: The content of this post is very very very out of date. An OpenVPN Client is easy, just download. But to connect to your own Mac or maybe a server you own or are the maintainer for at work, you will need an OpenVPN Server set-up. This is how you do it.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Jon Bullard (developer of TunnelBlick) has commented that with recent (beta) versions, much of this article is no longer needed. Please read his comment on the bottom of the article before doing all this:) 1. Install TunTap; Download and install. This will allow your system to create virtual network devices.
After install open the Terminal and type.
Thanks for this article — it is an easy step-by-step guide. However, recent beta versions of Tunnelblick make much of this unnecessary. Steps 1-5 can be skipped, because Tunnelblick includes tun/tap drivers and easy-rsa.
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(easy-rsa is accessed via the “Utilities” tab in Tunnelblick’s “VPN Details” window.) In step 14, I recommend leaving “;user nobody” and “;group nobody” lines intact. They can (even when using the “openvpn-down-root” plugin) cause problems if transmission errors make it necessary for OpenVPN to restart a connection to the server and routing is done by OpenVPN (which is often the case). Instead of steps 15-17, just set up Tunnelblick to start the configuration “When computer starts”. (Note that it must be a shared configuration, and that shared configurations must be “Tunnelblick VPN Configurations”, which package together the configuration file and key and certificate files. See for details.
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How to Set Up Tunnelblick on Mac OS X How to Set Up Tunnelblick on Mac OS X If, due to preference, you would like to use an OpenVPN client instead of Buffered OSX software, you are welcome to do so. You will first need to download Tunnelblick from and then download the.ovpn config file you need from. Once you downloaded Tunnelblick and opened the.dmg file, double click on Tunnelblick icon to install. Enter your admin password when prompted.
Launch Tunnelblick. When asked, choose “I have configuration files”. In the top right corner of your screen you should now see the Tunnelblick icon. Now double click on the.ovpn files you download from our to open them.
They should open with Tunnelblick. Click “Connect” and you are good to go.