Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of PiaVPN

Timestamp:

08/25/17 21:19:49 (7 years ago)

Author:

jorrit

Comment:

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PiaVPN

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+How to get Pia VPN working without installing their package
+
+{{{
+sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome
+
+Reboot the computer
+
+mkdir /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA
+
+cd /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA
+
+wget http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip
+
+unzip openvpn.zip
+}}}
+
+Import the PIA OpenVPN config file
+=============================================
+ - Right click the Network Manager on the menu bar
+   - and click "Edit Connections..."
+   - then click "Add"
+   - choose "Import a saved VPN configuration..." for the connection type from the drop down menu
+   - then click "Create..."
+   - double click to go into "OpenVPN-setup-PIA" folder
+   - choose which server you would like to setup and connect to
+   - then click "Open"
+   - Remove only the ":1198" from the "Gateway:" ( if present ) as only the domain name should be in this box
+   - for the "User name:" type in your "p1234567" username
+   - for the "Password:" type in the password that goes with your "p-xxxxx" username
+   - Then click "Advanced..."
+   - Check "Use custom gateway port:" and set it to "1198"
+   - Click on the "Security" tab
+   - Set the "Cipher:" to "AES-128-CBC"
+   - Set the "HMAC Authentication:" to "SHA-1"
+   - Click "OK"
+   - Click "Save"