Lock down remote access without overcomplicating your network. This guide walks through MikroTik OpenVPN client configuration and VPN routing so you can connect users securely and send the right traffic through the tunnel with confidence. Useful for admins tightening access or refining branch connectivity. https://monovm.com/blog/mikrotik-openvpn-setup/
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Worth a read if you're improving secure connectivity.
Has anyone configured a #FreeBSD workstation to connect to an #OpenVPN provider that uses webauth SAML?
I think OpenVPN version 3 needs to be used, but there's no openvpn3 in FreeBSD ports.
Error I'm getting from the standard OpenVPN client:
2026-05-05 00:15:04 AUTH: Received control message: AUTH_FAILED,This profile requires web based SAML authentication, please upgrade to a web-based login capable client (IV_SSO=webauth)
Has anyone successfully got this to work on FreeBSD or #HardenedBSD?
I'm trying to use #openvpn on #emacs. I just installed openvpn-mode from MELPA (https://github.com/anticomputer/ovpn-mode) but I can't get it to work.
I start a openvpn session. It asks for my desktop sudo pass (to run openvpn). If I type the right passwd it stalls - I need to C-g. If I type the wrong pass, it asks for it again. Then I type the correct pass and I connect to the VPN get the username/password prompt.
But, the minibuffer stays "opened" (5 lines) and it starts to behave strangely. It wont go away
Migration to step-ca certificates renewed by acme.sh client for OpenVPN done successfully. As I have remote only hosts without physical nor public access, the migration was risky.
I have spawned a cloud instance, configured an OpenVPN server with the same configuration as the one I already have. Then, I migrated client by client. Then I have reconfigured the original server. Then, I have updated the remote server on all clients to rebuild the original private network. Finally, I have deleted the cloud instance.
Certbot doesn't define CN by default which is required by pgBackRest and OpenVPN as of today. I tried to use a CSR but Certbot doesn't automatically renew those certificates making certbot pointless. I'm now using acme.sh and it just works https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh