vpnbook auto update password

[bilboSNB]

In case anyone else finds this useful I am automatically updating the password for the vpnbook openvpn client which changes periodically.

In the custom configuration section of the openvpn client I have this line pointing to the username and password file:

auth-user-pass /opt/tmp/user.conf

Then in my wan start

curl -s "http://www.vpnbook.com" | grep -A 1 "Username: vpnbook" | tail -n 2| cut -f2 -d " " | cut -f1 -d '<' > /opt/tmp/user.conf
sleep 60
service start_vpnclient1

So now when the wan comes up the openvpn client starts with the current vpn username and password.

I was looking into running the script also with a pre-up parameter as well so if the client is started manually the password would be updated but I dont think that is supported.

I have added another option into the custom config

down /jffs/scripts/vpnbook.sh

which again runs:

curl -s "http://www.vpnbook.com" | grep -A 1 "Username: vpnbook" | tail -n 2| cut -f2 -d " " | cut -f1 -d '<' > /opt/tmp/user.conf

Am I right in thinking that if the connection drops due to a password change or for some other reason (not a complete wan fail) and I have the poll interval set the password will update and the client will attempt to reconnect with the new password or would it be best to add in a " service restart_vpnclient1" to that script. I presume the wan-start script would kick in again if I had a complete wan outage and it came back up.

 

[Deleted member 27741]

Thanks for this great post. This makes vpnbook usable. After installing curl, I put the following text in /jffs/scripts/openvpn-event

#!/bin/sh
curl -s "http://www.vpnbook.com" | grep -A 1 "Username: vpnbook" | tail -n 1| cut -f2 -d " " | cut -f1 -d '<' > /tmp/mnt/yourusbname/yourusbfolder/vpnbook.txt
nvram set vpn_client1_password="$(cat /tmp/mnt/yourusbname/yourusbfolder/vpnbook.txt)"

No carriage return on the first two lines...
This is for client1, if you wanted to have the password for client2 change, you would add or change the nvram set command to vpn_client2_password

NOTE that to install curl you can use entware-
https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Entware

And to install curl once entware is installed type-
opkg curl

I start the client with a batch file (windows) containing the text (need putty and change to your directory/passwords):
g:
cd putty
start putty.exe username@yourddnsoripaddress -pw yourpassword -m g:\putty\batch\OPENVPNSTART.txt

The file OPENVPNCLIENT.txt contains the text:
service stop_vpnclient1
/jffs/scripts/openvpn-event
service start_vpnclient1

 

[orion13]

Doesnt' work for me
This command clears the file. the file appears empty, without any information.

 

[RMerlin]

VPNBook's website recently changed, the password is on a different page, which might explain why your script no longer works.

Quite frankly, if you need to use a VPN service so often, you should consider paying for a service, instead of finding workarounds to take advantage of free offers.

 

[ntovik]

I had the same issue and have updated the script.

#!/bin/bash
curl -s "http://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn" | grep -A 0 Username: | tail -n 1 | cut -f2 -d " " | cut -f2 -d '<' | cut -f2 -d '>' > /etc/openvpn/auth.txt
curl -s "http://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn" | grep -A 0 Password: | tail -n 1 | cut -f2 -d " " | cut -f2 -d '<' | cut -f2 -d '>' >> /etc/openvpn/auth.txt

someone smarter than me could probably do it in one line, but it works. Cheers.