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Questions tagged [wireguard]

WireGuard is a free and open-source software application and communication protocol that implements virtual private network (VPN) techniques to create secure point-to-point connections in routed or bridged configurations.

This tag should be used for questions and answers about the use of WireGuard VPN tool under Ubuntu.

While the vpn tag can be used for such questions, it is better to narrow down by adding the wireguard tag also.

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Wireguard VPN Client GUI

I have already running 12 WireGuard VPN Servers. Now I want to use an application to manage the connection on the clients. On my Arch-Linux Client I have the network-manager-wireguard plugin running and its working fine. Is there any WireGuard GUI…
KingCartman
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Can't add WireGuard VPN connection to Ubuntu Network Manager

I'm having trouble adding a WireGuard VPN connection to the Network Manager on Ubuntu. I've followed several online tutorials and tried different methods, but nothing seems to work. I've installed WireGuard using the sudo apt install…
UbuntuAskz
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Can't load wireguard module

I have a VPS server running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS where I wanted to install a WireGuard VPN service. I have started with adding the repository and then installing the module which is running fine and without any error messages. add-apt-repository…
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wireguard vpn is failing with error: Cannot find device "wg0"

Hello I am very new to ubuntu, I installed wireguard almost 6 months ago, and it was working fine, untill yesterday when my ubuntu was updated, the wirguard does not want to come up, and gives the below status: May 31 08:41:03 lenovo systemd[1]:…
M. Gamie
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'RNETLINK answers: Operation not supported'. (fresh Ubuntu, fresh Wireguard)

I installed Ubuntu just today to run WireGuard I then followed their installation instructions for Ubuntu. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wireguard/wireguard sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install wireguard-dkms wireguard-tools Unfortunately their…
PostNationalist
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WireGuard Management in Network-Manager on Jammy

On Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal), I was able to use the instructions outlined in this question to manage my WireGuard VPN connections through the regular Gnome VPN management. However, this is no longer working in 22.04 (Jammy). The plug-in builds just fine,…
Dakota Brown
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per-link DNS over TLS setting (NetworkManager + systemd-resolved)

Ubuntu 20.10. Attempts to fix DNS for a split connection (Wireguard VPN for work and a public link for everything else), have stranded in a NetworkManager+systemd-resolved setup. A problem is that I need DNS-over-TLS to be disabled for any queries…
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Wireguard handshake works but no internet access

First off: this is not a duplicate. I've tried everything except OpenVPN or IPSec. I'm receiving a handshake between the client and server, and SSH and Ping work between clients, but I cannot access the global internet or even have access to the…
kektagen
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Add Wireguard vpn to Ubuntu Network Settings

I'm running Wireguard on pivpn on my raspberry pi 4. I mananged to add the client config file to my pc and I can access the vpn. Now I want to add the vpn to the Network settings in Ubuntu (see picture) so that I don't have to use the command line…
Martijn Koomen
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WireGuard ppa with 18.04 and kernel 5.3.0-53-generic?

I ran updates and upgrades today and couldn't get WireGuard up: $ sudo wg-quick up wg0 [#] ip link add wg0 type wireguard Error: Unknown device type. Unable to access interface: Protocol not supported Purging and reinstalling WireGuard results…
Lucas Walter
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Failed to resolve interface "tun": No such device

I'm trying to use wireguard, but when I try to use it with wg-quick up I get the error. wg-quick up test Warning: `/etc/wireguard/test.conf' is world accessible [#] ip link add test type wireguard [#] wg setconf test /dev/fd/63 [#] ip -4 address add…
Kurosh Ghanizadeh
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wireguard error message: resolvconf: command not found

Ubuntu newbie here, with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. My employer uses Wireguard and they sent me the .conf file. The file name is sp.conf, and they clearly told me not to modify it at all. This means I can skip the server configuration. So I installed it on…
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Wireguard VPN, no Internet access

I'm trying out Wireguard VPN, and although I believe that I've finally got it to connect, I have no Internet access, and can't ping various sites on the Internet. I took a Wireguard .conf file provided by my VPN vendor, renamed it, and copied it to…
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Cannot get wireguard client working on Ubuntu 20.04

I have set up a WireGuard server, which is running fine: I can connect an Android phone to it successfully, also a client on a laptop running Windows. But, I can't get the Ubuntu 20.04 installed on the same laptop to connect (which is ironic since…
codeling
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Wireguard fails to build module even tho kernel headers are installed?

Installed wireguard in Xubuntu (Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS) via PPA. The kernel module failed. # modprobe wireguard modprobe: FATAL: Module wireguard not found in directory /lib/modules/5.3.0-51-generic I've searched a lot about this issue, but mostly…
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