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openvpn: distribute other ip

i have openvpn installed on my vps now what i an trying to do is to let the client have their own ip as of now when a client connect to my vpn(2.2.2.2 example ip) -they will get the same ip as my ...
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Why is my OpenVPN Client not connecting to the server? Amazon EC2 Windows

I have been trying to set up OpenVPN on an Amazon EC2 instance running Windows 2008 SQL Server. After following several tutorials, I have been able to get the server running. Here is my server conf ...
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Configuring OpenVPN server (linux) and client(windows)

I'm having little problems while trying to configure OpenVPN server on Debian 5 32-bit and client on Windows 7 64-bit. Here is my server's config file: port 1194 proto udp dev tun ca ca.crt cert ...
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Is there a tutorial for setting up OpenVPN on Amazon's EC2 running a Windows 2008 server?

I have been looking for hours, for a way to set up an OpenVPN server on an Amazon EC2 instance that's running Windows Server 2008 R2. All of the tutorials I have found deal with EC2 Linux, Ubuntu, ...
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Redirect OpenVPN gateway traffic to Privoxy

I would like to redirect the traffic that goes through my OpenVPN gateway to Privoxy, like so: OpenVPN client->Internet->OpenVPN gateway->Privoxy->Internet->Webserver (and vice versa) So far I ...
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Comments in OpenVPN client config files?

Is it possible to put comments in the client config files (those in the path specified by "client-config-dir") for OpenVPN, i.e. something beginning with "#" or "//" or the like? If so, what is the ...
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OpenVPN doesn't use remote gateway by default

I've setup an OpenVPN server, clients can connect without any problem, but they still use their existing internet connections, and still have their existing public IP's. How is it possible to ...
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OpenVPN server would not complete init sequence under winXP or Vista

I'm trying to start an openVPN server under windows XP and windows Vista with same result. After I sart server it will output Server output on startup: Thu Feb 02 02:00:37 2012 us=218000 up_restart ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 OpenVPN config

I'm trying to setup a vpn server with an old box I have at my office. I only have a single ethernet port and saw on reddit that it was possible to use only one to create a vpn server. The problem is ...
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OpenVPN routing issue

We're using OpenVPN at a branch office to connect remote users and it's working very well for internal resources, but recently we've added a permanent VPN connection between the branch office and head ...
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Redirect traffic on port 80 with ipfw

I've a server connected as a client via openvpn, which result in another network interface tap0. The default network interface is en1. Now I want to redirect all traffic from and to port 80 via en1 ...
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DNAT port routing trough openvpn and nat

I have an openvpn tunnel between two servers, the first one has a public static ip address and the second one is behind 2 nat. This last one has a subnet, clients are on the 192.168.15.x My vpn is ...
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Traffic routing with unreliable connections

I have a group of offices that are all connected to the main office via DSL links on the far end to save costs. (We're a non-profit, don't ask) We've historically had noticeable problems with the ...
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openvpn create route once the tunnel is established

I want to have access to my office LAN from my private server I have successfully set up a VPN tunnel between my private server and my computer at my office using this link. I can for instance ping ...
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What should I do to make OpenVPN (with RealVPN) to work?

I wanted to start playing with RealVPN (using OpenVPN software) today but after installing and configuring it ( setting my username and password in configuration file in config folder of OpenVPN ...
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Cisco Anyconnect via OpenVPN tunnel on Windows

I'm trying to connect to a Cisco VPN using an USB-tethered connection using OpenVPN. The moment I enable Cisco AnyConnect, traffic stops on OpenVPN interface, resulting in disconnection. OS is ...
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adding another security layer on top of openvpn

I've set up a VPS that handles mail, files, jabber, etc. All these services are available only to the local network that OpenVPN creates. For example all of the services will only listen on the ...
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Debian: IPv6-in-IPv4 over OpenVPN

Following (roughly) the instructions https://www.zagbot.com/openvpn_ipv6_tunnel.html at I now have the following: Client martin@theoria:~$ ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr ...
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Hardware requirements for server with OpenVPN and 7000 users at the same time [closed]

Our organization needs deploy a server that can work fast with 7000 clients that will be work with terminal client and web client over the OpenVPN server. And we needs yours help in choice the ...
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OpenVPN forwards client's public IP

My setup is like this: 192.168.1.0/24 - server lan 192.168.3.0/24 - vpn subnet 192.168.1.11 - vpn server 192.168.1.12 - apache server openvpn server config local 192.168.1.11 port port_number ...
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route all internet traffic via a virtual tap device and a public server on windows

We want to route all traffic from one pc to a local virtual device (TAP-Win32 Adapter which is also used by OpenVPN) and then from there to another tap device on a public server. after that all ...
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How to route all internet traffic via a virtual tap device and a public server

We want to route all traffic from one pc to a local virtual device (TAP-Win32 Adapter which is also used by OpenVPN) and then from there to another tap device on a public server. after that all ...
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VM with a shared VPN connection

I just bought a WRT-54GL and got openvpn via DD-WRT working on it, but I can only get about 1.5-2mb/s through it, and I can get 4-5mb/s if I run the client on my computer. I was thinking is there a ...
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OpenVPN: self-signed certificate in chain (Maybe SOLVED?)

I am trying very-unsuccessfully to use "TunnelBlick" (an OS/X OpenVPN 2.2.1 client that is known-good) to connect using certificates. Here is the (sanitized) error message I receive: TLS: Initial ...
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OpenVPN performance terrible to other machines on server's subnet [closed]

I'm using a "server" that is a hacked-up first generation Apple TV running Linux. I'm having a lot of trouble getting OpenVPN performance to be what I would expect with my new OpenVPN setup. The ...
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qnap TS239 and routing entries for VPN Connection

First, my network config: 192.168.24.x # my homenet 192.168.24.10 # Qnap with version (v3.5.2) installed 192.168.24.2 # VPN gateway (openSUSE 11.4) 192.168.24.254 # default gateway The VPN Gateway ...
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Routing issue In OpenVPN

Below is my openVPN network topology. This is an example in openvpn cookbook. here is my server config file(fedora is server): proto udp port 1194 dev tun server 192.168.200.0 255.255.255.0 ca ...
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unable to connect to openvpn unexpected error: untrusted_cert from Windows Server 2008 but ok from Windows 7?

OpenVPN AS (openvpn.net) set up in form of a virtual appliance for VMware ESXi. Setup worked fine. Using a self-signed cert. OpenVPN server is listening to a publicly routed IP. I am able to ...
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OpenVPN - port-share'ing with OpenSSH

Is it possible to share the same port and ip between OpenVPN (2.2.1) and OpenSSH (5.3) daemons using OpenVPN's share-port option ? I can't get it to work.. I have openssh listening on all interfaces ...
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Recommendation for a virtual site-to-site VPN appliance [closed]

can you please recommend an Virtual Appliance or Operating System for creating multiple site-to-site VPN? The appliance must of course handle IPSec. It should also be OpenVPN capable. An Additional ...
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iptables routing - openVPN host inaccessible publicly

i have a dedicated openVPN server sitting behind a NAT router and i have the server's static IP set in the DMZ; the problem is that with current rule set (as seen in the screenshot below) i cannot ...
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connecting to a pptpd server using openvpn client

I have a pptpd server on debian. Is it possible to use openvpn client instead of pptp client to connecting to a pptpd server?
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ClearOS - how to create a site to site VPN between two ClearOS boxes?

I plan on setting up some ClearOS boxes at several sites, and would like to set up site-to-site VPN between the remote sites and a main site (all running ClearOS enterprise 5.2sp1 / latest version). ...
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Allow my OpenVPN server to work behind a Cisco 800 Router

I have an OpenVPN Ubuntu Server working on ip 192.168.1.11 I need to let my roadwarriors use it from anywhere. I have a Cisco 800 router but I'm not an expert... I've downloaded using tftp its ...
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OpenVPN incomplete RPM?

I'm following this (official) guide, but I'm stuck at the "Setting up your own Certificate Authority (CA) and generating certificates and keys for an OpenVPN server and multiple clients" step. I ...
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How to open OpenVPN port (1194) on server?

I have been installed OpenVPN server on my CentOs VPS, and it started successfully And try to configure iptables for it by following command: iptables -A FORWARD -m state -–state RELATED,ESTABLISHED ...
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Howto route VPN client traffic over a VPN tunnel with pfSense?

My pfSense box is running as an OpenVPN client and OpenVPN server. The client tunnel connects our network (192.168.1.1/24) to a remote network (10.10.10.10/24) and works just fine. The server allows ...
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openvpn multiple instances route issue?

I am tring to connect to form same PC to openvpn server with openvpn tow instance. I have a server with multiple IP and running tow openvpn server instances on the same Server. Trying to connect to ...
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Pushing IP routes to various VPN clients

With OpenVPN there is a well-known option "push" which allows to push an IP static route from the server to a connected OpenVPN client. I would like to know if there is an equivalent of this option ...
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Is there a way to install L2TP and OpenVPN on one machine and bridge between both VPNs?

I am trying to install both OpenSwan-L2TP and OpenVPN on a Debian server and bridge between both server, is there a way to do that?
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multi-purpose server - security

running ubuntu server 10.04. This box is both a web (apache2) and vpn (openvpn) server. Here is how the network is currently configured. router 192.168.1.1 | | LAN | | ubuntu server 192.168.1.2 NAS ...
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Route packets from one VPN to another

I have two OpenVPN servers (10.8.0.0 and 10.9.0.0) set up on my OpenSUSE server. Within one network, each computer is visible to any other one, but I'd like to make it so that computers are visible ...
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openvpn: auth-user-pass or (and?) passphrase?

I'm setting up OpenVPN on PfSense 2.0, and now i wonder if should use the "auth-user-pass" option, set an passphrase on the openssl keys or both. Both require an extra password beside of the valid ...
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How do I install the OpenVPN TAP adapter on Win Server 2008 R2?

I need to install OpenVPN (using the latest stable, OpenVPN 2.2.1) on a Windows 2008 Server R2. All works fine, except I can't seem to install the TAP adapter. Running addtap.bat (as administrator ...
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Router VPN for mobile remote UPNP & SAMBA

I found those related posts helpful: How to setup VPN on home network VPN Router Recommendations? Wireless router with vpn server but I'd like to know how to configure my router and the other ...
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OpenVPN client connected, but cannot ping inside VPN address range

I set up OpenVPN 2.1.3 on Windows 7 following the OpenVPN Easy Windows Guide. The client (another computer) can connect without problems and gets the desired IP x.x.x.6/255.255.255.252 in the VPN IP ...
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Running nmap over vpn on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion fails

When connected to VPN (I have used OpenVPN and TunnelBear VPN service) nmap stops working. Ping, nc and other network tools work however nmap doesnt. When not running vpn, I get: $ sudo nmap ...
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After configuring OpenVPN in bridge mode my serve becomes unreachable from an outside network

I have configured a Debian server with OpenVPN in bridge mode according to OpenVPN's ethernet bridging guide. As part of the guide I ran the bridge-start script which creates a bridge and tap ...
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ARP reply vanishes from br0 to tap0 using OpenVPN in bridging mode

i have setup a linux box (on an esxi5) which acts as an openvpn server. the server is configured to use bridging for the clients, which essentially works, with one exception. if the client pings some ...
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Need to restrict DNS lookups for certain DNS server entries on XP/Vista/7

We're primarily an Ubuntu shop, but have recently configured an OpenVPN network to allow senior management to connect to our servers from their home PCs. One of the problems we're seeing is a large ...

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