I am trying to get Mullvad vpn working with openvpn. I encountered some issues with Mullvad, and so purged the Mullvad app and all other Mullvad files. Once I am sure of my openvpn installation I will go back and deal with Mullvad.
So before going back to Mullvad, I want to verify that openvpn is correctly and completely installed.
As far as I can tell openvpn is installed. Synaptic shows the following files as installed.
open vpn
network-manager-openvpn
network-manager-openvpn-gnome
Here is my question:
How can I verify that my openvpn installation is correct?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
First you need to download the .ovpn file from Mullvad.
(each .ovpn file will be a different server)
You can have as many vpn’s as you want but only one will work at a time.
I like to relabel each .ovpn file to it’s Server location. e.g. Mullvad-usa-newyork.ovpn and move them to a new folder /Documents/VPN’s/ create a folder for each Server. (just so it’s easy to find)
The zip file should have a Folder named “keys” and a .ovpn file. The file .ovpn is a script that fills in the settings for OpenVPN. You can manually setup OpenVPN with these files in the “keys” folder.
Once you have the file on your computer.
Menu > Control Panel > Network Connections > + .
Open the Drop Down Menu > Import a saved VPN configuration… (This is at the very bottom of the list)
Select the .ovpn file. Then Lable the connection.
Once this is done you can test the connection.
On the Panel Left click the Network Icon. Select VPN Connections. Select the VPN you want to connect to.
A lock icon indicating connecting to the VPN will replace the network icon.
Go to :
Check that your IP is where it should be i.e. “Not Yours”
That’s it.
Use the .ovpn files when possible as it is so much easier.
Just Remember its Import a saved VPN configuration… and not OpenVPN in the menu.
Each time you start your computer you will need to select the VPN you want to use from the Network Icon. > VPN Connections. located in the panel.
