Throughout this series, I've been implementing the OpenVPN server configuration shown in Listing 1, which causes OpenVPN to run in server mode. In my example scenario, I've got only one remote user ...

Few VPN providers support Linux using OpenVPN certificates like ExpressVPN does, and almost nobody has dedicated applications for a small but strong and savvy customer segment.

Installing a VPN on Linux using your VPN provider's app is the easiest method If your VPN provider offers a Linux app, that's the best way to run a virtual private network on your PC.

OpenVPN Data Channel Offload (DCO) has been officially green-lit for inclusion in the Linux kernel and will be part of Linux version 6.16.

Although Figure 1 shows a VPN server acting as the corporate LAN's VPN endpoint, the firewall also could be used for this—both commercial and free firewalls, including Linux iptables/Netfilter, ...

After your openvpn client connects, you can run systemd-resolve --status which will tell you which server dns requests to local host (127.0.0.53) are being forwarded.

Installing a VPN on Linux using your VPN provider's app is the easiest method If your VPN provider offers a Linux app, that's the best way to run a virtual private network on your PC.