I am using private internet access and I get the error message "VPN failed to start".
I use the recommended openvpn profiles. It also doesn't work if I use their own program and the service is working on windows and android. Thx in advance.
VPN failed to start
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jollydrifter
VPN failed to start
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Re: VPN failed to start
Hi "jollydrifter",
Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum !
It would help to know more about your system setup, what edition and version of Linux Mint are you using. If you run "inxi -Fxzd" from the console terminal prompt, highlight the results, copy and paste them back here, that should provide enough information.
Excellent choice in VPN providers by choosing "Private Internet Access (PIA)".
Please be as specific as you can be when describing your issues. How are you accessing and setting up the VPN servers, through the Network Manager, console terminal prompt, their installation script?
Link with good information
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=247482&hilit=openvpn
As for whether or not your VPN connections work when you have multiple connections with other devices depends upon your service agreement with your VPN provider, like you may only be allowed to have 1,2,3,4,5, etc... devices logging into your VPN account at one time.
Tip: If you use a hardware router that can handle VPNs to add your VPN server(s), then all devices accessing that router through wired or wireless connections automatically inherit the VPN connection and you are only using one login.
Hope this helps ...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Linux Mint and its excellent forum !
It would help to know more about your system setup, what edition and version of Linux Mint are you using. If you run "inxi -Fxzd" from the console terminal prompt, highlight the results, copy and paste them back here, that should provide enough information.
Excellent choice in VPN providers by choosing "Private Internet Access (PIA)".
Please be as specific as you can be when describing your issues. How are you accessing and setting up the VPN servers, through the Network Manager, console terminal prompt, their installation script?
Link with good information
viewtopic.php?f=90&t=247482&hilit=openvpn
As for whether or not your VPN connections work when you have multiple connections with other devices depends upon your service agreement with your VPN provider, like you may only be allowed to have 1,2,3,4,5, etc... devices logging into your VPN account at one time.
Tip: If you use a hardware router that can handle VPNs to add your VPN server(s), then all devices accessing that router through wired or wireless connections automatically inherit the VPN connection and you are only using one login.
Hope this helps ...
Phd21: Mint 20 Cinnamon & KDE Neon 64-bit Awesome OS's, Dell Inspiron I5 7000 (7573, quad core i5-8250U ) 2 in 1 touch screen
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jollydrifter
Re: VPN failed to start
System: Host: marin-Alienware-X51 Kernel: 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.4.4 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: System: Alienware product: Alienware X51 v: 00
Mobo: Alienware model: 0KM92T v: A00
Bios: Alienware v: A14 date: 11/04/2013
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-3770 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27138
clock speeds: max: 3900 MHz 1: 1599 MHz 2: 1614 MHz 3: 1692 MHz
4: 1599 MHz 5: 1696 MHz 6: 1606 MHz 7: 1601 MHz 8: 1691 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: intel,nouveau
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV126
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA Device 0fba driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-2 Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-58-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
driver: ath9k bus-ID: 04:00.0
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST31000524AS size: 1000.2GB
Optical: /dev/sr0 model: HL-DT-ST DVDRWBD CA40N
rev: A102 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition: ID-1: / size: 909G used: 8.6G (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.48GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 248 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 1089.7/7878.1MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
Here you go. What I meant was it works in android and windows but when I use PIA own script it doesn't work either.
I download the recommended openvpn profiles from PIA and I go into network connections. I click add and pick import a saved vpn configuration. Then I insert my username and password. Then when I try to start it from connection manager it says this error message "VPN connection failed. The VPN connection failed because the VPN service failed to start.
Desktop: Cinnamon 3.4.4 (Gtk 3.18.9-1ubuntu3.3)
Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine: System: Alienware product: Alienware X51 v: 00
Mobo: Alienware model: 0KM92T v: A00
Bios: Alienware v: A14 date: 11/04/2013
CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-3770 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB
flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 27138
clock speeds: max: 3900 MHz 1: 1599 MHz 2: 1614 MHz 3: 1692 MHz
4: 1599 MHz 5: 1696 MHz 6: 1606 MHz 7: 1601 MHz 8: 1691 MHz
Graphics: Card-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor Graphics Controller
bus-ID: 00:02.0
Card-2: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] bus-ID: 01:00.0
Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) FAILED: intel,nouveau
Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz
GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV126
GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 12.0.6 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio: Card-1 NVIDIA Device 0fba driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 01:00.1
Card-2 Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller
driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0
Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.8.0-58-generic
Network: Card-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: d000 bus-ID: 02:00.0
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
driver: ath9k bus-ID: 04:00.0
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: HDD Total Size: 1000.2GB (1.7% used)
ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST31000524AS size: 1000.2GB
Optical: /dev/sr0 model: HL-DT-ST DVDRWBD CA40N
rev: A102 dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 24x multisession: yes
audio: yes dvd: yes rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition: ID-1: / size: 909G used: 8.6G (1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-2: swap-1 size: 8.48GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/dm-0
RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 29.8C mobo: 27.8C
Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info: Processes: 248 Uptime: 4 min Memory: 1089.7/7878.1MB
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35
Here you go. What I meant was it works in android and windows but when I use PIA own script it doesn't work either.
I download the recommended openvpn profiles from PIA and I go into network connections. I click add and pick import a saved vpn configuration. Then I insert my username and password. Then when I try to start it from connection manager it says this error message "VPN connection failed. The VPN connection failed because the VPN service failed to start.
Re: VPN failed to start
Is your home partition encrypted?
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jollydrifter
Re: VPN failed to start
Yes, so that might be it?greerd wrote:Is your home partition encrypted?
Re: VPN failed to start
Yes, check this thread viewtopic.php?f=47&t=245787.jollydrifter wrote:Yes, so that might be it?greerd wrote:Is your home partition encrypted?