VPNMacTunnelBlick

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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):
  • 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...
    Tunnelblick-pulldown.png
  • "OpenVPN Log Output" window should appear, click on Edit Configuration. Make sure the Set Nameserver (Experimental) option is checked.
    Tunnelblick-editconfig.png
  • Delete the default sample configuration
    Openvpn conf1.png
  • 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