Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Stephen Partington]

yeah, but a simple web interface to manage it, on of etc, and then the
torrent interface.

That would be a nice tool.


On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:48 PM Michael Butash  wrote:

> I've begun looking into dockerizing it a few times, others have done them
> separately, always the scripting and networking seem problematic as needing
> to spawn openvpn inside of it, and allow multiple inbound socket
> translations to the local servers.
>
> I've cloned my instance a few times to make portable or change to drop to
> different drives automatically, and configs are fairly portable, but
> scripting it cleanly to deploy in docker is beyond my abilities and current
> desire to want to learn.  My reaper VM is small enough it doesn't bother me
> to have it (or a few) running, and was portable to reconfig to work in kvm
> from vbox recently.
>
> -mb
>
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:29 PM Stephen Partington 
> wrote:
>
>> This would be a fascinating docker container idea.
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM Michael Butash 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> The VM is pretty lightweight, I give it 2 cores and 2gb of ram, though
>>> looking it's only using 102m of ram with everything running, but my current
>>> pc is loaded with ram, so I don't much split harirs these days.
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:49 AM Jim  wrote:
>>>
 Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to do some more reading to understand
 all that well enough to try it myself, and get some cash together before I
 buy a computer that will support all that.

 I have a Dell 32 bit dinosaur (wallace kubuntu 14) and this computer
 (ladmo kubuntu 18 64 bit).  I have apache2 on wallace so I can share the
 occasional file with friends.  Instead of taking a short sound clip and
 making a video out of it so I can share it with friends on facebook, I just
 put it on wallace and give them the url.  I also keep copies of my pictures
 and music collection on wallace.  So I have /var/www/html on wallace and
 the user account on wallace mounted on ladmo via nfs.   I also have an ssh
 server on wallace so I can access it from ladmo and so I can transfer files
 between my phone and wallace via sftp.  I had wallace connected to the
 router via the 100 mbit nic built into it until Saturday when I found a
 gigabit nic in the cabinet where I keep boxes of parts.

 Good luck with your setup Michael.  I would suspect nobody knows what
 you're doing online except the CIA. :-)

 On 09/19/2018 10:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote:

 I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and
 connect to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client on
 your local lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default routing,
 and make sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns for the local
 server ip running the transmission server, and make it available on a
 bridged interface to the rest of my lan.  I use stickshift on my phone to
 manage/view them then.  I usually run squid socks proxy on it too, using a
 proxy switcher on chrome as an extension to flip between on and off use out
 that connection as well.

 For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on
 it via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my servers
 and clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on cell, work,
 public wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at zerotier.com.

 -mb

 On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim  wrote:

> I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with
> bittorrent.  So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess
> with it, I can try another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you
> use?
>
> On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>
> How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they
> give you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it 
> up,
> and otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with
> openvpn.
>
> I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's
> giving with the ovpn file.
>
> Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You
> should only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to
> port forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're
> wanting an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine 
> out
> via NAT.
>
> -mb
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:
>
>> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
>> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.
>> The
>> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem
>> is
>> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured
>

Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Michael Butash]

I've begun looking into dockerizing it a few times, others have done them
separately, always the scripting and networking seem problematic as needing
to spawn openvpn inside of it, and allow multiple inbound socket
translations to the local servers.

I've cloned my instance a few times to make portable or change to drop to
different drives automatically, and configs are fairly portable, but
scripting it cleanly to deploy in docker is beyond my abilities and current
desire to want to learn.  My reaper VM is small enough it doesn't bother me
to have it (or a few) running, and was portable to reconfig to work in kvm
from vbox recently.

-mb

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:29 PM Stephen Partington 
wrote:

> This would be a fascinating docker container idea.
>
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM Michael Butash  wrote:
>
>> The VM is pretty lightweight, I give it 2 cores and 2gb of ram, though
>> looking it's only using 102m of ram with everything running, but my current
>> pc is loaded with ram, so I don't much split harirs these days.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:49 AM Jim  wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to do some more reading to understand
>>> all that well enough to try it myself, and get some cash together before I
>>> buy a computer that will support all that.
>>>
>>> I have a Dell 32 bit dinosaur (wallace kubuntu 14) and this computer
>>> (ladmo kubuntu 18 64 bit).  I have apache2 on wallace so I can share the
>>> occasional file with friends.  Instead of taking a short sound clip and
>>> making a video out of it so I can share it with friends on facebook, I just
>>> put it on wallace and give them the url.  I also keep copies of my pictures
>>> and music collection on wallace.  So I have /var/www/html on wallace and
>>> the user account on wallace mounted on ladmo via nfs.   I also have an ssh
>>> server on wallace so I can access it from ladmo and so I can transfer files
>>> between my phone and wallace via sftp.  I had wallace connected to the
>>> router via the 100 mbit nic built into it until Saturday when I found a
>>> gigabit nic in the cabinet where I keep boxes of parts.
>>>
>>> Good luck with your setup Michael.  I would suspect nobody knows what
>>> you're doing online except the CIA. :-)
>>>
>>> On 09/19/2018 10:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
>>>
>>> I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and
>>> connect to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client on
>>> your local lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default routing,
>>> and make sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns for the local
>>> server ip running the transmission server, and make it available on a
>>> bridged interface to the rest of my lan.  I use stickshift on my phone to
>>> manage/view them then.  I usually run squid socks proxy on it too, using a
>>> proxy switcher on chrome as an extension to flip between on and off use out
>>> that connection as well.
>>>
>>> For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on
>>> it via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my servers
>>> and clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on cell, work,
>>> public wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at zerotier.com.
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim  wrote:
>>>
 I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with bittorrent.
 So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess with it, I can
 try another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you use?

 On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:

 How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they
 give you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it up,
 and otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with
 openvpn.

 I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's
 giving with the ovpn file.

 Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You
 should only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to
 port forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're
 wanting an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine out
 via NAT.

 -mb

 On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:

> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.
> The
> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
> machine 

Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Stephen Partington]

This would be a fascinating docker container idea.

On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 1:00 PM Michael Butash  wrote:

> The VM is pretty lightweight, I give it 2 cores and 2gb of ram, though
> looking it's only using 102m of ram with everything running, but my current
> pc is loaded with ram, so I don't much split harirs these days.
>
> -mb
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:49 AM Jim  wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to do some more reading to understand
>> all that well enough to try it myself, and get some cash together before I
>> buy a computer that will support all that.
>>
>> I have a Dell 32 bit dinosaur (wallace kubuntu 14) and this computer
>> (ladmo kubuntu 18 64 bit).  I have apache2 on wallace so I can share the
>> occasional file with friends.  Instead of taking a short sound clip and
>> making a video out of it so I can share it with friends on facebook, I just
>> put it on wallace and give them the url.  I also keep copies of my pictures
>> and music collection on wallace.  So I have /var/www/html on wallace and
>> the user account on wallace mounted on ladmo via nfs.   I also have an ssh
>> server on wallace so I can access it from ladmo and so I can transfer files
>> between my phone and wallace via sftp.  I had wallace connected to the
>> router via the 100 mbit nic built into it until Saturday when I found a
>> gigabit nic in the cabinet where I keep boxes of parts.
>>
>> Good luck with your setup Michael.  I would suspect nobody knows what
>> you're doing online except the CIA. :-)
>>
>> On 09/19/2018 10:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
>>
>> I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and connect
>> to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client on your local
>> lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default routing, and make
>> sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns for the local server ip
>> running the transmission server, and make it available on a bridged
>> interface to the rest of my lan.  I use stickshift on my phone to
>> manage/view them then.  I usually run squid socks proxy on it too, using a
>> proxy switcher on chrome as an extension to flip between on and off use out
>> that connection as well.
>>
>> For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on it
>> via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my servers and
>> clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on cell, work, public
>> wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at zerotier.com.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim  wrote:
>>
>>> I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with bittorrent.
>>> So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess with it, I can
>>> try another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you use?
>>>
>>> On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>>>
>>> How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they
>>> give you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it up,
>>> and otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with
>>> openvpn.
>>>
>>> I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's
>>> giving with the ovpn file.
>>>
>>> Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You should
>>> only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to port
>>> forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're wanting
>>> an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine out via NAT.
>>>
>>> -mb
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:
>>>
 I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
 runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
 virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
 with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
 using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
 start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
 appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
 offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
 machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.

 Any ideas what I should do different?

 thanks

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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Michael Butash]

The VM is pretty lightweight, I give it 2 cores and 2gb of ram, though
looking it's only using 102m of ram with everything running, but my current
pc is loaded with ram, so I don't much split harirs these days.

-mb


On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 2:49 AM Jim  wrote:

> Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to do some more reading to understand
> all that well enough to try it myself, and get some cash together before I
> buy a computer that will support all that.
>
> I have a Dell 32 bit dinosaur (wallace kubuntu 14) and this computer
> (ladmo kubuntu 18 64 bit).  I have apache2 on wallace so I can share the
> occasional file with friends.  Instead of taking a short sound clip and
> making a video out of it so I can share it with friends on facebook, I just
> put it on wallace and give them the url.  I also keep copies of my pictures
> and music collection on wallace.  So I have /var/www/html on wallace and
> the user account on wallace mounted on ladmo via nfs.   I also have an ssh
> server on wallace so I can access it from ladmo and so I can transfer files
> between my phone and wallace via sftp.  I had wallace connected to the
> router via the 100 mbit nic built into it until Saturday when I found a
> gigabit nic in the cabinet where I keep boxes of parts.
>
> Good luck with your setup Michael.  I would suspect nobody knows what
> you're doing online except the CIA. :-)
>
> On 09/19/2018 10:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
>
> I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and connect
> to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client on your local
> lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default routing, and make
> sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns for the local server ip
> running the transmission server, and make it available on a bridged
> interface to the rest of my lan.  I use stickshift on my phone to
> manage/view them then.  I usually run squid socks proxy on it too, using a
> proxy switcher on chrome as an extension to flip between on and off use out
> that connection as well.
>
> For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on it
> via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my servers and
> clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on cell, work, public
> wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at zerotier.com.
>
> -mb
>
> On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim  wrote:
>
>> I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with bittorrent.
>> So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess with it, I can
>> try another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you use?
>>
>> On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>>
>> How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they give
>> you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it up, and
>> otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with openvpn.
>>
>> I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's
>> giving with the ovpn file.
>>
>> Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You should
>> only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to port
>> forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're wanting
>> an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine out via NAT.
>>
>> -mb
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:
>>
>>> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
>>> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
>>> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
>>> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
>>> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
>>> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
>>> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
>>> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
>>> machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.
>>>
>>> Any ideas what I should do different?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>
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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Jim]

Thanks for the advice.  I'll have to do some more reading to understand 
all that well enough to try it myself, and get some cash together before 
I buy a computer that will support all that.


I have a Dell 32 bit dinosaur (wallace kubuntu 14) and this computer 
(ladmo kubuntu 18 64 bit).  I have apache2 on wallace so I can share the 
occasional file with friends.  Instead of taking a short sound clip and 
making a video out of it so I can share it with friends on facebook, I 
just put it on wallace and give them the url.  I also keep copies of my 
pictures and music collection on wallace.  So I have /var/www/html on 
wallace and the user account on wallace mounted on ladmo via nfs.   I 
also have an ssh server on wallace so I can access it from ladmo and so 
I can transfer files between my phone and wallace via sftp.  I had 
wallace connected to the router via the 100 mbit nic built into it until 
Saturday when I found a gigabit nic in the cabinet where I keep boxes of 
parts.


Good luck with your setup Michael.  I would suspect nobody knows what 
you're doing online except the CIA. :-)



On 09/19/2018 10:34 PM, Michael Butash wrote:
I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and 
connect to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client 
on your local lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default 
routing, and make sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns 
for the local server ip running the transmission server, and make it 
available on a bridged interface to the rest of my lan.  I use 
stickshift on my phone to manage/view them then.  I usually run squid 
socks proxy on it too, using a proxy switcher on chrome as an 
extension to flip between on and off use out that connection as well.


For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on 
it via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my 
servers and clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on 
cell, work, public wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at 
zerotier.com .


-mb

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim > wrote:


I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with
bittorrent.  So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time
to mess with it, I can try another bittorrent client.  Michael,
which one do you use?


On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:

How are you configuring the openvpn connection? Using PIA vpn,
they give you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did
last I set it up, and otherwise should just need the package
dependencies installed with openvpn.

I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors
it's giving with the ovpn file.

Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You
should only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't
need to port forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT
unless you're wanting an openvpn server yourself to connect back
to.  Mine works fine out via NAT.

-mb

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim mailto:jim.nant...@comcast.net>> wrote:

I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host
machine
runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox
5.2.18.  The
virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The
problem is
with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I
configured them
using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When
I try to
start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine,
the icon
appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops
without
offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for
the guest
machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.

Any ideas what I should do different?

thanks



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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Michael Butash]

I use transmission-daemon as a server on the vm with the vpn, and connect
to the server on port 9091 with a transmission-remote client on your local
lan workstation.  The vpn should override your default routing, and make
sure to kill ipv6 as a sysctl too.  I setup a dns for the local server ip
running the transmission server, and make it available on a bridged
interface to the rest of my lan.  I use stickshift on my phone to
manage/view them then.  I usually run squid socks proxy on it too, using a
proxy switcher on chrome as an extension to flip between on and off use out
that connection as well.

For extra credit, I setup unbound to do encrypted dns to cloudflare on it
via some google tutorials, and I use zerotier as a link all my servers and
clients into a local-ish lan vpn that I can access on cell, work, public
wifi, wherever really.  Check them out at zerotier.com.

-mb

On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 3:56 PM Jim  wrote:

> I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with bittorrent.  So
> far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess with it, I can try
> another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you use?
>
> On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
>
> How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they give
> you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it up, and
> otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with openvpn.
>
> I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's giving
> with the ovpn file.
>
> Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You should
> only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to port
> forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're wanting
> an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine out via NAT.
>
> -mb
>
> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:
>
>> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
>> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
>> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
>> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
>> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
>> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
>> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
>> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
>> machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.
>>
>> Any ideas what I should do different?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>
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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Jim]

Today I tried one last time before giving up.  I installed kubuntu 14.04 
on a virtual machine.  I configured the vpn and connected.  Then I 
launched ktorrent and opened the ubuntu 18.04 torrent.  It immediately 
connected to 119 seeders out of 3052. Download speeds varied between 
2.75 and 4 MBps.  Using virtualbox's shared folders option, I've mounted 
the folder where I have files downloaded to on the host machine in the 
guest.  So anything Ktorrent saves, it saves on the host.  Thanks 
Michael Butash for the idea of using a virtual machine to handle bittorrent.


I have no idea what I did that made it work this time, but I won't 
complain.  Thanks to all for your input.



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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Jim]

I finally got the vpn working, but I'm having trouble with bittorrent.  
So far I've tried Deluge. The next time I have time to mess with it, I 
can try another bittorrent client.  Michael, which one do you use?



On 09/18/2018 11:35 AM, Michael Butash wrote:
How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they 
give you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set 
it up, and otherwise should just need the package dependencies 
installed with openvpn.


I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's 
giving with the ovpn file.


Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You 
should only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need 
to port forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless 
you're wanting an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine 
works fine out via NAT.


-mb

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim > wrote:


I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox
5.2.18.  The
virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The
problem is
with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured
them
using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the
icon
appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.

Any ideas what I should do different?

thanks



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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Michael Butash]

How are you configuring the openvpn connection?  Using PIA vpn, they give
you an openvpn file to connect with, or at least did last I set it up, and
otherwise should just need the package dependencies installed with openvpn.

I'd say launch openvpn via the cli in debug to see what errors it's giving
with the ovpn file.

Bridge or nat should be irrelevant, I've run mine both ways.  You should
only need ports 1194 out to your VPN provider, you don't need to port
forward one back, and actually recommend you do NOT unless you're wanting
an openvpn server yourself to connect back to.  Mine works fine out via NAT.

-mb

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:

> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
> machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.
>
> Any ideas what I should do different?
>
> thanks
>
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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[kitepilot]

Is the network connection working without the VPN?

Yep...
Can the host box see port 1194?
Can the virtual box see port 1194?
Is that the port that server is configured at?
ET 



Bob Elzer writes: 

Is the network connection working without the VPN? 



On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 10:57 PM Jim  wrote: 


I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
machine under network, I chose attached to NAT. 

Any ideas what I should do different? 

thanks 


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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Bob Elzer]

Is the network connection working without the VPN?


On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:

> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
> machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.
>
> Any ideas what I should do different?
>
> thanks
>
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Re: VPN on virtual machine

[Todd Cole]

Hi Jim
 I recommend the network bridge so all traffic will go direct to the NIC
with it's own IP, but I openVPN quite often using both bridge and NAT I use
nat when not at home and have to to use a single wifi on the host
the only difference is in nat the host will provide a internal ip which is
nice for internal routing if needed.
do you have any vpn logs?
also Lubuntu does not use Gnome network manager  I will email if I find the
correct tool we just did one at the installfest last month sudo apt-get
install network-manager-openvpn-gnome will fail due to wrong network
manager gui.
also test it from the cli it should work there either way Todd

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 10:57 PM Jim  wrote:

> I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine
> runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The
> virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is
> with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them
> using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to
> start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon
> appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without
> offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest
> machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.
>
> Any ideas what I should do different?
>
> thanks
>
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VPN on virtual machine

[Jim]

I decided to try a virtual machine for bittorrent.  The host machine 
runs kubuntu 14.04 with 4GB RAM. I've installed virtualbox 5.2.18.  The 
virtual machine is running lubuntu 18 and has 1GB RAM.  The problem is 
with the vpn.  I can't get openvpn or pptp to work.  I configured them 
using the same instructions I did on the host machine.  When I try to 
start a VPN connction(openvpn or pptp)  on the guest machine, the icon 
appears to show it's trying to connect, then it just stops without 
offering any error message.  In  Virtualbox's settings for the guest 
machine under network, I chose attached to NAT.


Any ideas what I should do different?

thanks

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