Re: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN and Qwest MSN DSL

[Leonard Isham <leonard.isham@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/2/05, Mark Lubratt <mark.lubratt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> I'm trying to setup a VPN connection between my Mac Powerbook and my
> home network.  The homenetwork is on Qwest MSN DSL and I have DynDNS
> setup for the network.  Obviously, the Powerbook can be just about
> anywhere on the internet.
> 
> My network has the following topology:
> 
> 1.      Internet
> 2.      MSN DSL Modem (Arescom)
> 3.      OpenBSD 3.7 firewall running PF (setup to forward port 1194 to
> 192.168.10.2)
> 4.      LAN 1 (192.168.10.0/24)
> 5.      SMC Barricade g Wireless Router/Firewall (192.168.10.2:  setup to
> forward port 1194 to 192.168.2.10)
> 6.      LAN 2 (192.168.2.0/24)
> 7.      OpenVPN Server (192.168.2.10:1194)
> 
> I have installed OpenVPN on my Powerbook and on my Gentoo Linux system
> on LAN 2 (192.168.2.10).  I've made all the necessary certificates and
> I can establish a connection between my Powerbook and the Gentoo system
> (both on LAN 2) by telling the client to connect to the WAN IP address
> of the SMC.  I've also attached the Powerbook to LAN 1 and have been
> able to connect.
> 
> However, when I try to connect from the internet, I only get "Waiting
> for server response."  I'm pretty sure that I have PF configured
> properly, but just to be sure, I connected the SMC Barricade directly
> to the DSL modem.  That didn't help.  So, I'm left wondering if
> Qwest/MSN is dropping my packets.  Is there a way that I can tell if
> they're blocking my attempts to establish this connection?
> 

tcpdump or ethereal to monitor the packets.

-- 
Leonard Isham, CISSP 
Ostendo non ostento.

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