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Title: VPN server/server
Post by: CKConsulting on December 15, 2005, 10:42:08 PM

I've been searching for a solution for creating a VPN between 2 SME 6.0.1 servers.  I found Swerts OpenVPN but it looks to be for Server/PC.

Anyone successfully doing this?
How are you doing it?
Are you happy with it?

My other option is to just use a couple of Linksys VPN boxes, but I already have the SME boxes up and running, and don't really.

Thanks,
Rick

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: ldkeen on December 15, 2005, 11:15:29 PM

Hi Rick,
I've been using IPsec server to server for ages and it works great. I got sick of the windows VPN working sometimes and then a couple of hours later it wouldn't work, so now I just quickly setup an IPsec tunnel between myself and any remote sites I need to work with and it's always there and works great. Here is a thread with some info. http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=24038.0
Regards Lloyd

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: CKConsulting on December 16, 2005, 01:20:28 AM

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Rick

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: CKConsulting on December 16, 2005, 05:54:26 AM

Installed with no issues, and VPN connection is up and running.

Thanks,  SME is great!

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: Lowell Fuher on December 18, 2005, 06:10:24 PM

Installed this OPEN-VPN package carefuly following the instructions - startup failed.

2 things to note,

The VPN tunnel to setup is assumed to be 192.168.100.0/24 with the local private network assumed to be at 192.168.1.0/24.   My local network started as 192.168.100.0/24 - so I carefully changed the settings in the setup to reflect a network for the VPN of 192.168.150.0/24 changing the settings accordingly. Also changed the settings reflecting the proper local network IP's.

The second thing that didn't go smoothly was the "certificate/private-key" pairs.  The first run through did not give me the option to sign the certificates.  Re entering the data a second time did require me to sign the "Server" key, but not the "Client" key.

Thoughts?

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: crazybob on December 18, 2005, 08:18:46 PM

What kind of error messages are you receiving?

Also check out this short thread
http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=29609.0

Bob

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: Lowell Fuher on December 19, 2005, 05:22:06 AM

Quote from: "crazybob"

What kind of error messages are you receiving?

starting the service - FAILED

Title: VPN server/server
Post by: Franco on December 19, 2005, 04:03:03 PM

Quote from: "CKConsulting"

Installed with no issues, and VPN connection is up and running.

Thanks,  SME is great!

Rick,
Right now you're have implemented openvpn for roaming users and also you're using IPSEC for PTP?
How's that going and what about server load?

Thanks,