I can connect to the VPN but when i look my public IP its exactly the same as the one i had before using the VPN. What could be wrong, i use an Ubuntu server and my computer is also Ubuntu.
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hi im facing the same issue. my public ip still indicates that im not accessing the digital ocean IP address. has anyone found a solution?
@unrankedsmurflol
Did you follow one of DigitalOceans’ tutorials? If not, how did you go about setting up the VPN? There is a guide that details what’s needed to setup OpenVPN on Ubuntu 16.04 below:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-openvpn-server-on-ubuntu-16-04