bcdg
October 4, 2019, 3:43pm
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I installed a private vpn client to whonix gateway OS (by logging as root). (no need to hear it is not recommended)
but when I try to login vpn provider interface,
" There is a problem which is in our side, connect support."
Am I missing something with configuration?
Or only way to connect whonix gateway to a vpn by using client program of vpn provider is really ‘creating 3rd virtual machine’ ??? (I dont want to use openVPN)
Hello, welcome to Whonix forums and thank you for your question!
These two posts of mine apply:
Whonix-Gateway root user does not have clearnet access by default.
Whonix-Gateway root user does not have system default networking by default.
What you’re asking for are very complex issues. Most of Whonix users probably “just” connect to the public Tor network and that’s it. Due to time restraints, I cannot produce (create from scratch) full solutions. In this case I only replied to something obvious that is easy for me to answer. That may or may not help you or any other advanced users to provide further advice or to fix the issue.
apt is configured to use Tor SocksPort.
users who can access clearnet by default on Whonix-Gateway a…
Actually it’s difficult similar to:
I returned to whonix yesterday to try to solve my VPN problem after 10 days or so:
forums.whonix DOT org/t/problem-on-whonix-when-connecting-to-nordvpn-or-basically-any-other-linux-vpn-provider/8126
And I thought of a way to solve this: using DNSCrypt. Because I had similar issues in the past with VPNs and dnscrypt always fixed it and the vpn that didn’t connect, connected fine after setting up dnscrypt.
I tested it and it works on a non-whonix system so I’m pretty sure if I setup dnscrypt on…
DNSCrypt or undocumented (by Whonix) VPN client will have very similar issues.
Unfortunately this is unsupported.
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