RE: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN feasibility Question

["James McCall" <jmccall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN feasibility Question

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, James McCall wrote:

> I have an application that connects to a device within my network and I 
> was wondering if Open VPN might be the solution I am looking for. The 
> application requires multiple open ports in order to communicate 
> internally, however attempts as port forwarding have been unsuccessful 
> due to some unknown port or security measure on the device. I thought to 
> bypass this by using a VPN so that the device would think the client was 
> local.
>
> So, I need to be able to route traffic through the router to an internal 
> OpenVPN server and then to the device. Is this possible? Also, I don't 
> think I will need WINS or Network browsing through the VPN, I just need 
> to allow access to this one application, essentially forwarding traffic 
> to an internal IP.

Yes, OpenVPN would be a good solution for you.

If your application depends on broadcast, I'd use TAP mode and bridge the 
client into your local network for simplicity. If not, go with TUN 
(routed) mode.

> I want to set up the internal server on a windows 2000 box, but have a 
> Mandrake box to use if it's easier or better for my situation.

OpenVPN works well on both Windows and unix systems. I'd go with the 
mandrake box though, as you can more easily combine OpenVPN with iptables 
there, to firewall of the VPN like you want.

-- 

That sounds great. Also, although I can read the instructions it would be
great if I could get some direction from here. My first step is to install
openVPN on the mandrake box, but experience has shown that most linux
installs are less than straight forward, so I'll likely be asking more
questions. :)


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