wiki:PiaVPN

Version 1 (modified by jorrit, 7 years ago) (diff)

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How to get Pia VPN working without installing their package

sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn network-manager network-manager-gnome network-manager-openvpn-gnome

Reboot the computer

mkdir /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA

cd /tmp/OpenVPN-setup-PIA

wget http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip

unzip openvpn.zip

Import the PIA OpenVPN config file =============================================

  • Right click the Network Manager on the menu bar
    • and click "Edit Connections..."
    • then click "Add"
    • choose "Import a saved VPN configuration..." for the connection type from the drop down menu
    • then click "Create..."
    • double click to go into "OpenVPN-setup-PIA" folder
    • choose which server you would like to setup and connect to
    • then click "Open"
    • Remove only the ":1198" from the "Gateway:" ( if present ) as only the domain name should be in this box
    • for the "User name:" type in your "p1234567" username
    • for the "Password:" type in the password that goes with your "p-xxxxx" username
    • Then click "Advanced..."
    • Check "Use custom gateway port:" and set it to "1198"
    • Click on the "Security" tab
    • Set the "Cipher:" to "AES-128-CBC"
    • Set the "HMAC Authentication:" to "SHA-1"
    • Click "OK"
    • Click "Save"