Thread: OPEN VPN, Static IP Client and Network Manager

so, seem having series of issues may or may not correlated. thought asking if has suggestions help/point me in right direction best bet. i'm trying setup open vpn on static ip client. i'm fine using cmd line , avoiding gnome network manager.

if use network manager on dhcp vpn works fine network-manager-openvpn-gnome. problem lies in fact need 2 , both boxes regularly, i'm @ home , need work, i'm @ work , need house leaving me needing static ip on dev vm @ home(im open other ideas if there any). there's no rush on this, can still in fine putty, thought i'd nice live in linux few months learning perspective.

1. if assign client (virtual box 4.2 xubuntu 12.04) static ip network manager no longer works. connection fine , works expected. have network setup in vbox bridged.

code:

auto lo   iface lo inet loopback    auto eth0  address 192.168.1.xxx  netmask 255.255.255.0  gateway 192.168.1.1  dns-nameserver 8.8.8.8 192.168.1.1

fine if connect via cli, open vpn doesn't connect without use of network manager (yes i'm using same files connect on dhcp).

2. open vpn doesn't connect via cli, or @ least let me access remote host (cannot ping etc...). tap interface being created, isn't communicating on it, regardless of dhcp or static. maybe i'm missing here? i'm invoking connection with

code:

sudo openvpn my_config_name.ovpn

result of 'initialization sequence completed' , can see tap0 interface 'ifconfig'. i'd copy info in, vbox extensions aren't working either .

still pretty new linux, , pointed in right direction. updated fresh install outside of openvpn, gnome network manager, vim , vbox extensions.

i had time spend today experiment more.

still couldn't cli interface openvpn work. able setup static ip network manager , connect openvpn network manager... work now.

if knows though cli openvpn reference i'd love read it.

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