Thanks, baeksu,

You got me on the right track and I seem to have it figured out. I really appreciate it.

Daaders

Once openvpn is installed, you can create your own icons that call it...for example I have an icon that runs '/etc/init.d/openvpn start' and another one to stop it: '/etc/init.d/openvpn stop'.

To make an icon, copy one of the existing ones...they're in /usr/share/applications/hildon

How do you specify the config file using this method? A big pain for me is having to go into xterm and root before running my vpn. (Using the Minty Fresh setup)

Maybe this could help you: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=18434

For those stumbling across this thread late, there is now an applet to enable connecting (openvpn-applet I think).

thanks, man. just got that installed and set up profiles for my uni campus. will try it out tomorrow

I tried out the vpn applet, and it's quite buggy - you can't delete old configs, the new/edit/import window import and cancel buttons don't work reliably, and if there's an path to a file it doesn't like (even if valid) it complains.

Anyway, I finally managed to create a config file it didn't hate, putting the config, keys and crts in MyDocs/openvpn, and did the import. I got it to attempt to connect and it failed, and the whole hildon GUI locked up.

Rebooted and the vpn applet won't start at all. I guess I need to wipe its config and start again. Hopefully with a clean start it'd work. I know the config does work as I've done it from the command line OK.

Which version of openvpn-applet did you install? 0.3.5-1 is the version which you should be using and that version is also the newest version available from extras repository.

If you could post the problematic configuration file, I can fix the applet.

sorry for delay, have been snowed under with work and organising my vacation

I deleted everything out of /etc/openvpn, and removed the "status" and "log" lines from the config files which I'd put in /home/user/openvpn, and then it worked just fine. The keys, status and log lines had specified absolute paths to the certificates and files (to /etc/openvpn/blah) and that's what upset the gui client. By removing the directory paths it fixed it.

Seems to be quite stable now, thanks.

Sorry if this is not right thread but....When I install openVpn client I could. not see it anywhere. I have read a lot of threads ( with pictures ) but nothing. Someone had an answer. I am a newbee to N900.

Lars