Help connecting OpenVPN in Ubuntu 12.04

Solution 1:

You can use the Network Manager applet to configure VPN connections. You need to install the openvpn plugin first.

Either from the command-line:

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager-openvpn-gnome

Or through the software center (search for network-manager-openvpn-gnome).

Then, your network applet menu will let you configure VPN connections. It will have an additional "VPN Connections" menu, with a submenu to "Configure VPN...". From there, you can import your existing .ovpn file, enter the location of your key and certificate files, enter the key password, etc.

Depending on your vpn server configuration and your needs, you may also want to:

• define special DNS servers ?
• check "Use this connection only for resources on it's network" ?
• etc.

Solution 2:

There are excellent resources available, read this and this.

For a gui client you could try GOpenVPN or hamachi or gvpnc. Look for these in the software center.

Solution 3:

hey you can install OPEN VPN plugin by going to networks and select Openvpn then install OPEN VPN plugin