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On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 17:57:54 +0200, Jann Traschewski wrote: > I need a very simple VPN-solution and I don't know whether OpenVPN will meet > my requirements. I have a linuxbox with about 1500 users. I don't need any > encryption (also just plain text for the password would be OK). The > important thing is, that I don't want to have any maintenance to setup an > account. I just want to have them login by username and password from > /etc/shadow. > > Simple question: Is that possible with OpenVPN? Encryption is also OK, but > not needed. Certainly, this is possible. You can use the PAM authentication plugin to authenticate against your user accounts. To disable encryption, use "cipher none". > Further question: Is it possible that every user gets every login the same > IP-address (e.g. based by row in /etc/shadow)? Sure. Using "ifconfig-pool-persist" provides one approach to this; another would to be to write your own client-connect script that outputs an ifconfig-push line. (The above is applicable ) > I think I have to use a tap-Interface for my VPN-solution, but I don't > think OpenVPN has an interface to the DHCP-Dämon? OpenVPN has enough scripting hooks that you should be able to accomplish whatever it is you intend. I'm just curious -- why tap? Do you need non-IP protocols? Broadcast traffic? ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users Warning: require_once(../../../archive_common.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/openvpn/domains/openvpn.net/public_html/archive/openvpn-users/2005-09/msg00012.html on line 207 Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '../../../archive_common.php' (include_path='/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/openvpn/domains/openvpn.net/public_html/archive/openvpn-users/2005-09/msg00012.html on line 207 |