VPN Plugin

[Hemmingway]

Hi Guy's
What with the server blocking that's going on and set to continue are any of you brainiacs ( and i mean that in the nicest possible way) thinking about writing a VPN plugin
like the one that's been added to the new Wooshbuild v7 all you have to do is download the plugin enter username and Password for your vpn supplier and bingo you're in
i've been a vix fan for ages and love the work you guy's put in but the blocking issue is a pain specially for the not so techie ones of us
would love to hear your thought's

TIA

[johnnym]

its already available.
Menu
Set-up
Network
Utilities
OPEN VPN

thats to start it

if you search there is a good procedure already written you can follow to get it working but you have to subscribe to a VPN service to use it the free ones are not that reliable.
hope this helps

[No.Trace]

Hi there ...

i installed the VPN Changer (enigma2-plugin-extensions-vpnchanger_1.1.0_all.ipk) but i can't stop the VPN Connection with this PlugIn,
you have to press the red button for Start/Stop the connection ... but when i press the butten it is like i press exit.
But the VPN Connection is on any time ...

CU Kai

[dsayers]

I have done a script for my private network. It's probably one of the easiest as you only need one conf file and edit to change country unlike others you need a conf for each country.

Although it's not that hard to setup other vpn's your self.

See here http://www.world-of-satellite.com/sh...l=1#post462178 that should work with most vpn's but some you may need to add cert lines

[dsayers]

Hi there ...

i installed the VPN Changer (enigma2-plugin-extensions-vpnchanger_1.1.0_all.ipk) but i can't stop the VPN Connection with this PlugIn,
you have to press the red button for Start/Stop the connection ... but when i press the butten it is like i press exit.
But the VPN Connection is on any time ...

CU Kai

Same here just goto network menu and turn OpenVPN off from there. I did report it on the plugin thread on the openatv forum but I think they don't understand due to language barrier

[No.Trace]

Perhaps that could be an "error" from the OpenVix Image ?
Here in that video it works ...
https://youtu.be/8Eb0G4R8e7c?t=10m11s
But this is the the OpenATV Image i think.

[dsayers]

Perhaps that could be an "error" from the OpenVix Image ?
Here in that video it works ...
https://youtu.be/8Eb0G4R8e7c?t=10m11s
But this is the the OpenATV Image i think.

I'm not sure but when you goto the plugin folder you have scripts so maybe you need to add stop start scripts

[dsayers]

Perhaps that could be an "error" from the OpenVix Image ?
Here in that video it works ...
https://youtu.be/8Eb0G4R8e7c?t=10m11s
But this is the the OpenATV Image i think.

Actually flashed OPENATV 6.2 today. I've just installed the plugin and red Stops/Starts openvpn without issues so maybe it is something to do with the image.

[No.Trace]

I think that is the problem ... but what can we do ?

[dsayers]

I'm not sure but I think this is the part in the plugin.py that stops starts openvpn with red button maybe one of the vix devs can suss what is needed to change the plugin or Vix python files?

def keyRed(self):
        if "openvpn" in str(os.listdir("/var/run")):
            os.system("/etc/init.d/openvpn stop")
            self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is not Running")
            self.session.open(MessageBox, _("OpneVpn wurde gestoppt!"), MessageBox.TYPE_INFO, timeout=10)
            threading.Thread(target=self.readIP).start()
            try:
                f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn Stopping\n")
                f.close()
            except:
                print "Log File Error"
        else:
            os.system("/etc/init.d/openvpn start")
            if "openvpn" in str(os.listdir("/var/run")):
                self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is Running")
                self['list'].hide()
                self['vpnLoad'].show()
                self.statusVpn()
                try:
                    f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                    f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn is Running\n")
                    f.close()
                except:
                    print "Log File Error"
            else:
                try:
                    f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                    f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn Starting Error\n")
                    f.close()
                except:
                    print "Log File Error"
                self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is not Running")
                self.session.open(MessageBox, _("OpneVpn konnte nicht gestartet werden!"), MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout=10)

[No.Trace]

That would be great !

[dsayers]

Hi Guy's
What with the server blocking that's going on and set to continue are any of you brainiacs ( and i mean that in the nicest possible way) thinking about writing a VPN plugin
like the one that's been added to the new Wooshbuild v7 all you have to do is download the plugin enter username and Password for your vpn supplier and bingo you're in
i've been a vix fan for ages and love the work you guy's put in but the blocking issue is a pain specially for the not so techie ones of us
would love to hear your thought's

TIA

This is the Script I did for My Private Network

https://github.com/davesayers2014/OpenVPN/blob/master/myvpn/Instructions.txt

And here is the original concept I made the script from

https://help.my-private-network.co.uk/support/solutions/articles/24000002812-openvpn-on-vu-duo2-openvix-

[Hemmingway]

its already available.
Menu
Set-up
Network
Utilities
OPEN VPN

thats to start it

if you search there is a good procedure already written you can follow to get it working but you have to subscribe to a VPN service to use it the free ones are not that reliable.
hope this helps

Hi Yeah
i found that but it's nowhere as user friendly as the easy vpn adder as it needs no tech knowledge at all
all you have to do is launch it add user and password and job done

[johnnym]

Have u sorted it now with the others help thats the good thing about the guys on here always ready to help.
if not i can write you a step by step walk through, I am not a tekkie but managed it

regards

[^^COMPASS^^]

Hi there ...

i installed the VPN Changer (enigma2-plugin-extensions-vpnchanger_1.1.0_all.ipk) but i can't stop the VPN Connection with this PlugIn,
you have to press the red button for Start/Stop the connection ... but when i press the butten it is like i press exit.
But the VPN Connection is on any time ...

CU Kai

I'm not sure but I think this is the part in the plugin.py that stops starts openvpn with red button maybe one of the vix devs can suss what is needed to change the plugin or Vix python files?

def keyRed(self):
        if "openvpn" in str(os.listdir("/var/run")):
            os.system("/etc/init.d/openvpn stop")
            self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is not Running")
            self.session.open(MessageBox, _("OpneVpn wurde gestoppt!"), MessageBox.TYPE_INFO, timeout=10)
            threading.Thread(target=self.readIP).start()
            try:
                f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn Stopping\n")
                f.close()
            except:
                print "Log File Error"
        else:
            os.system("/etc/init.d/openvpn start")
            if "openvpn" in str(os.listdir("/var/run")):
                self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is Running")
                self['list'].hide()
                self['vpnLoad'].show()
                self.statusVpn()
                try:
                    f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                    f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn is Running\n")
                    f.close()
                except:
                    print "Log File Error"
            else:
                try:
                    f = open(LOGFILE, "a")
                    f.write(time.strftime("%d.%m.%Y %H:%M:%S ") + "OpenVpn Starting Error\n")
                    f.close()
                except:
                    print "Log File Error"
                self['vpnStatus'].setText("OpenVpn is not Running")
                self.session.open(MessageBox, _("OpneVpn konnte nicht gestartet werden!"), MessageBox.TYPE_ERROR, timeout=10)

This is a long standing Keymap issue associated with OpenVIX which is easy overcome (but needs to be repeated upon a image update as the changes are overwritten)

usr/share/enigma2/keymap.xml

By changing keymap code from cancel to red

See below

 <map context="SetupActions">
		
		<key id="KEY_RED" mapto="red" flags="m”/>