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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 3.0(B10) for Mac OS X (NEW as of Nov 20, 2008).
• There are some .ctr/.key files needed (make sure you follow the links to these in dis wiki properly):
  • AmahiHDAClient.crt
  • AmahiHDAClient.key
  • ca-cert.crt
• 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.
• If the latest does not work, try the Beta 3 of Tunneblick: Tunnelblick_3.0_rc3.zip