Category Archives: OpenVPN

Usefull scripts, sample configs and howtos for OpenVPN

OpenVPN: OpenVPN asks for a password

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after migrating to a new client and installing the latest version of OpenVPN, OpenVPN asks for a password while trying to connect to the server.
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OpenVPN: P2P connect on linux

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this post describes how to setup an adhoc openvpn connection between two linux hosts.

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OpenVPN: Error: IP packet with unknown IP version

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this is a checklist for the error on an OpenVPN 2.4 Server “IP packet with unknown IP version” when a client has established a connection successfully but you can not reach any IP Addresses in the network.
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OpenVPN: Create a peer to peer Network between two Clients

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for creating a simple peer to peer network between two clients you do not have to setup a complete X.509 certificate based infrastructure. You can use a static key created by OpenVPN for such purposes.

In a Point-To-Point environment one Computer acts as server (vpnmachine1: 192.168.200.1) the other as client (vpnmachine2: 192.168.200.2).
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OpenVPN: Running OpenVPN and a Webserver at same TCP Port

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OpenVPN has the ability to act like a HTTP Reverse Proxy Server. This feature is called port sharing. Means if OpenVPN detects non VPN traffic it proxy the connection to an specific host and port.
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