[mdlug] Most internet Applications not working when VPN connection is established

[Jeff Hanson]

It's been a while since I set it up.  Example configs are in
/usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-config-files.  If you are using
Network Manager then look in /etc/NetworkManager/VPN.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 3:12 AM, Jim Fulner <jim.fulner at member.fsf.org>
wrote:

> Well that certainly does exist. NOw what do do with it?
>
> I tried just running the cript while I was connected to VPN, no change.
>
> I then opened the script file in a text editor and it had mentione of
> editing openvpn*.conf with the update-resolve-conf script.
>
> I don't know where the conf for openvpn lives, so I tried doin a find
> and got nothing.
>
>
> On Tue, 2015-07-28 at 23:16 -0400, Jeff Hanson wrote:
> > There's a script included with OpenVPN on Ubuntu 14.04 that I think fixes
> > this:  /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 9:28 PM, Jim Fulner <jim.fulner at member.fsf.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Greetings,
> > >
> > > In the past few weeks I've started using OpenVPN most of the time when
> I
> > > connect to the Internet. I'm connecting via FreeVPN.me.
> > >
> > > I successfully connect, but then most of my applications don't work.
> > > Particular concern is email client (Evolution). Some do continue to
> work
> > > like Transmission (Torrent Client) and the Tor Browser, but my other
> web
> > > browsers don't either (Abrowser, Konqueror, Elinks, etc.).
> > >
> > > I suspect there is some system setting I need to change to get the rest
> > > of my system to look in the right place, but I can't find anything.
> > >
> > > In case it matters I'm running Trisquel GNU/Linux (Based on Ubuntu,
> with
> > > Linux-libre kernel) and my everyday desktop is LXDE.
> > >
> > > Yours truly,
> > > Jim Fulner
> > >
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