TryHackMe: OpenVPN — Write-Up

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Hi,

This article is about OpenVPN created by TryHackMe on TryHackMe. It is free room and everyone can join it.

Description: A guide to connecting to our network using OpenVPN.

This room teaches us how we can connect with other network using OpenVPN. Let’s get started,

First of all download the configuration file from access page below More menu as shown in figure 1.2 below:

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If you have already installed openvpn on your machine that great otherwise you can install by typing following command:

sudo apt-get install openvpn

Once you have installed openvpn on your machine then go the the directory of that configuration file and there type following command as shown in figure 1.3 below:

openvpn Filename.ovpn

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It will start connecting and when terminal show you regarding sequence completed as shown in figure 1.4 message that’s mean your vpn is connected with the network of TryHackMe.

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Now you can access their machines. To confirm that just enter command:

ifconfig

You will see a tun0 adapter working on your machine.

Now deploy the machine:

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IP_Address of deployed machine:

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Note: When you deploy machine for yourself you might get different IP_Address of machine at that particular time.

Now access machine from web browser:

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Hurrah! We have completed this OpenVPN Challenge. Thanks for staying till here.

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