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Viscosity VPN Client Remove keysize

Newer versions of OpenVPN and Viscosity have removed a parameter which causes connections to fail. Go into the Viscosity setting window, select the VPN connection and click "Edit" From there go to the "Advanced" tab and find the line that starts with "keysize". Delete this line, leaving everything else alone. Click "Save". Now attempt to connect to the VPN -- let us know if you have any further issues!

VPN Setup - Ubuntu 22.x Desktop

This guide will walk you through setting up your VPN link. Important Notes Please read the following carefully: - Notify A-Team Systems immediately if a device which has VPN access is lost or stolen so we can de-authorize it. If you recover it later we can easily re-enable it. This is extremely important for security. This also applies if your device is recalled (i.e. by your I.T. department) or you get a new one and are no longer using the old device. - Connection config...

Installing SSH Private Key On Remote Server for GIT

When using SSH URIs with GIT it in turn relies on accessing your own private SSH key to talk to the git server. To make this work seamlessly without any additional commands things like "git clone" etc. Create Directories Log into the server using your own user id and cd into your home directory: cd ~ Then create the ".ssh" directory: mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh Upload File Now, using an SFTP, client on your desktop log into the server and upload your private key file from y...

pfSense Add OpenVPN Client

These instructions will walk you through adding a VPN user/client via OpenVPN's GUI. It is assumed you have administrator access to the pfSense firewall and are logged in. Create Client Certificate Navigate to Cert. Manager under the System menu at the top of the page: Switch to the Certificates tab at the top: Scroll all the way to the bottom and click + Add/Sign: Leave all options alone except for: - Descriptive Name: Enter a simple explanation such as "OpenVPN Client: Joe ...

VPN Setup - Ubuntu 16.x Desktop

This guide will walk you through setting up your VPN link. Important Notes Please read the following carefully: - Notify A-Team Systems immediately if a device which has VPN access is lost or stolen so we can de-authorize it. If you recover it later we can easily re-enable it. This is extremely important for security. This also applies if your device is recalled (i.e. by your I.T. department) or you get a new one and are no longer using the old device. - Connection config...

Windows 10 OpenVPN DNS Issues

There is a "bug" in Windows 10 and 11 where its DNS resolution uses the interface metrics assigned to it, and OpenVPN's network interface has too high of a metric to be used for DNS. To fix it we'll lower the metric of the OpenVPN interface so it takes priority when you are connected to the VPN. Identify The OpenVPN Interface Name First open your Windows 10 Settings menu via the start menu -> Settings. Then click the "Network & Internet" tile: From there go to the "Ethernet" tab on t...

MySQL LDAP/PAM Connections

By default most MySQL clients will create a hash of the supplied password and send the hash to the server instead of sending the actual password hash itself. This has some limited security benefits such as not allowing an attacker to intercept the password and then use it somewhere else. It does not of course stop an attacker from grabbing the hash and using that to authenticate to the SQL server the same way, so it is not a substitution for a properly encrypted communications channel. With LDAP...

DNS Resolution Issues With Viscosity

Recent Viscosity updates have broken DNS resolutions for some clients. To fix go into the main Viscosity connections list, click _edit_ on the affected connection, then go to the _Networking_ tab: Ensure the _Mode_ is set to _Split DNS_. Enter the IP provided by A-Team into the _Servers_ field. Enter the domain(s) provided by A-Team into the _Domains_ field. Click _Save_ and disconnect/reconnect.

VPN Setup - Windows

This guide will walk you through setting up your VPN link. Important Notes Please read the following carefully: * Notify A-Team Systems immediately if a device which has VPN access is lost or stolen so we can de-authorize it. If you recover it later we can easily re-enable it. This is extremely important for security. This also applies if your device is recalled (i.e. by your I.T. department) or you get a new one and are no longer using the old device. * Connection configura...

KeePass WebDAV Setup - Windows

This guide will help you setup your WebDAV (multi-user) KeePass database. If you don't have it already, please download it here: http://www.keepass.info/download.html Once installed Go to _Tools_ -> _Options_. Under the _Advanced_ tab check _Accept invalid SSL certificates_: This is because on the VPN we use a self-signed certificate. Next go to _File _-> _Open URL_. In the URL field enter the KeePass DB URL provided. Username: Your LDAP username Password: Your LDAP password Click O...

VPN Setup - MacOS X

This guide will walk you through setting up your VPN link. Important Notes Please read the following carefully: * Notify A-Team Systems immediately if a device which has VPN access is lost or stolen so we can de-authorize it. If you recover it later we can easily re-enable it. This is extremely important for security. This also applies if your device is recalled (i.e. by your I.T. department) or you get a new one and are no longer using the old device. * Connection configuration and k...

Email Configuration Guide

This information is provided to assist you with configuring your mail client or mobile device to use your A-Team System powered IMAP+Webmail account. Note for Thunderbird users: We fully support auto-configure in Thunderbird, all you need to do is enter your name, email address and password when prompted and it will take care of the rest. Incoming Mail Server Configuration We recommend using IMAP4! This is especially true if you are going to access email from more than one computer or mobile...