Re: [Openvpn-devel] [PATCH 0/7] Vlan support for openvpn

2016-06-29 Thread Mike Auty
Hiya Gert, On 04/04/16 07:54, Gert Doering wrote: > PS: I promise a more detailed review per-chunk, so don't send new patches > yet. I'm not making promises which month this is going to happen - sorry. I was just wondering if there'd been any progress on this? Not pushing, since you didn't prom

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 01:17:10PM +0300, Samuli Seppänen wrote: > We can definitely add a checkbox for the interactive service. However, I > would make it opt-out to reduce the impact on support. Only a handful of > people know that in order to run OpenVPN-GUI without admin privileges > re

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Samuli Seppänen
We can definitely add a checkbox for the interactive service. However, I would make it opt-out to reduce the impact on support. Only a handful of people know that in order to run OpenVPN-GUI without admin privileges requires OpenVPNServiceInteractive to be running, and trying to educate users i

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Samuli Seppänen
This seems like a reasonable approach. We already provide static links to "latest" releases: Right now all of the links point to OpenVPN 2.3.x, but there is already support for "latest testing version" and "latest stable version", so the 2

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
it is almost the same choice like whether to include "run as admin" manifest or leave it to user. from security point of view, it makes sense that running anything with admin privileges might be security issue and user should agree on that. but I vote for starting interactive service from installe

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Samuli Seppänen
"Enable and start interactive service during installation" is on my todo. I think we can safely enable it, because it will not automatically go out starting any VPNs. Samuli I had a look at installers (as we enroll our own installer). I've got more questions regarding installers for example,

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
my colleguae suggested that 1) installer should detect "running on windows xp" 2) installer should suggest to install previous version of openvpn and provide a link to it. 3) after that installer should refuse to install looks good 2016-06-29 14:00 GMT+05:00 Gert Doering : > Hi, > > On Wed, Jun

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
I had a look at installers (as we enroll our own installer). I've got more questions regarding installers for example, interactive service is installed, but not started. So, user without admin rights cannot just start it. it would be better to either start it from installer or add checkbox there "

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Samuli Seppänen
Hi, On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 01:57:14PM +0500, ?? wrote: ok, if so, we need to modify installer to detect that. Right, "master" installers should refuse cooperation on XP. Samuli, you're listening? ;-) gert Yes. Do we still want to bloat "master" installers with tap-

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
ok, I've figured out what fwpuclnt.dll is used for: block_dns feature. 2016-06-29 13:05 GMT+05:00 Илья Шипицин : > Hello, > > I'm trying to install openvpn git master on WinXP, no luck, it complains > on missing fwpuclnt.dll > > there's no such dll in WinXP (and it is not possible to supply dll

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 01:57:14PM +0500, ?? wrote: > ok, if so, we need to modify installer to detect that. Right, "master" installers should refuse cooperation on XP. Samuli, you're listening? ;-) gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW!

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
ok, if so, we need to modify installer to detect that. 2016-06-29 13:11 GMT+05:00 Gert Doering : > Hi, > > On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 01:05:17PM +0500, ?? wrote: > > I'm trying to install openvpn git master on WinXP, no luck, it complains > on > > missing fwpuclnt.dll > > > > th

Re: [Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 01:05:17PM +0500, ?? wrote: > I'm trying to install openvpn git master on WinXP, no luck, it complains on > missing fwpuclnt.dll > > there's no such dll in WinXP (and it is not possible to supply dll within > installer) > > https://github.com/Open

[Openvpn-devel] git master: no more WinXP ?

2016-06-29 Thread Илья Шипицин
Hello, I'm trying to install openvpn git master on WinXP, no luck, it complains on missing fwpuclnt.dll there's no such dll in WinXP (and it is not possible to supply dll within installer) https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/blob/master/src/openvpn/Makefile.am#L130 however, I do not see, wher