by CodeDraken

In this short and overdue tutorial, we will set up a virtual private network (VPN) to help protect your online anonymity. I will not be covering much on what a VPN is or what these settings are. We’re going to set one up. Let’s get straight to it.

How to install VPN on Windows 10, Setup VPN Connection with best VPN server, use free OpenVPN to change IP address and location. With free VPN you can hide y. Find VPN settings to activate your free VPN. Drag the toggle button to the right to enable Opera free VPN. Do the same to the next option to bypass VPN for search engines and make local searches. The free VPN is activated successfully and you will see a blue VPN badge in the address bar now. Click the badge to enable or disable your VPN quickly. Windows Installer 2. Download the VPN config of your choice from VPNBook. Simply click the link for the setting you want. (you can choose any country regardless of where you are). VPN stands for A Virtual Private Network. VPN technology is used by Internet users to connect to proxy servers for the purpose of protecting personal identity and location. In this article, I'll tell you how you can get a free and unlimited VPN connection.

Windows Version:

How to setup a VPN on Windows for free in 5 minutes
In this tutorial, we will set up a VPN and override our DNS to protect our privacy.medium.com

Update:

This works on Ubuntu <=16.xx and most other distros. If you’re on Ubuntu 18+ then see this post for updated steps.

If you have any issues run a test on ipleak.net to find out what exactly is leaking information then view this response and the one linked in it. If it doesn’t help solve your problem then post a comment with as much information as possible.

You’ll need:

Computer with Linux OS. I’m using Ubuntu. The commands may be different if you’re not on a Debian based distro.
Admin/Sudo privileges
Basic computer skills
Basic knowledge of what a VPN is

Take note of everything you change and make backups in case something goes wrong. Also, for the record, I’m not affiliated with any of the sites linked here. Follow this tutorial at your own risk since you could mess up some settings.

Part 1: Changing your DNS

Your domain name server (DNS) can give away some information about you, so we will want to change that. Start by using a tool such as DNS leak test to see what information is visible. Then work on hiding it.

We’re going to use OpenDNS. Head to their website and grab their two name server IP addresses that can be found on their Setup Guide Page

208.67.222.222
208.67.220.220

2. Edit: /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf

In your terminal type or copy/paste the command below. Nano is a text editor in the terminal. If the file is located somewhere else on your machine google or look for it.

Look for the line that says “prepend domain-name-servers.” If it’s commented out with a # symbol at the beginning of the line, uncomment it by removing the #. Now change the line so it uses the IP addresses from OpenDNS, and add one more 8.8.8.8 like mine below. Your internet may temporarily stop working at this point!

That line means it will use the first address, then the second if the first one fails, and finally 8.8.8.8 if the first two fail. This usually will not happen. We add 8.8.8.8 because by default it uses 3 addresses. If we don’t add the third one and the first two fail then your real address gets used. Now save and exit as shown below:

Press CTRL + O
Press ENTER
Press CTRL + X

This will save and close the file. Now we’ll need to restart network-manager with the next command.

You should now check to see if it works. Enter the command below, and see if the nameservers show up. Do a DNS leak test on the website linked above.

Potential Issues

I did the steps, but the cat command only shows nameserver 127.0.1.1
Thanks to Dietmar and AnalyzeTrades for this issue/solution
Try commenting/removing dns=dnsmasq from /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf

Part 2: Setting up a VPN

Fixing a DNS leak in web browser:

In Firefox type about:config in your address bar and press Enter.
On the config page search for: media.peerconnection.enabled
Change it to false by double clicking on it.
Restart Firefox.

I don’t know how this is done in other browsers.

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Getting a Free VPN

Google for a free VPN, and make sure it’s good. I’ll be using VPNBook for the rest of the steps.
On VPNBook, you just download the config file for the VPN you want. Copy the username and password. The password changes periodically, so you will need to get it again later. It doesn’t matter where you are located when choosing your config file. You can be in the U.S., download the Euro one, and appear to be from Europe.

3. After you extract the downloaded zip file, open your terminal again. Change to the directory where you extracted it, or right click and choose “Open in Terminal.” We have just a few more steps now.

4. Install OpenVPN to use the config.

5. Close your browser and anything connected to the internet. To use OpenVPN, enter the command below to run the config you want. Once it says “Initialization Complete,” you’re all set. You should keep the terminal open. If it fails, try a different VPN, or read the error and try to figure it out.

6. Finally, test if it works by doing another DNS leak test.

Congratulations if you made it this far and it works! Here’s a bonus simple bash script that you can run. You just need to change the password when needed.

Bash Script 1
credits toAdnan Rahić

This will start the VPN without the need to enter the username and password manually. The VPN will also stay running in the background. Here’s a script for killing it if the need arises.

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Bash Script 2

Just put that into a new file, right click > properties > permissions, and allow executing file as a program. This example uses the Canada tcp 443 config.

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If you’re interested in ethical hacking and security, there’s a free 15 hour course on YouTube.

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