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Maybe this "on-demand"(r) feature can be achieved using a deamon listening on all network and then starting the right openvpn-client at right time, with just few downtime due to openvpn startup. Perhaps a free software can already make this kind of trick? Cheers, Didier Selon Carl Youngblood <carlwork@xxxxxxxxx>: > Thanks for the response. Actually I don't need to capture all > outgoing traffic. My application will know that it needs to use the > various tun adapters' IP addresses to connect to another node. I just > want to have an easy way of setting up and taking down secure > connections on the fly, and I'm hoping it will be scalable in a way > that won't require a new openvpn daemon for each outgoing client > connection. > > On 4/19/05, Didier Conchaudron <didier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Dear Carl, > > > > I think you're trying to get full mesh networking while openvpn doesn't yet > > support it. Your idea is interesting but the problem is that you must use > > packet forwarding(and probalby other firewall things) on each of your node > to > > be able to work like you describe. In fact I'm wondering if this network > > topology is not close to "connect on demand" networking like with old > modems > > but now with several. > > > > Btw, I'm very interested in your experiments in this way. > > > > Regards, > > > > Didier > > > > Le Mardi 19 Avril 2005 00:39, Carl Youngblood a écrit: > > > I'm interested in using openvpn to create a secure dynamic network of > > > applications. Each node in the network will be running an openvpn > > > daemon in server mode so that other nodes can connect to it. Then I'm > > > wondering if it will be possible to use another openvpn instance for > > > all outgoing client connections, or if I will need to run a separate > > > instance of openvpn for each outgoing connection. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Carl Youngblood > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. > > Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in > > creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime > info, > > new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 > > _______________________________________________ > > Openvpn-users mailing list > > Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users > > > > > -- > "Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must first > be overcome." > - Samuel Johnson > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: New Crystal Reports XI. > Version 11 adds new functionality designed to reduce time involved in > creating, integrating, and deploying reporting solutions. Free runtime info, > new features, or free trial, at: http://www.businessobjects.com/devxi/728 > _______________________________________________ > Openvpn-users mailing list > Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users > ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |