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==External references==
 
==External references==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN Openvpn],
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*[http://www.conexa.pt/vpn/ conexa vpn instructions],
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN Vpn]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN wikipedia Openvpn],
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VPN wikpedia Vpn]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 24 August 2009

Openvpn allows to establish a vpn connection to a remote network.

Openvpn client

From the client perspective, it requires the openvpn client to be installed. It also requires a configuration file, some certificates, a key file and a personal user-defined password:

  • maretec_ist.ovpn
  • MARETEC_VPN_CA.crt
  • usr.MARETEC.crt
  • usr.MARETEC.key

Windows

Follow these instructions

Linux

Here's how to establish a vpn connection to a remote network with openvpn client:

root> openvpn --config maretec_ist.ovpn

Sample Configuration File

Here's a typical configuration .ovpn file:

remote 193.13?.12?.2?5
rport 1?35?
proto udp
dev tap
pull
tls-client

##Uncomment this line in Windows XP
##Comment this line in Linux
#show-net-up 

ca MARETEC_VPN_CA.crt
cert usr.MARETEC.crt
key usr.MARETEC.key

# enable LZO compression
comp-lzo
verb 4

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