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Why would you do this? this way you can reach absolute anonymity at your own control where logs are kept by you. In addition you do not have to share resources and face downtimes by VPN providers or you can start you own VPN service.
1.) Depending on your version of Centos download enter the below command.
2.) Now we need to use the RPM command on the file downloaded. (after running the command take note of the admin address and client address)
3.) Enter your VPN password and be sure to use a secure password.
4.) Your VPN is setup, go to the client address which is usually your IP followed by port 943.
5.) Enter username "openvpn" without the " and the password you chose at stage 3, select connect from the dropdown menu and press enter.
6.) Download, install and run the client, on the notification bar click on the new openvpn icon, select your server IP, enter username "openvpn" and password you selected at stage 3.
7.) Ignore any warning and you have your brand new personal VPN on your Centos 6.
Additional information:
Go to the admin address given to you at stage 2. After accessing the admin page use the password you set at stage 3 and the username "openvpn" without the ". Using this page you can configure your VPN.
1.) Depending on your version of Centos download enter the below command.
Code:
64bit:
wget http://swupdate.openvpn.org/as/openvpn-as-1.8.5-CentOS6.x86_64.rpm
32bit:
wget http://swupdate.openvpn.org/as/openvpn-as-1.8.5-CentOS6.i386.rpm
Code:
64bit:
rpm -i openvpnas-1.8.5-1.centos6 x86_64.rpm
32bit:
rpm -i openvpn-as-1.8.5-CentOS6.i386.rpm
4.) Your VPN is setup, go to the client address which is usually your IP followed by port 943.
5.) Enter username "openvpn" without the " and the password you chose at stage 3, select connect from the dropdown menu and press enter.
6.) Download, install and run the client, on the notification bar click on the new openvpn icon, select your server IP, enter username "openvpn" and password you selected at stage 3.
7.) Ignore any warning and you have your brand new personal VPN on your Centos 6.
Additional information:
Go to the admin address given to you at stage 2. After accessing the admin page use the password you set at stage 3 and the username "openvpn" without the ". Using this page you can configure your VPN.