by Sijin George | Feb 18, 2019 | Latest, Server Management, VPN
Can you please help me to setup Debian server as VPN client? Some of my user data can only be transferred using VPN. That was a recent support request received in our Managed VPN Services help desk. Customer was looking to install OpenVPN in his Debian server. Often,...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 17, 2019 | Latest, MySQL, Server Administration, Vultr
At times, server owners need to connect to the databases from outside their office network. In this case, they must connect to the database using third party software that runs remotely. In other words, this is called remote MySQL connection. It’s a simple...
by Lakshmi Vijayakumar | Feb 16, 2019 | Latest, MySQL, Server Administration, Vultr
I forgot my MySQL password. Can you reset the MySQL password of my Vultr instance? That was a recent support ticket received from one of our server owners as part of our Managed Cloud Services. It’s common that users forget the MySQL root password....
by Sijin George | Feb 16, 2019 | Latest, Server Administration, VPN
OpenVPN greatly improves your online privacy. Often, OpenVPN clients do not work correctly and show up connection errors too. One such error is “OpenVPN error 10054”. Unfortunately, it happens when the OpenVPN server connection gets a reset. At Bobcares,...
by Sijin George | Feb 15, 2019 | Latest, Server Administration, VPN
Virtual private network is great way to maintain privacy of user data. Although there are many ways to setup VPN, PPTP aka Point to Point Tunneling Protocol is still a popular choice. And, to enable it, we need to install PPTP server. At Bobcares, we often get...
by Sijin George | Feb 14, 2019 | Latest, Server Administration, VPN
OpenVPN helps in securing network data transfer. And, it depends largely on your network properties. Network changes like switching internet providers often involves changing OpenVPN server IP address too. Unfortunately, wrong steps during IP change can even break the...
