Penguin

Differences between version 6 and revision by previous author of OpenVPN.

Other diffs: Previous Major Revision, Previous Revision, or view the Annotated Edit History

Newer page: version 6 Last edited on Saturday, July 24, 2004 2:04:15 am by AristotlePagaltzis Revert
Older page: version 5 Last edited on Friday, July 23, 2004 3:39:52 pm by MichaelBordignon Revert
@@ -1,40 +1,50 @@
-* OpenVPN bridging with a Windows RoadWarrior  
+[ OpenVPN | http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/] is a [Free] VirtualPrivateNetwork daemon that uses [SSL].  
  
-so, first http://openvpn.sf.net, download linux and windows binaries  
+----  
  
-setup your kernel for briding and tun/tap devices  
-create /dev/net/tun by  
+!! [OpenVPN] bridging with a Windows RoadWarrior  
  
- mkdir /dev/net  
- mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200  
+ ''Is this information at all Windows-specific?'' --AristotlePagaltzis  
  
-configure /etc/network/interfaces to bring up tap0/tap1 /br0 as follows  
+Set up your [Kernel] for briding and tun /tap devices.  
  
- auto tap0  
- iface tap0 inet static  
- address ...  
- netmask 255.255.255.  
- network 192.168.1.  
- broadcast 192.168.1.255  
- pre-up /usr /local /sbin /openvpn --mktun --dev tap0  
+First, create <tt> /dev /net /tun< /tt>.  
  
- auto tap1  
- iface tap1 inet static  
- address ...  
- netmask 255.255.255.  
- network 192.168.1.10  
- broadcast 192.168.1.255  
- pre-up /usr /local /sbin /openvpn --mktun --dev tap1  
+<verbatim>  
+mkdir /dev/net  
+mknod /dev /net /tun c 10 200  
+< /verbatim>  
  
- auto br0  
- iface br0 inet static  
- address 192.168.1.x  
- network 192.168.1.  
- netmask 255.255.255.  
- broadcast 192.168.1.255  
- bridge_ports tap0 tap1 eth0  
+Then, configure <tt>/etc/ network/interfaces</tt> to bring up <tt> tap0/ tap1/br0</tt>:  
  
-Pretty good documentation of OpenVPN can be found at  
-http://openvpn .sourceforge .net/bridge .html and http://openvpn .sourceforge .net/install32 .html  
+<verbatim>  
+auto tap0  
+iface tap0 inet static  
+address . . .  
+netmask 255 .255 .255 .  
+network 192.168.1.  
+broadcast 192.168.1.255  
+pre-up /usr/local/sbin/openvpn --mktun --dev tap0  
  
-Also http://fedoranews.org/contributors/florin_andrei/openvpn/ and http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/20notes.html 
+auto tap1  
+iface tap1 inet static  
+address ...  
+netmask 255.255.255.  
+network 192.168.1.10  
+broadcast 192.168.1.255  
+pre-up /usr/local/sbin/openvpn --mktun --dev tap1  
+  
+auto br0  
+iface br0 inet static  
+address 192.168.1.x  
+network 192.168.1.  
+netmask 255.255.255.  
+broadcast 192.168.1.255  
+bridge_ports tap0 tap1 eth0  
+</verbatim>  
+  
+See also:  
+* [Ethernet Bridging Mini-HOWTO | http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/bridge.html]  
+* [OpenVPN Win32 Install | http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/install32.html]  
+* [FedoraNEWS.ORG: Implementing OpenVPN | http://fedoranews.org/contributors/florin_andrei/openvpn/]  
+* [OpenVPN 2.0 beta series release notes | http://openvpn.sourceforge.net/20notes.html]