Tuesday, March 27, 2018

"Chromebook's OpenVPN support is very limited ... cannot connect to our services ... OpenVPN Technologies, Inc."

You can't make up stuff like this. Below is an exchange of messages with privatetunnel.com.

to: support@privatetunnel.com
date: Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:34 PM
subject: Set up virtual private networks (VPNs) - Chromebook Help
mailed-by: gmail.com

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1282338?hl=en

Your Chromebook has built-in support for these VPNs:
L2TP over IPsec with PSK
L2TP over IPsec with certificate-based authentication
OpenVPN

What am I missing? ​"OpenVPN": ain't that you?

I had your service for a year and used it on my Android tablet but I really need it for my Chromebooks.
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from: PrivateTunnel Support
reply-to: support@privatetunnel.com
to: ken
date: Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 1:24 AM
subject: Re: PrivateTunnel support ticket Set up virtual private networks (VPNs) - Chromebook Help #PT00009281
signed-by: privatetunnel.com

New reply for the PrivateTunnel support ticket #PT00009281

Hello there.

Chromebook's OpenVPN support is very limited, and unfortunately cannot be used to connect to our services.
You will need a full Linux system in order to connect to our service successfully.

Sorry for the inconvenience this has caused you.
If you'd like to unsubscribe and stop receiving these emails click here.

David Lam
Best Regards,

David Lam
OpenVPN Technologies, Inc.

#PT00009281
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Chromebook "Set up virtual private networks (VPNs)": yeah, right! SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 2018

Are you kidding? Build the damn VPN into your OS. Who the heck knows what you're talking about? Chromebooks are supposed to be simple. Google should protect us without expecting us to follow esoteric instructions like monkeys.

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