[00:15] <bindi> is it possible to have the pc speaker beep when lvm asks for encryption password? headless server
[05:14] <Rihannsu> hello, im trying to set up a vpn connection from a vps using ubuntu server 16.04, what is the simplest way to accomplish this. I've tried openvpn and cant get the dns resolver to work and pptpd wont connect period. I have been slaving at this all day any help would be greatly appriciated.
[05:15] <sarnold> Rihannsu: do you need to modify security groups with your vps provider to allow the incoming connections? most are highly restricted by default
[05:16] <Rihannsu> i could try that, i also got it to work one way. I sent my dns to google dns on my windows wireless adapter and it worked great but only on this pc. im trying to tunnel the vpn through the network, does that help?
[05:17] <Rihannsu> my router is the one connecting to the server
[05:19] <Rihannsu> do you know of any good vps providers off hand that are friendly to this sort of thing?
[05:20] <sarnold> i'd sort of expect them all to be able to handle it; it's just sockets afterall
[05:22] <Rihannsu> ok i sent a support ticket
[05:22] <Rihannsu> do they throttle the port speed also? The best speed i could get was 5mbps
[05:23] <sarnold> some providers do indeed sell different speeds
[05:24] <Rihannsu> it said on the package i purchased that id get 1gbps on the port, is their something im doing wrong?
[05:25] <Ben64> you need 1gbps everywhere in between for that to happen
[05:26] <Rihannsu> my connection at home is 60mbps, if i could even get 30mbps id be extremely pleased, where is the speed being lost? Does the tunnel kill that much speed?
[05:28] <sarnold> there's a lot of variables; perhaps they've got 1gbps ports all over but only 10gbps out of their datacenter.. maybe if you've got ten machines in their network, they'd all be doing 1gbps with each other happily, but not hit those speeds leaving the network
[05:29] <sarnold> how many hops are between you and your VPS? what kind of latency do you see when you ping it?
[05:29] <Rihannsu> if i connect ill drop dns and be disconnected bare with me a second
[05:29] <sarnold> were you testing wired or wireless on your network? maybe it's all local congestion :)
[05:30] <Rihannsu> i am using wireless but on my lane i get 100 mbps
[05:30] <Rihannsu> lan
[05:30] <sarnold> adn packetloss looks alright?
[05:30] <Rihannsu> hold on ill have to tracert my server, brb
[05:33] <Rihannsu> cant connect now, jeez this is such an incredible headache
[05:34] <Rihannsu> maybe im asking the wrong questions...
[05:34] <Rihannsu> my objective is to have a us ip address while located overseas, what is the best way to accomplish this?
[05:35] <sarnold> 'best' is hard to quantify :)
[05:36] <sarnold> some people are happy to just sign up with a commercial vpn service
[05:36] <Rihannsu> ok let me try this then, simplist as security isnt a huge concern
[05:36] <Rihannsu> commerical vpn is ok but i need a decent connection speed
[05:36] <sarnold> I think that runs the risk of giving data you care about most to a centrialized point that may or may not have your best interests at heart
[05:37] <Rihannsu> well i will be using this vpn for a very specific task only
[05:37] <sarnold> but if you have good hygiene habits like always using ssh or tls for sites you care about it, it's probably fine, no different from usng open wifi points..
[13:08] <Anonymes> what's up?
[17:07] <gartral> jjohansen: your bouncer is having a seizurism
[17:07] <gartral> jjohansen: your bouncer is having a seizurism
[18:26] <dax> phunyguy: probably could do with a banmask$##fix_your_connection ^
[18:27] <dax> or that
[18:28] <phunyguy> \o/
[18:28] <phunyguy> sorry, doing a million things at once or I would've done it
[18:29] <dax> np
[19:18] <ubool32_t> Hey, What security changes should I make before I make an apache web server internet facing?
[19:49] <Polarcraft> Just curious here, does anyone know of a good virtualization panel or a vm management panel? I have heard of solus and proxmox, but solus is outdated and I don't want to go full in with something that is priced high for me.
[20:03] <compdoc> I use virt-manager. dont know if youd call that a 'panel'