appears next to the network icon, a padlock, indicating the VPN connection.
- To disconnect, click again on the network icon, and then click the On/off switch next to the Heading "VPN Connections".
In the next tip we will explain what is a VPN connection on it: What is a VPN connection?
