Zgemma and OpenVPN

[dar1437]

I've been trying to sort out OpenVPN on my Zgemma, with OpenATV6.1 and PIA.

I've followed the instruction (textbook) but i'm not sure that it's working?

Sometimes when i click start, it says running, and other times it does nothing. It was doing the same things when i was using the wrong password (my login one by mistake) lol

In the log, it sais:

Options error: Unrecognised option or missing or extra parameter(s) in /etc/ openvpn/ rpcbind.conf:8: passwd: (2.4.3)

?

 

[jfish]

do you have this line in your conf file

auth-user-pass auth.txt

then a file named auth.txt with username and password (username 1st line password on 2nd line)

 

[dar1437]

I don't think so?

I got 4 files which i ftpd over:

Client.conf
Ca.rsa.2048
Crl.sa.2048.pem
Password.conf

I got the user and password in the password.conf

 

[Grimeire]

I don't think so?

I got 4 files which i ftpd over:

Client.conf
Ca.rsa.2048
Crl.sa.2048.pem
Password.conf

I got the user and password in the password.conf

what error/info is printed when running openvpn from the command line?

 

[dar1437]

what error/info is printed when running openvpn from the command line?

Sorry mate, you've lost me now lol
I'm a bit of a novice.

I seem to have got a plug-in called Vpn Config Changer which i think may be interfering with it. (Can't seem to find it in remove plugins?

 

[Grimeire]

do you know how to access the zgemma receiver command line interface using telnet?

you should first make sure you can run the ovpn file via commandline before trying the gui

steps.
copy all of the keys and certs and one of .ovpn files they gave you to /etc/openvpn. how many files will depend on their config

now from the cli run this command

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now the service should start and ask you for your username and password, do this

if it runs you should see code like below appear in the CLI

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[dar1437]

Cheers Alan, I'll give it a try when i get back.

 

[Grimeire]

another thing that comes to mind to try is cat the password file, this is beacuse depending on what you used to create the password file it can be in the wrong format.

to cat the password file from the command line just run the following command.

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if it comes out in a load of special character delete it and rewrite it using nano or vi.

 

[river4ever]

You have put all four files in folder installed OpenVPN then FTP it to “ETC”

Your user and password should be like.....


User
Password



NOT....
User Password

 

[dar1437]

You have put all four files in folder installed OpenVPN then FTP it to “ETC”

Your user and password should be like.....


User
Password



NOT....
User Password

Yes, all done correctly.

 

[jfish]

can you paste the conf file = remove any sensitive data

 

[dar1437]

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote germany.privateinternetaccess.com 1198
resolv-retry infinate
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
cipher aes-128-cbc
auth sha1
tls-client
remote-cert-tls server
auth-user-pass password.conf
comp-lzo
verb 1
reneg-sec 0
crl-verify crl.rsa.2048.pem
ca ca.rsa.2048.crt
disable-occ

@alankellyeire i gave the telnet a go, but got no sense. (probably me lol)

 

[dar1437]

@alankellyeire

I tried the cat /etc/openvpn/<passwordfile>

and it showed the user id but no password?

cant try the openvpn /etc/openvpn/<nameofopvnfile.ovpn>,
no file there with .ovpn?
tried the
Crl.sa.2048.pem on the off chance

 

[premprop51]

im having exact the same problems mate! comes up running sometimes but only for a few seconds then back to stopped,

ill keep trying tho lol

 

[premprop51]

You have put all four files in folder installed OpenVPN then FTP it to “ETC”

Your user and password should be like.....


User
Password



NOT....
User Password

ive only got 3 files in folder.....ca. ipvanish.com, client.conf and login

what am I missing then?

cheers.

 

[river4ever]

try these files. vpn is germany and PIA.
You will need to login to PIA for your user and pass.
I just made dummy user and password. Install openvpn on zgemma i suggest you use openatv 6.1
Put four files in folder then FTP it to “etc”

There is guide on PIA site.

 

[usenetz]

I've being using easyVPN on myZgemma H2.S since launch but recently when entering the plugin I am shown a red button and asked to select provider every time after which I get the main menu showing the green button and options 1234. Everything appears okay at this point but when I press either red or exit to leave the plugin I am again shown the red button select provider page which is a bit disconcerting as it looks like the VPN has switched-off when actually it hasn't.

I've have uninstalled and reinstalled and select clear old files to no avail.

It never used to behave like this and can lead to confusion as to whether or not the VPN is active.

 

[river4ever]

Sorry

try these files. vpn is germany and PIA.
You will need to login to PIA for your user and pass.
I just made dummy user and password. Install openvpn on zgemma i suggest you use openatv 6.1
Put four files in folder then FTP it to “etc”

There is guide on PIA site.

Sorry for dual post. But forgot to mention when OpenVPN is installed reboot box.
Then FTP folder in and set for auto start then reboot one last time.

This is for PIA files only to the above quote. Other VPNs will be differ as files i uploaded are PIA config.

Thanks river.

 

[Grimeire]

@alankellyeire

I tried the cat /etc/openvpn/<passwordfile>

and it showed the user id but no password?

cant try the openvpn /etc/openvpn/<nameofopvnfile.ovpn>,
no file there with .ovpn?
tried the
Crl.sa.2048.pem on the off chance

try running from the commandline. use these commands and it should ask you for username and password.

cp /etc/openvpn/Client.conf /etc/openvpn/test.ovpn

open the test.ovpn file and comment out the auth-user-pass password.conf. to comment it out just put a # in front of the line

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now run the file using the command below.
cat /etc/openvpn/test.ovpn

I'm assuming the folder you have the open files in is called "openvpn" in the commands above if it is different change it to what you called it.

Please rememeber that linux is case sensentive so if you have called it OpenVpn or sommething similar you will have to change it to that.

you could also try copying one of the .ovpn files that you got from your vpn provider into the openvpn folder and try running that.

as @river4ever said always give a reboot after transferring over files

 

[dar1437]

try running from the commandline. use these commands and it should ask you for username and password.

cp /etc/openvpn/Client.conf /etc/openvpn/test.ovpn

open the test.ovpn file and comment out the auth-user-pass password.conf. to comment it out just put a # in front of the line

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now run the file using the command below.
cat /etc/openvpn/test.ovpn

I'm assuming the folder you have the open files in is called "openvpn" in the commands above if it is different change it to what you called it.

Please rememeber that linux is case sensentive so if you have called it OpenVpn or sommething similar you will have to change it to that.

you could also try copying one of the .ovpn files that you got from your vpn provider into the openvpn folder and try running that.

as @river4ever said always give a reboot after transferring over files

Cheers, I'll have another play about this evening.

I never had any .ovpn file from PIA only the 2 files and 2 folders i posted.