Converting to Linux - Ubuntu 18.04
Converting to Linux - Ubuntu 18.04
I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 for a few weeks now and am happy with it. There is only one app that I haven't been able to get working and that is the VPN client for Fortinet. Have any of you that use linux had any luck getting a Fortinet client working?
Did they ever get around to fixing network-manager-openvpn? It was broken last I used it.
Maybe consider LinuxMint 18.3, based on Ubuntu 16.04.4. Stylish somewhat older, though far more mature&stable then the still unpolished Ubuntu 18.04 and far less cluttered from "modern", but useless features.......Ubuntu 18.04 needs another year, before it can be considered useful.
OpenVPN from the Networkmanager works fine on LinuxMint 18.3.
Note: There's also a LinuxMint 19.0, though for that the same applies as for the Ubuntu 18.04. Nice cutting edge, but if you want something working, then, etc.
OpenVPN from the Networkmanager works fine on LinuxMint 18.3.
Note: There's also a LinuxMint 19.0, though for that the same applies as for the Ubuntu 18.04. Nice cutting edge, but if you want something working, then, etc.
The first Q you have to ask yourself is: Which VPN provider am I using ?
The VPN provider sets the requirements how to connect. Most VPN providers do support openVPN as well as the linux-buildin VPN solutions.
Just using a VPN client, because you like that client, doesn't make sense. It could very well be, your Fortinet VPN client does not support the VPN provider you pay your money to.
Just in case you miss the clue on this: You have to purchase a VPN service, somewhere in the world. Costs some $5-10 a month for a decent one. That provider does have connection specs, enter these in the openVPN client side and there you go. If your VPN provider is not Fortinet, maybe not use the Fortinet Client.
For myself, I do have my own openVPN server in the world, so I can connect where ever I am. Because the whole does not run on the default ports, even the China Great Firewall does not seem to find out.
The VPN provider sets the requirements how to connect. Most VPN providers do support openVPN as well as the linux-buildin VPN solutions.
Just using a VPN client, because you like that client, doesn't make sense. It could very well be, your Fortinet VPN client does not support the VPN provider you pay your money to.
Just in case you miss the clue on this: You have to purchase a VPN service, somewhere in the world. Costs some $5-10 a month for a decent one. That provider does have connection specs, enter these in the openVPN client side and there you go. If your VPN provider is not Fortinet, maybe not use the Fortinet Client.
For myself, I do have my own openVPN server in the world, so I can connect where ever I am. Because the whole does not run on the default ports, even the China Great Firewall does not seem to find out.
The VPN provider is his Fortinet device that he wants to connect to. Fortinet is a network gear manufacturer that makes network devices that use VPN for remote access and configuration, like Cisco gear. On his desk is a physical Fortinet device and the question was how can he connect to it using Ubuntu Linux.v12 wrote:The first Q you have to ask yourself is: Which VPN provider am I using ?
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Yeah, that is what I also read from the original description, though such a setup is not that common for a small business owner (or private individual). Much easier to pay a few bucks a month and have the VPN provider sort out all uplink connection issues. Not to speak of the often wanted "give me an IP outside Cambodia", which is not solved using such a box.Alexandra wrote:The VPN provider is his Fortinet device that he wants to connect to. Fortinet is a network gear manufacturer that makes network devices that use VPN for remote access and configuration, like Cisco gear. On his desk is a physical Fortinet device and the question was how can he connect to it using Ubuntu Linux.v12 wrote:The first Q you have to ask yourself is: Which VPN provider am I using ?
If the server box is indeed at DV8's desk, then find out the product number, get the manual and lookup what connection specs it has.
Another item to consider, is that most "home" or "small business" Internet connections in Cambodia tend to be behind a NAT box, not exposing the listening ports on the device to the outside world. If that is also relevant for DV8, then the Fortinet idea is not going to work, never, whatever OS you use on the Desktop side.
Thanks for the effort V12, perhaps I didn't state my problem clearly enough.
I have a remote machine I need to connect to. It is a Fortinet VPN device.
My windows 7 and 10 boxes can connect to it. So I know the VPN device is working.
My Linux box is now running Ubuntu 18.04 but I have also configured a virtual box Ubuntu 16.04 machine as I have read a couple of tutorials about getting a third party app to work - specifically https://hadler.me/linux/forticlient-ssl ... -packages/ but did get much luck with that. I don't have a spare machine to do a hard installation of Ubuntu 16.04.
I suspect it's a problem getting the First and Second Phase encryption settings correct. Possibly due to the lack of selection of Diffie Hellman group in the linux app mentioned above.
I might install windows 10 as a VM to see if I can work around it that problem.
I have a remote machine I need to connect to. It is a Fortinet VPN device.
My windows 7 and 10 boxes can connect to it. So I know the VPN device is working.
My Linux box is now running Ubuntu 18.04 but I have also configured a virtual box Ubuntu 16.04 machine as I have read a couple of tutorials about getting a third party app to work - specifically https://hadler.me/linux/forticlient-ssl ... -packages/ but did get much luck with that. I don't have a spare machine to do a hard installation of Ubuntu 16.04.
I suspect it's a problem getting the First and Second Phase encryption settings correct. Possibly due to the lack of selection of Diffie Hellman group in the linux app mentioned above.
I might install windows 10 as a VM to see if I can work around it that problem.
OK, that makes more sense.
The VPN stuff does have zillion parameters, which all have to be 100% correct, otherwise it doesn't work.
Check, if you need to use PPTP or OpenVPN or IPSEC/L2TP. For the lather 2, you probably have to load additional software on your Ubuntu device. PPTP is a protocol considered no longer safe. Your "working" windows systems may use PPTP, so yeah.
Looking at the Hadler package, you can see, it comes with Fortinet CA, keys and certs. You'll need to obtain those, in order to let the VPN work. Other parameters are the diffie-hellman tls auth file, the lzo compression, tcp/udp protocol, tun/tap device, cipher key size and many other parameters. Given the package contents, I do expect it to setup OpenVPN, though do expect surprises about that
Not using windows myself, though I think, it does have a "just try until it seems to work" approach. Ubuntu often tries to do the same, though lags seriously behind in results.
So, you need to know exactly how the Fortinet box is configured, before you can work on the client side...... The settings in the windows client might reveal info, though could be based on PPTP, with the security consequences.
Unfortunately, the Hadler package is all compiled stuff, versus scripting, so it either works or doesn't and you don't have options to tweak a script to get it working on a newer Linux version.
Edit: The Diffie-Hellman stuff is in the advanced section, TLS-Authentication tab.
The VPN stuff does have zillion parameters, which all have to be 100% correct, otherwise it doesn't work.
Check, if you need to use PPTP or OpenVPN or IPSEC/L2TP. For the lather 2, you probably have to load additional software on your Ubuntu device. PPTP is a protocol considered no longer safe. Your "working" windows systems may use PPTP, so yeah.
Looking at the Hadler package, you can see, it comes with Fortinet CA, keys and certs. You'll need to obtain those, in order to let the VPN work. Other parameters are the diffie-hellman tls auth file, the lzo compression, tcp/udp protocol, tun/tap device, cipher key size and many other parameters. Given the package contents, I do expect it to setup OpenVPN, though do expect surprises about that
Not using windows myself, though I think, it does have a "just try until it seems to work" approach. Ubuntu often tries to do the same, though lags seriously behind in results.
So, you need to know exactly how the Fortinet box is configured, before you can work on the client side...... The settings in the windows client might reveal info, though could be based on PPTP, with the security consequences.
Unfortunately, the Hadler package is all compiled stuff, versus scripting, so it either works or doesn't and you don't have options to tweak a script to get it working on a newer Linux version.
Edit: The Diffie-Hellman stuff is in the advanced section, TLS-Authentication tab.
Can't get vpn working on my linux mint either and been trying to several years. Mouse sticking/freezing on startup is also an occasional problem and there seems to be no solution, just restart. It may take several tries. Otherwise great and very secure.dv8inpp wrote:I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 for a few weeks now and am happy with it. There is only one app that I haven't been able to get working and that is the VPN client for Fortinet. Have any of you that use linux had any luck getting a Fortinet client working?
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Still so many problems with using Linux as a desktop environment?joebren60 wrote:Can't get vpn working on my linux mint either and been trying to several years. Mouse sticking/freezing on startup is also an occasional problem and there seems to be no solution, just restart. It may take several tries. Otherwise great and very secure.dv8inpp wrote:I've been using Ubuntu 18.04 for a few weeks now and am happy with it. There is only one app that I haven't been able to get working and that is the VPN client for Fortinet. Have any of you that use linux had any luck getting a Fortinet client working?
I thought 2018 was supposed to be the Year of the Linux Desktop? Or wait... wasn't that 1998?
Is there even a decent terminal comparable to iTerm2 available for Linux GUI environments yet?
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