Danesh Daroui wrote:
Hi all,
I want to set up a VPN on my Linux box which is running OpenSuse 10.3. I have installed openVPN using YaST and also openVPN for Network Manager but when I run Network Manager nothing happens and no program is launched. Besides, I don't know how to configure openVPN and on which port it is listening. Does anybody know how to configure it? Also, I want to know if after setting it up successfully, if it is possible to connect to this VPN from a Windows XP/Vista machine? Also, is openSWAN a good alternative to setting up a VPN?
I use OpenVPN with both Linux & XP. It works well. If you study the example configs, it becomes easier to understand. You need to assign a pair of addresses for the tunnel ends and, of course, the addresses get reversed at the opposite ends. You'll also have to create a static key, by using this command: openvpn --genkey --secret static.key OpenVPN normally uses UDP port 1194, but that can be changed and even use TCP. You may find some useful info here: http://openvpn.net/index.php/home.html -- Use OpenOffice.org http://www.openoffice.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org