void269
The other day I built an OpenVPN 1.6.1 box using the Virtual Appliance they provide. After a bit of configuring I rebooted the server and noticed I could not log on to the Admin page. I did some digging and found I could not PING that server either. I walked away from it for a day or so and decided I must have done something to cause it. So I decided to start fresh. I blew it away and built a new box but this time I upgraded it to the latest version (1.8.something). All was going smoothly, I made only a couple changes in the admin page and rebooted the server, but then it happened again... After the reboot I found I could not connect to the web page and sure enough, I could not PING the server either. I did another reboot, but this time I set a flood PING to see what it did. I found that it did start to PING as it was starting up, but once it got fully up the PING's stopped... :x
What could be causing this? I don't think it was any settings I made as there was only a couple. Is there some sort of firewall on the box that is killing me maybe?
void269
bump...
Mimiko
You didn't write about configuration and changes you made. Are you using routing or bridging mode? If the box repond for a time then stops, log in to console and see the logs and start-up scripts.
void269
OK....through a series of VM snapshots and roll backs I was able to narrow down to which thing is causing the connectivity lose. It happens when I changed the "Dynamic IP Address Network" setting. I must be reading the verbiage wrong as i am taking it that I need to set it to the network IP/subnet of my internal network (where my DHCP server is located and broadcasting). But once I do that and update the server....poof...off the network it goes. I'm assuming I am miss-configuring it so what do I need to put there? Should I just leave it to the default of 5.5.0.0/20?
Mimiko, to answer your question, it is at the default of Routing.
ddog800
Where/how are you currently changing the IP address of the appliance?
void269
This can be done by following instructions on setting a static IP in CentOS (the base OS that the vApp is built on). However, this is not what I am trying to do if that is what you are asking...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+configure+static+ip+address+in+centos
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