OpenVPN: Building and Integrating Virtual Private Networks
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Book Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: VPN - Virtual Private Network
Chapter 2: VPN Security
Chapter 3: OpenVPN
Chapter 4: Installing OpenVPN
Chapter 5: Configuring an OpenVPN Server—The First Tunnel
Chapter 6: Setting Up OpenVPN with X509 Certificates
Chapter 7: The Command openvpn and its Configuration File
Chapter 8: Securing OpenVPN Tunnels and Servers
Chapter 9: Advanced Certificate Management
Chapter 10: Advanced OpenVPN Configuration
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Monitoring
Appendix A: Internet Resources

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Chapter 5: Configuring an OpenVPN Server—The First Tunnel

In this chapter we will create an encryption key for OpenVPN and use it to set up our first OpenVPN tunnel between two Windows systems in the same network. By doing so, we have a test-bed environment where no problems with firewalls or routers will interfere with our OpenVPN setup, and we can concentrate on learning how to create tunnels.

  • Chapter 5: Configuring an OpenVPN Server—The First Tunnel
    • OpenVPN on Microsoft Windows
      • Generating a Static OpenVPN Key
        • Creating a Sample Connection
        • Adapting the Sample Configuration File Provided by OpenVPN
        • Starting and Testing the Tunnel
      • A Brief Look at Windows OpenVPN Network Interfaces
    • Connecting Windows and Linux
      • File Exchange between Windows and Linux
        • Installing WinSCP
        • Transferring the Key File from Windows to Linux with WinSCP
        • The Second Pitfall—Carriage Return/End of Line
      • Configuring the Linux System
      • Testing the Tunnel
        • A Look at the Linux Network Interfaces
      • Running OpenVPN Automatically
        • OpenVPN as Server on Windows
        • OpenVPN as Server on Linux
        • Runlevels and init Scripts on Linux
        • Using runlevel and init to Change and Check Runlevels
        • The System Control for Runlevels
        • Managing init Scripts
      • Using Webmin to Manage init Scripts
      • Using SuSE's YaST Module System Services (Runlevel)
    • Troubleshooting Firewall Issues
      • Deactivating Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall
      • Stopping the SuSE Firewall
    • Summary
 

 

 

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Released: May 2006
ISBN: 190481185X


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