OpenVPN : Connection Fail / How To Fix

[threaderslash]

Hi Guys!

I need some help here with OpenVPN in order to put it runing a remote network connection. It involves client-server work that I am doing from home: Client Linux (my notebook) -- Server Windows. In my notebook I have installed a tri-boot with FC/Suse/Solaris.

So, to put VPN to connect properly it requires TUN/TAP driver. Then, when I run...

# openvpn --mktun
Options error: You must define TUN/TAP device (--dev)

Any directions are mostly appreciated!

[ecrist]

So, to put VPN to connect properly it requires TUN/TAP driver. Then, when I run...

# openvpn --mktun
Options error: You must define TUN/TAP device (--dev)

Any directions are mostly appreciated!

It's telling you you're missing the --dev argument to the command. It doesn't know whether you want to create a tap device or tun device. This is covered in the man page, as far as which you need. Most people need the tun device.

HTH

[threaderslash]

thanks for the feedback. yesterday at the end of the day, I tried this:

# openvpn --mktun --dev tun0
Tue Jun 30 21:58:11 2009 TUN/TAP device tun0 opened
Tue Jun 30 21:58:11 2009 Persist state set to: ON

I have also done on FC10: system --> preferences --> internet and network --> network connections --> VPN

choose the option: VPN Connection 1 [x] connect automatically.
Gateway: the remote server IP
Authentication type: password
User name: admID
CA certificate

IPv4 Method: Automatic VPN.

Then I try to connect remotely, and it does not work.

[ecrist]

I would suggest talking to the folks in ##openvpn on irc.freenode.net. They'll ask for your configs and log files to be able to help you out. Someone is usually there pretty much any time of day.

[Douglas]

Did you specify the dev parameter in the config file?

Paste your configs (client/server) here, or on a pastebin and link them.