Re: [Openvpn-users] Help getting 2.0 on Windows up and running

[Davis Goodman <davis.goodman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rich,

If you are using a windows workstation, you can not route. If it is windows server you need to activate RRAS which is the Remote and Routing access server for windows. You will then be able to use your windows machine as a router.

Davis 
On Thu, 2004-09-02 at 10:39, Rich Denis wrote:
> Jeane-Pierre,
>   Would you know how to make sure it is enabled in Windows?  I have
> never heard of this, in the past I just thought because the route was
> in the route table (ie anything to the 17.1.1.1.0 network goes to the
> 171.1.1.11 adapter)  on the VPN server that it would just forward the
> packets.  Is there an adapter setting that I need to know about?
>
> Do I need to "bridge" the two adapters?  Any help anyone can provide
> would be great.  Thanks.
>
> Rich
>
> On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 16:16:13 +0200, Jean-Pierre Schwickerath
> <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > I am not sure what you mean by this so I am attaching the entire
> > > config file so that you can tell me if I have done it right.  As for
> > > the firewall, it has not changed since the last time I had it working
> > > with 1.6 so I am pretty sure that the rules are the same.  The only
> > > reason I cant use my last config is because the server that had 1.6 on
> > > it is toast.  If you could take a look and see what I need to do to
> > > "activate" routing I would appreciate it.
> > 
> > Routing is done by the OS, so in your case windows. When you receive a
> > packet on one interface (openvpn) and need to forward it to another
> > (local ethernet), the packet goes through your OS-Networking stack and
> > this OS needs to be allowed to forward the packet to the other
> > interface. Usually you would need to active a service to allow the
> > relaying of the IP-Packets.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Jean-Pierre
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