Hello, Can anyone assist with setting up my first openvpn? I've read the docs, howtos, and books, but something basic isn't connecting. I've got the openvpn setup on a centos 5.1 box, and remote clients can connect to it which tells me my firewalls shouldn't be an issue, but they can't do anything else, not pinging, not mounting samba shares. I've got keys and can meet on aim or irc if anyone has done this and can help i'd appreciate it. Thanks. Dave.

"Dave" <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> writes: >Hello, > Can anyone assist with setting up my first openvpn? I've read the docs, >howtos, and books, but something basic isn't connecting. I've got the >openvpn setup on a centos 5.1 box, and remote clients can connect to it >which tells me my firewalls shouldn't be an issue, but they can't do >anything else, not pinging, not mounting samba shares. > I've got keys and can meet on aim or irc if anyone has done this and can >help i'd appreciate it. >Thanks. >Dave. /etc/openvpn/openvpn.conf on the server ------------------------- dev tun #The other side should use #ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 #remote your.server.name.ca persist-key persist-tun verb 3 port 1194 ifconfig 10.8.0.1 10.8.0.2 #This static.key file must be transfered to the other side as well. secret /etc/openvpn/static.key --------------------------- On the remote machine ---------------------------------- dev tun #The other side should use ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 remote 111.222.333.444 1194 #That is the server ip address persist-key persist-tun verb 3 ping 60 #This static.key file must be transfered to the other side as well. secret /etc/openvpn/static.key ----------------------------------------- And them make sure that you use those IP to make the connections.

Hello, Thanks. I can get connected to the openvpn server while i'm remote, but that's it, i can't ping any other boxes or see anything on the other side of the link. Thanks. Dave. "Unruh" <unruh-spam@physics.ubc.ca> wrote in message news:BNEaj.29120$UZ4.22346@edtnps89... > "Dave" <dmehler26@woh.rr.com> writes: > >>Hello, >> Can anyone assist with setting up my first openvpn? I've read the >> docs, >>howtos, and books, but something basic isn't connecting. I've got the >>openvpn setup on a centos 5.1 box, and remote clients can connect to it >>which tells me my firewalls shouldn't be an issue, but they can't do >>anything else, not pinging, not mounting samba shares. >> I've got keys and can meet on aim or irc if anyone has done this and >> can >>help i'd appreciate it. >>Thanks. >>Dave. > > > /etc/openvpn/openvpn.conf > on the server > ------------------------- > dev tun > #The other side should use > #ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 > #remote your.server.name.ca > persist-key > persist-tun > verb 3 > port 1194 > ifconfig 10.8.0.1 10.8.0.2 > > #This static.key file must be transfered to the other side as well. > secret /etc/openvpn/static.key > --------------------------- > > On the remote machine > > ---------------------------------- > dev tun > #The other side should use > ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 > remote 111.222.333.444 1194 > #That is the server ip address > persist-key > persist-tun > verb 3 > ping 60 > > #This static.key file must be transfered to the other side as well. > secret /etc/openvpn/static.key > ----------------------------------------- > > And them make sure that you use those IP to make the connections.