> because i really believe in open source software I've decided to check > all sorts of configurations to check problems with tcp tunneling.
This makes it sound like OpenVPN's performance is lower than some comparable non-Free software. Have you actually compared OpenVPN's performance to some other TCP-tunnel solution? That would be instructive since it may point to ways to improve the TCP support. I know in general OpenVPN discourages the use of TCP tunnels and for good reasons, but the support for TCP tunnels is also one of the strengths of OpenVPN, making it usable even with the most uncooperative firewalls. Stefan