Connecting OpenVPN Clients

The openvpn/ directory contains:

• client.ovpn: A sample configuration script for an OpenVPN client.

• keys/: A starter set of keys and certificates for the OpenVPN

  server and clients.

To connect an OpenVPN client to the virtual network:

1. Install the latest version of OpenVPN on the client. OpenVPN runs on Linux, Solaris, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Windows 2000/XP.

2. Copy the entire openvpn/ directory tree to the client machine.

3. Change to this directory and run the OpenVPN client, specifying the server to connect to. For example:

   # cd openvpn/
   # openvpn --config ./client.ovpn --remote vini1.princeton.vini-veritas.net
   

   In a few seconds the client should connect to the virtual network. Once connected, the client should be able to ping and traceroute interfaces on the 10.0.0.0/8 network. Note that the OpenVPN server (with an IP address usually ending in .5) does not respond to pings.

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