The name and password of a computer administrator is needed to install Tunnelblick. The current copy of Tunnelblick will be put in the Trash before it is replaced. If you are reinstalling, upgrading, or downgrading Tunnelblick, the window will show the version number of the current copy and of the new copy. An icon for a “Tunnelblick” disk will appear on the Desktop, and a window similar to the following will appear:ĭouble-click the Tunnelblick icon and a new window will appear, similar to the following:Ĭlick the “Open” button to continue and a new window will appear, similar to the following: See this Discussion Group thread for details.įirst, download the latest disk image from the Downloads page. Uninstalling Tunnelblick will remove these backups. Special note for those who may have installed RaptorVPN or Urban Shield VPN, VPN In China, or certain other VPN software: These installations have backups that must be removed before installing or reinstalling Tunnelblick unless you are continuing to use the same service.
The Tunnelblick application contains the Tunnelblick GUI, OpenVPN, and OpenSSL, so no other installations are needed. Usually, the easiest way to install an OpenVPN client is to use the –config argument to specify the location of the downloaded client config file:
RUNNING THE OPENVPN CLIENT WITH THE DOWNLOADED CLIENT CONFIG FILE: Once the openvpn package is fetched from the Internet and installed, run the client with the –version argument to make sure that it is version 2.1: