VPN

Debian / Ubuntu / Ubuntu Mate

Information stolen from here

install OpenVPN

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome

enable Network Manager

• gksudo pluma /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (Mate edition) or gksudo gedit /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf (GNOME version)
• Make sure that managed=true
• logout and log in again

add OpenVPN connection

• download and extract ackspace.ovpn.7z
• click the network icon
• click on Edit Connections...
• click on Add
• select Import a saved VPN configuration... and click Create...
• select the downloaded ackspace.ovpn file
• type in your User name (without @ackspace.nl) and given Password and click Save
• close all remaining network dialogs

connect to OpenVPN

• click the network icon
• go to VPN connections and click ackspace

now, go to LDAP#Reset_password to update your credentials if you haven't done yet

autoconnect

If you're using spacenet on a remote (untrusted) location, it's a good idea to use this VPN on top of it. You can do this automatically by:

• click on the network icon
• click Edit Connections...
• doubleclick spacenet
• go to tab General
• check Automatically connect to VPN
• select ackspace
• click Save

troubleshooting

If you can't connect to the VPN ("blinking" padlock), run openvpn --config ackspace.ovpn from the command line, fill in the username and password when asked, and check the following:

Auth failed

us=317651 AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED
us=318004 TCP/UDP: Closing socket
us=318137 SIGTERM[soft,auth-failure] received, process exiting

Check your username (don't add @ackspace.nl) and (provided) password

Sequence Completed

us=840388 /sbin/ip route add ....
us=848238 /sbin/ip route add 192.168.1.0/24 via 10.8.0.1
us=851289 Initialization Sequence Completed
(still running)

Your VPN connection now works, check if the network manager works (try and logout and in again)

Operation not permitted

us=407214 ERROR: Cannot ioctl TUNSETIFF tun: Operation not permitted (errno=1)
us=407251 Exiting due to fatal error

run the same command with sudo

windows

Tested on Windows 10

install OpenVPN

• download the latest OpenVPN installer
• run the installer

add OpenVPN connection

• run OpenVPN GUI
• download media:ackspace.ovpn.7z
• right click the OpenVPN GUI tray icon
• click on Import file...
• open the downloaded ackspace.ovpn file, click Ok

connect to OpenVPN

• right click the OpenVPN GUI tray icon
• click on Connect
• type in your User name (without @ackspace.nl) and given Password and click Ok

now, go to LDAP#Reset_password to update your credentials if you haven't done yet