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The problem is that the server cannot distribute IPs on the subnet that either the server or client are already on. This means the server must host 2 different IP addresses. How do you give the server a second address and allow for clients to connect to it? On 11/2/07, Gustavo Verduzco Vazquez <gustavo.verduzco@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > As far as I know there's no problem with having a single nic on your > PC because when you install OpenVPN it will create the Win32-TAP > Adapter which can use any ip network you want, so if you are running > the server on your PC, clients will connect to the TAP adapter, > already bridged to your Local Area Connection with a native Windows > Ethernet Bridge or using a software solution like Ethernet Bridge 2.0. > The server will DHCP to connecting VPN clients an IP address on its IP > network from a specified pool in server.ovpn config file. > > I have that setup and works fine with Ethernet Bridge 2.0 > > Regards, > -- > Gustavo Verduzco Vazquez > ComXInt Consulting S.A. > > Quoting Ian Archer <ian.archer.am.i@xxxxxxxxx>: > > > I'm trying to get a bridging setup. > > > > The server only has a single nic, and is on the 192.168.1/24 > network. > > The clients are within the same 192.168.1/24 (I'm doing VPN because > > this is an open network). > > > >> From what I understand, the server must bridge on a subnet which > is > > different from the client connection path. In other words, the > VPN > > should not be 192.168.1/24. > > > > It was suggested in a prior thread that a way around this was to > give > > the server a dummy interface with an address from a different > subnet > > and have clients connect to that in the 'remote <addr>' part of > their > > configuration. I am really puzzled as to how to get clients to > know > > how to connect to this remote address. In general, I hope this is > the > > correct way of going about an ethernet bridge solution when only > using > > a single NIC. > > > > Any pointers? > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a > browser. > > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > > Openvpn-users mailing list > > Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > >______________________ OpenVPN mailing lists https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |