OpenVPN connects but block websites doesn't open on Ubuntu 17.04
I use the OpenVPN connection for a long time to open the block websites. I have 2 computers. Desktop and laptop. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on desktop and 17.04 on laptop. Since I update desktop a few days ago the OpenVPN connection connects but doesn't work. Chrome says:
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
It means that block websites doesn't open anymore, but other websites open as usual. Same issue on laptop with a fresh Ubuntu 17.04 installed.
I have tested some DNS on OpenVPN connection but doesn't work and I read some articles from other users but didn't help.
16.04 networking vpn 17.04 openvpn
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I use the OpenVPN connection for a long time to open the block websites. I have 2 computers. Desktop and laptop. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on desktop and 17.04 on laptop. Since I update desktop a few days ago the OpenVPN connection connects but doesn't work. Chrome says:
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
It means that block websites doesn't open anymore, but other websites open as usual. Same issue on laptop with a fresh Ubuntu 17.04 installed.
I have tested some DNS on OpenVPN connection but doesn't work and I read some articles from other users but didn't help.
16.04 networking vpn 17.04 openvpn
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47
add a comment |
I use the OpenVPN connection for a long time to open the block websites. I have 2 computers. Desktop and laptop. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on desktop and 17.04 on laptop. Since I update desktop a few days ago the OpenVPN connection connects but doesn't work. Chrome says:
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
It means that block websites doesn't open anymore, but other websites open as usual. Same issue on laptop with a fresh Ubuntu 17.04 installed.
I have tested some DNS on OpenVPN connection but doesn't work and I read some articles from other users but didn't help.
16.04 networking vpn 17.04 openvpn
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
I use the OpenVPN connection for a long time to open the block websites. I have 2 computers. Desktop and laptop. I use Ubuntu 16.04 on desktop and 17.04 on laptop. Since I update desktop a few days ago the OpenVPN connection connects but doesn't work. Chrome says:
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
It means that block websites doesn't open anymore, but other websites open as usual. Same issue on laptop with a fresh Ubuntu 17.04 installed.
I have tested some DNS on OpenVPN connection but doesn't work and I read some articles from other users but didn't help.
16.04 networking vpn 17.04 openvpn
16.04 networking vpn 17.04 openvpn
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
edited Feb 15 at 8:56
mature
2,1524931
2,1524931
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
asked Jun 12 '17 at 9:27
ariamanariaman
83115
83115
I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47
add a comment |
I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47
I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47
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I couldn't leave a comment to your question (due to lack of reputation points). However, I also hit this with my recent upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04. I'm not sure how I got it to work (which is why I'd rather leave a comment than use this answer form). I don't know if you're using openvpn via the command line (my situation) but if you are this worked for me:
sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.servicesudo openvpn --config "your-config-file-here.ovpn" &- Wait for: "Initialization Sequence Completed" from openvpn
- Test that you can reach the outside world:
ping www.google.comor usedig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.comto see that your IP address has changed. sudo pkill -TERM openvpnsudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
After performing these steps, subsequent starts of openvpn worked normally without having to resort to stopping NetworkManager. I even rebooted the machine and tested again to verify that it survived a reboot.
I can only guess that NetworkManager was preventing openvpn from touching some system files. Either way I wouldn't consider this a fix, but rather a work-around that may/may not help you.
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
add a comment |
Probably this looks like a DNS leak issue you can fix this
- Edit The .ovpn File
You just need to add these three lines of config into your .ovpn file. Add these to the end of file as new lines.
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
Explanation: OpenVPN (if you install it from Ubuntu repo) has a special script named update-resolv-conf. This script will update your /etc/resolv.conf file automatically. It will force OpenVPN to use default DNS from your .ovpn file.
- Run The .ovpn File
sudo openvpn --config name_of_your_file.ovpn
- Test DNS Leak
Browse http://dnsleaktest.com and start a standard test. See that your DNS changed into another than your ISP DNS (thus VPN's DNS). In this example, I use vpngate VPN service and Google as my DNS.
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
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I couldn't leave a comment to your question (due to lack of reputation points). However, I also hit this with my recent upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04. I'm not sure how I got it to work (which is why I'd rather leave a comment than use this answer form). I don't know if you're using openvpn via the command line (my situation) but if you are this worked for me:
sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.servicesudo openvpn --config "your-config-file-here.ovpn" &- Wait for: "Initialization Sequence Completed" from openvpn
- Test that you can reach the outside world:
ping www.google.comor usedig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.comto see that your IP address has changed. sudo pkill -TERM openvpnsudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
After performing these steps, subsequent starts of openvpn worked normally without having to resort to stopping NetworkManager. I even rebooted the machine and tested again to verify that it survived a reboot.
I can only guess that NetworkManager was preventing openvpn from touching some system files. Either way I wouldn't consider this a fix, but rather a work-around that may/may not help you.
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
add a comment |
I couldn't leave a comment to your question (due to lack of reputation points). However, I also hit this with my recent upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04. I'm not sure how I got it to work (which is why I'd rather leave a comment than use this answer form). I don't know if you're using openvpn via the command line (my situation) but if you are this worked for me:
sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.servicesudo openvpn --config "your-config-file-here.ovpn" &- Wait for: "Initialization Sequence Completed" from openvpn
- Test that you can reach the outside world:
ping www.google.comor usedig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.comto see that your IP address has changed. sudo pkill -TERM openvpnsudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
After performing these steps, subsequent starts of openvpn worked normally without having to resort to stopping NetworkManager. I even rebooted the machine and tested again to verify that it survived a reboot.
I can only guess that NetworkManager was preventing openvpn from touching some system files. Either way I wouldn't consider this a fix, but rather a work-around that may/may not help you.
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
add a comment |
I couldn't leave a comment to your question (due to lack of reputation points). However, I also hit this with my recent upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04. I'm not sure how I got it to work (which is why I'd rather leave a comment than use this answer form). I don't know if you're using openvpn via the command line (my situation) but if you are this worked for me:
sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.servicesudo openvpn --config "your-config-file-here.ovpn" &- Wait for: "Initialization Sequence Completed" from openvpn
- Test that you can reach the outside world:
ping www.google.comor usedig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.comto see that your IP address has changed. sudo pkill -TERM openvpnsudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
After performing these steps, subsequent starts of openvpn worked normally without having to resort to stopping NetworkManager. I even rebooted the machine and tested again to verify that it survived a reboot.
I can only guess that NetworkManager was preventing openvpn from touching some system files. Either way I wouldn't consider this a fix, but rather a work-around that may/may not help you.
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
I couldn't leave a comment to your question (due to lack of reputation points). However, I also hit this with my recent upgrade from 16.10 to 17.04. I'm not sure how I got it to work (which is why I'd rather leave a comment than use this answer form). I don't know if you're using openvpn via the command line (my situation) but if you are this worked for me:
sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.servicesudo openvpn --config "your-config-file-here.ovpn" &- Wait for: "Initialization Sequence Completed" from openvpn
- Test that you can reach the outside world:
ping www.google.comor usedig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.comto see that your IP address has changed. sudo pkill -TERM openvpnsudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
After performing these steps, subsequent starts of openvpn worked normally without having to resort to stopping NetworkManager. I even rebooted the machine and tested again to verify that it survived a reboot.
I can only guess that NetworkManager was preventing openvpn from touching some system files. Either way I wouldn't consider this a fix, but rather a work-around that may/may not help you.
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
answered Jun 12 '17 at 17:34
AntDokAntDok
1
1
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
add a comment |
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
I use openvpn with network manager. I run this command sudo systemctl stop NewtworkManager.service ) and the result is : Failed to stop NewtworkManager.service: Unit NewtworkManager.service not loaded.
– ariaman
Jun 13 '17 at 5:31
add a comment |
Probably this looks like a DNS leak issue you can fix this
- Edit The .ovpn File
You just need to add these three lines of config into your .ovpn file. Add these to the end of file as new lines.
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
Explanation: OpenVPN (if you install it from Ubuntu repo) has a special script named update-resolv-conf. This script will update your /etc/resolv.conf file automatically. It will force OpenVPN to use default DNS from your .ovpn file.
- Run The .ovpn File
sudo openvpn --config name_of_your_file.ovpn
- Test DNS Leak
Browse http://dnsleaktest.com and start a standard test. See that your DNS changed into another than your ISP DNS (thus VPN's DNS). In this example, I use vpngate VPN service and Google as my DNS.
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
add a comment |
Probably this looks like a DNS leak issue you can fix this
- Edit The .ovpn File
You just need to add these three lines of config into your .ovpn file. Add these to the end of file as new lines.
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
Explanation: OpenVPN (if you install it from Ubuntu repo) has a special script named update-resolv-conf. This script will update your /etc/resolv.conf file automatically. It will force OpenVPN to use default DNS from your .ovpn file.
- Run The .ovpn File
sudo openvpn --config name_of_your_file.ovpn
- Test DNS Leak
Browse http://dnsleaktest.com and start a standard test. See that your DNS changed into another than your ISP DNS (thus VPN's DNS). In this example, I use vpngate VPN service and Google as my DNS.
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
add a comment |
Probably this looks like a DNS leak issue you can fix this
- Edit The .ovpn File
You just need to add these three lines of config into your .ovpn file. Add these to the end of file as new lines.
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
Explanation: OpenVPN (if you install it from Ubuntu repo) has a special script named update-resolv-conf. This script will update your /etc/resolv.conf file automatically. It will force OpenVPN to use default DNS from your .ovpn file.
- Run The .ovpn File
sudo openvpn --config name_of_your_file.ovpn
- Test DNS Leak
Browse http://dnsleaktest.com and start a standard test. See that your DNS changed into another than your ISP DNS (thus VPN's DNS). In this example, I use vpngate VPN service and Google as my DNS.
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
Probably this looks like a DNS leak issue you can fix this
- Edit The .ovpn File
You just need to add these three lines of config into your .ovpn file. Add these to the end of file as new lines.
script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
Explanation: OpenVPN (if you install it from Ubuntu repo) has a special script named update-resolv-conf. This script will update your /etc/resolv.conf file automatically. It will force OpenVPN to use default DNS from your .ovpn file.
- Run The .ovpn File
sudo openvpn --config name_of_your_file.ovpn
- Test DNS Leak
Browse http://dnsleaktest.com and start a standard test. See that your DNS changed into another than your ISP DNS (thus VPN's DNS). In this example, I use vpngate VPN service and Google as my DNS.
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
Shersha FnShersha Fn
101
answered Feb 15 at 7:27
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I am from iran and many wesites are blocked just like china as you know. like twitter and facebook and google plus and many others. I use this connection on my android devices and works perfectly. please tell me what kind of information do you need.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:37
as I said , this connection works on other divices like android and windows devices. I have this problem since I update my 16.04 ubuntu. 3 or 4 days ago.
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:42
no. just block websites. google.com is not blocked but plus.google.com is blocked. (for example)
– ariaman
Jun 12 '17 at 9:47