What is Azure Private DNS? Azure Private DNS is a DNS service for Azure virtual networks. You can register a private DNS zone to Azure Private DNS and then link that zone with one or more virtual networks. If you enable DNS auto-registration for a virtual network, a new resource (e.g. virtual machines and VPN […]
The Azure VPN Gateway supports the OpenVPN protocol (except the "Basic SKU"). Unlike, for example, the commercial Access Server, the VPN Gateway does not have a built-in certificate authority (CA) tool for managing client certificates. And client certificates are essentially a requirement if you need to support clients other than Windows and Mac, such as […]
OpenVPN is among the best VPN solutions, especially when you need a cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS) solution that just works. It is best suited for point to site (P2S) or "road warrior" setups where users access internal resources using a VPN client when on the road. When setting up OpenVPN server in Azure […]
Update: the problem described in this article seems to be resolved in Fedora 36 (NetworkManager 1.38.0-2.fc36). It is still present in Fedora 35 (NetworkManager 1.32.12-2.fc35). The title of this blog post may seem familiar to some, as I solved this problem for OpenVPN earlier. I won't repeat myself here, so please check the OpenVPN article […]
Update: the problem described in this article seems to be resolved in Fedora 36 (NetworkManager 1.38.0-2.fc36). It is still present in Fedora 35 (NetworkManager 1.32.12-2.fc35). Update: there a companion article about solving this problem for Wireguard in here. In an the Manage Linux client DNS settings in OpenVPN and Wireguard article we described how to […]
OpenVPN and Wireguard are both used to provide secure, remote access to an organization's internal services such as network shares (NFS and Samba), desktops and servers (SSH and RDP) or web services. Linux is generally a first-class citizen as far as clients are concerned but with one exception: accessing DNS through the VPN tunnel. OpenVPN […]
