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Revision as of 02:32, 3 September 2009
Mac VPN Client - Tunnelblick
Tunnelblick is an open source client for Mac OSX.
Visit the Tunnelblick download page for all details.
- Download and install Tunnelblick for Mac OS X (NEW as of Aug 22 2009).
- There are some .ctr/.key files needed (make sure you follow the links to these in this wiki properly):
- Download the .ctr/.key files and save them in the /Users/username/Library/openvpn folder, where username is the home directory of the current user.
- Go to the configuration for Tunnelblick and edit the config file.
- Click on the Tunnelblick icon in the upper right corner of the display, then click Details...
- "OpenVPN Log Output" window should appear, click on Edit Configuration. Make sure the Set Nameserver (Experimental) option is checked.
- Delete the default sample configuration
- Copy and paste the configuration below into the OpenVPN.conf file, replacing XYZ for your HDA's nickname:
remote XYZ.yourhda.com 1194 client dev tun proto udp resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun ca ca-cert.crt cert AmahiHDAClient.crt key AmahiHDAClient.key comp-lzo verb 3 auth-user-pass
- Any time you want to connect from outside of your home network and into your home network, simply click on Connect
- Don't forget to click on the DNS option.
- Input your username and password
- It is possible to use keyrings. Will link here the details when available.
Note:
- The procedure above has been tested with an Intel-based Mac.
Acessing Shares:
- Once connected, in Finder, go to "Go" > "Connect to Server". You'll be prompted to type in your HDA address (smb://hda)
- There have been cases in which the hda name did not work due to DNS issues. If this is the case, you can connect via ip address of your HDA (smb://192.168.X.X)