OpenVPN
A guide to connecting to our network using OpenVPN.
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Get Connected
To connect to our network, you need to download the OpenVPN open-source application and import your configuration file.
On TryHackMe you can deploy virtual machines that you can use to hack into and learn from. However, to access these machines you need to be connected to our network. You do this through using a (similar to how you would connect to a work or school computer from home).
This should be connected from your hacking machine, directly to the network. If your machine is a virtual machine, run the steps for the virtual machine, not the host machine.
Firstly, go to the access page and download your configuration file. Then read the task that is suited for your computer.
Download your configuration file from the access page.
Connect to our network on Windows using your OpenVPN configuration file.
OpenVPN - MacOS
1. Download (opens in new tab) OpenVPN for MacOS.
2. Install the OpenVPN application, by opening the dmg file and following the setup wizard.
3. Open and run the OpenVPN application.
4. The application will start running and appear in your top bar. Right click on the application and click Import File -> Local file.
5. Select the configuration file you downloaded earlier (download from your access page).
6. Now right click on the application again, select your file and click connect.
And that's it! You should be successfully connected! To disconnected, follow step 6 and click disconnect.
Connect to our network on MacOS using your OpenVPN configuration file.
sudo apt install openvpnsudo openvpn /path-to-file/file-name.ovpnIf you are unable to connect to our network through the , you can deploy a Kali-based AttackBox machine and control it in your browser. The AttackBox button is available in the room you are in and located on the top-right side. You can then access all TryHackMe machines through that machine. Free users can deploy the machine for 1 hour a day, subscribers have unlimited access.
An in-browser window will then appear, wait for your machine to load, and you will be able to access machines through the Kali machine without being connected to a .
Read the above.
You can check if you're connected to our network by a green tick next to connected on the Network Information table on the access page.
Now verify that you're connected by deploying a machine and accessing its website. Deploy the machine on this task (it will take a few minutes to boot). Go to ://MACHINE_IP (opens in new tab) - can you see a website?
What is the flag displayed on the deployed machine's website?
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