What is Aruba via VPN?

How do I connect to a VPN in Linux?

I have a Linux (Debian) server running at home. I want to connect to a VPN (OpenVPN).

How do I go about connecting to the server from my work place? The server is running all the time, so I have no idea of the time zone difference, so I can't set the server to a certain time. Do I need to set a specific time zone? Is there any way of connecting to the server using the server's own clock, without me having to set the time zone? My client is running Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit, and my server is running Debian Squeeze Lenny.

Thanks. If you don't care about time synchronization, you can just set the OpenVPN client to use the default timezone, which will typically be your local time. To do this, edit /etc/default/openvpn and add this line to the end of the file. DEFAULTCURRENCY=Europe/Berlin. (or whatever you'd like). After doing this, you'll need to rerun the openvpn service to reload the settings. You can do that by running the following command as root /etc/init.

What is Aruba via VPN?

I've been using Aruba networks for a number of years.

Aruba offers a very good free VPN client app for Android, as well as iOS, desktop, and a web based offering. They also offer a free app that you can use on your phone. If you want to try it out first before you buy a VPN router - you can download the free trial by following the instructions here. But there is a much better option - as well as being free, it costs nothing (you just need a credit or debit card) and it works on all devices - not just Android and IOS, but Windows and Macs, as well as Linux - the app, no matter which one you buy, works with all devices. The apps work exactly like the one available from Aruba (above). And the one I'm recommending does more than the original. If you're only on a single device - say your Android phone is connected to your wireless router via WiFi - this works great and offers a nice quick way of browsing the web on it. But it also lets you use the internet via a VPN connection at home, without any lag, anywhere in the world. It even works if you have multiple phones, laptop and other devices connected to the same WiFi point and all of them are using the Aruba app, as well as the native apps for those other platforms. The great thing is that you can add multiple cards, from more than one provider, allowing you to use up to 4 different cards in an Aruba app with each having its own dedicated logins and apps. Using my own account - let's call it 'Test User - 'I can switch my 4 accounts quickly and easily when ever I need to, with all of them still being able to access the internet through their dedicated apps and websites. I can login to my accounts with a browser with my username and password, or I can also login with my Google/Apple login. It all works.

The app has even got a web address short cut on the bottom of the Home screen called 'VPN'. When clicked, this will take you directly to the VPN service of the company.