Chapter 3. Installing OpenVPN

There is a multitude of clients available to connect to an OpenVPN server. This chapter helps the administrator troubleshoot client installation errors. We will cover both the open source clients as well as a few commercial alternatives. This chapter will cover these topics and help the administrator resolve common problems.

Common installation problems

OpenVPN installation problems can be classified into a few major categories: adapter or driver problems, lack of necessary permissions, and broken installers. It is also possible that the existing packages for your chosen operating system either do not exist or are greatly out of date.

Compiling OpenVPN

On Linux and Unix systems, compiling from source can sometimes be ...

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