Hi Mike, On 11/13/2014 09:52 AM, Mike Morris wrote:
> Before installing ovpn community edition as a server, I want to > understand what side effects there are. For instance, running ovpn as a > client, by default, means all outbound triaffic is routed through the > vpn tunnel... even sshd responses. Is the same thing true in server mode? This is not true in every case - actually it depends on the configuration of the vpn service. Yes, a vpn administrator can configure the server to push a routing rule towards the clients that let all (internet) traffic go through the vpn (tunnel). > I want to have a VPN service, and still retain the webserver and ssh > daemon "as is" on that machine. I just want to know whether I need to > figure out how to alter ip tables, etc. to do that, or should that be > default behavior? Yes. Where else should the VPN _server_ send the ssh/www responses to? To one particular client? Does not make sense. However, I guess in theory you could mess up your routing with (client connect) scripts also on the server. But if you do not use client specific configurations (ccd. iroute, route, ...) on the server the chances are low to mess it up ;) HTH, Mathias. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. Take corrective actions from your mobile device. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
