Hi James, You wrote:
> 1. I am using Windows 7 machines for server and client, can I use "dev tap"? Yes. > 2. in the sample.ovpn file, there is a line like this: ifconfig 10.3.0.1 > 255.255.255.0. I should change the ipaddress,10.3.0.1,to my actual > address, 192.168.0.5? No - that is a dedicated IP address/subnet for the VPN interface (aka "tunnel"). > 3. if I use "dev tun" option, the client has to know the server's local > ip and the server has to know the client's local ip? In "mode p2p" (this is what you have been trying) IIRC you need to know the peer's IP address of the tunnel. In server/client mode all the adresses/routes can be pushed by the server. > 4. how can I start the server to avoid that key.txt cannot find error? > That key.txt file is under the config folder.I right click the > sample.ovpn to start it. it is failed when the file is inside the > sample-config folder. It is also failed when the file is outside the > sample-config folder and under the OpenVPN folder. Using Windows it should be sufficient to put all the files into the "config" folder. On UNIX/Linux you can use the "cd" config option in order to define the base path. > 5. I also started the OpenVPN GUI as administrator and right clicked on > the tray icon. There only two menu items: Settings... and Exit. There is > no other thing allow me to start the server from that OpenGUI tray icon. > is there anything wrong with my installation? If you name your file something.ovpn and put it into "config" folder the name "something" should appear in the OpenVPN GUI menu. HTH, Mathias. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. http://sdm.link/zohomanageengine _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
