I don't know if I am able to convey this correctly but here goes: I have been using Linux for a while but had a hiatus of about 10 years so it's been a slow requisition of learned skills. To that end I was thrilled that VirtualBox technology came out recently in order to give this a much easier time in connecting to the network and using operating systems seamlessly.
I installed the virtual box package and got the newest Debian DVD ISO and was able to get it all installed from what looks like a complete install. My issues are with my VPN provider that I use. They provide all the configuration on their end so I have no need to be able to offer server configs and the like nor can I randomly copy files over. I have a oven file, a .crt or certification file and of course my username and password. This seems to be good enough to get my android devices connected with a port of ovpn. The issues are with getting networking to recognize the vpn as the sole transparent provider on the instance end. It can initialize and create the tun0. I tried to get this configured but it seems that getting this done assumes several things which are not accurate in my case: 1. I want to run both a client and server and have complete access to both (the provider I work with handles all the server stuff and I don't have to do that, and it technically works without it). 2. All the key generation, random other stuff that the wiki assumes is required is apparently not required. 3. I'm not able to get any documentation from the net that seems to disagree with my need to do this at all (Google searches keep re-referencing the document with every single re-phrasing of the request I need). 4. I tried to mess with iptables and the like and get that to work which only succeeded in shutting off all access to websites that I tried to use 5. No one has apparently had any issues with Network Manger or it's kin that weren't easily solved, and or have never used the virtualization technology.....grrrr I'm sure I have to check things out but I need to know if anyone has done this before, what else I need to share (and what I can and must keep private due to not wanting to void my privacy) Thanks for the help -- "The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of 10 million is a statistic" -- Joseph Stalin "Omnia mutantur, nihil interit" (Translation: Everything changes, nothing is lost.) -- Ovid, _Metamorphoses_
