can't use .ovpn file for OpenVPN

Hi folks,

I’m going to set a OpenVPN connection from the following link:
http://www.vpngate.net/en/do_openvpn.aspx?fqdn=vpn979097845.opengw.net&ip=121.110.17.84&tcp=1544&udp=1948&sid=1450886193479&hid=3035700

There are some .ovpn files, but in the LEAP’s network manager, we have to provide three different files (ca, crt, key).
thus I have extracted these 3 files from .ovpn file, but cannot make it work when add a new openvpn connection from network manager
What other setting should i use?

any help appreciates

Have you tried to simply invoke your vpn connection from a command line specifying your opvn file?

**openvpn --config client.ovpn**

In other words…

  1. Set up a normal network connection using Network Manager or Wicked.
  2. Invoke the openvpn command specifying your ovpn file in a console
  3. Open and run your network application (web browser, mail client, etc.)

TSU

Hey TSU,
Thanks a lot for your resolution,
Yes, that works :wink:

Just a short question,
is there any GUI way to connect to this VPN next time? or each time i have to use **openvpn --config client.ovpn **to connect to the service?

thanks :slight_smile:

It is possible to create the three separate files (required for Network Manager) all derived from the relevant sections contained in the .ovpn file using a text editor.

Just ignore the part about importing the modified .ovpn file and instead just provide the three derived files eg client.ca, client.crt, and client.key

See how that goes.