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OpenVPN
FreePBX OpenVPN: http://wiki.freepbx.org/display/FPG/System+Admin+-+VPN+Server
OpenVPN is an SSL-based VPN technology that can run on both Linux and Windows systems.
| TUN | Routed Server |
|---|---|
| TAP | Bridged Server |
Testing Connections
ifconfig route -n ping <hostname> ping <host IP> cat /etc/resolv.conf
Client
Routing
You may find that the VPN connection pushes a new Default Route to your remote workstation. This can wreak havoc on your VPN networking behavior…or it might be exactly what you want.
If you prefer not to route all traffic over the VPN connection, try adding a route on the IPv4 tab when editing the NetworkManager VPN connection. Try adding a route something like:
| Setting Name | Setting Data | Description |
| address | 10.0.0.0 | Network subnet behind VPN server |
| netmask | 255.0.0.0 | Netmask of subnet behind VPN server |
| gateway | 10.0.0.1 | Remote OpenVPN server's private IP address |
| metric | 1000 | Won't matter much unless thereare multiple routes to same subnet |
| Ignore automatically obtained routes | Selected (Checked) | Ignore routes pushed from VPN server |
| Use this connection only for resources on this network | Selected (Checked) | Use your local Internet connection for off-VPN resources |
Fedora 16
Installation
Verify these packages are installed (probably by default):
sudo yum install openvpn NetworkManager-openvpn
Command Line
cd Dropbox/VPN/MER/ sudo openvpn filename.ovpn
NetworkManager GUI
Using NetworkManager for VPN connections is easy for users to manage and doesn't require root or sudo permissions.
If a .ovpn file is provided, use it for clues to configure the NetworkManager VPN connection.
Click NetworkManager icon → Network Settings
Click + (Plus Symbol) → VPN → Create → OpenVPN
- Name of Connection
- Remote VPN Server (Gateway)
- Certificates (TLS)
- Browse to certificate (.p12 file) assigned by OpenVPN admin
- You might store your VPN configuration files and certs in a Dropbox folder
- Password assigned by OpenVPN admin
- Advanced
- General Tab
- Use LZO Compression
- Use Custom MTU - 1400
- Security Tab
- Cipher - BF-CBC
