The VPN will give you access to the SBGrid Network. The VPN is forSBGrid ARC Members at CMCD supported Labs in the Boston Area. It isnot for Consortium members.
If we detect that you haven’t used your VPN access in 3 months, we’lldisable your VPN access.
To use Tunnelblick you need access to a VPN server: your computer is one end of the tunnel and the VPN server is the other end. For more information, see Getting VPN Service. Tunnelblick is licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 and may be distributed only in accordance with the terms of that license. Overview Moor is a simple CLI app to easily manage connections to an OpenVPN server. If you are having a hard time using Tunnelblick along with a 2FA solution like Google Authenticator, then moor may feel like fresh clean air.

Request access to the SBGrid VPN
Please email the SBGrid at help@sbgrid.org.


Members using macOS
Installation Steps
- Download file SBGrid.ovpn using the link we email you; you will need it later.
- Download Tunnelblick.
- Open the Tunnelblick Package
- Double-Click on the Tunnelblick icon to start the Installer
- Start Tunnelblick
- Click on 'I have configuration files'
- Follow the instructions (drag the .ovpn file to the Tunnelblick Icon)
- A Window will appear, click 'Only Me'

Start the VPN
- Start Tunnelblick if it's not already running
- Click on the Tunnelblick icon
- Then click on 'Connect sbgrid.org'
- Enter your SBGrid username and password
- This is the same as your xtal200.harvard.edu ssh login
- If you receive a warning stating that your computer's apparent public IP hasn't changed - this is normal. Just check 'Do not check for IP address changes' box and click OK.
Stop the VPN
- Click on the Tunnelblick icon
- Then click on 'Disconnect sbgrid.org'
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Members using Windows (limited support)
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Caveat: As of early 2020, there may be problems with name resolution inside the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- Ensure your Windows installation is up-to-date and protected by anti-virus software.
- Download the file that we linked in our email; you will need it later.
- Download and install the openvpn 'community' client.
- Through the client, Import the
*.ovpn
configuration file. - During Connecting, use your SBGrid Linux account credentials when prompted.
- You may have to address SBGrid remote hosts using their IP address.
- Disconnect to exit the VPN.
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Members using Linux
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- Install OpenVPN (
sudo apt-get install openvpn
on ubuntu) - Dowload the
.ovpn
configuration using the link we e-mailed you. - Edit the
.ovpn
file, and uncomment the two lines below the# Uncomment following lines for linux
- Connect to the VPN:
sudo openvpn --config SBGrid.ovpn --script-security 2
(adjust.ovpn
file name as needed); enter your user name and password when prompted - The VPN process will remain active in the terminal you launched it from
- To disconnect, control-C in that terminal window will stop the VPN connection
