Hello guys, I'm trying to run OpenVPN server and client on the same VMware virtual system the VM guest is Debian 8. I tried to set this up but cannot connect to the internet and cannot ping 8.8.8.8... I'm a new to openvpn and linux so any help would be appreciated. [b]Server.conf[/b] [list] port 1194 proto udp dev tun ca ca.crt cert server.crt key server.key # This file should be kept secret dh dh2048.pem server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0 ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt ;push "route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0" ;push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0" push "redirect-gateway local def1" ;push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp" push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4" push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8" keepalive 10 120 ;tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secret comp-lzo user nobody group nogroup persist-key persist-tun status openvpn-status.log log openvpn.log ;log-append openvpn.log verb 3[/list] [b]Client.conf[/b] [list] client dev tun proto udp remote 192.168.1.109 1194 resolv-retry infinite nobind user nobody group nogroup persist-key persist-tun ca /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/ca.crt cert /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/client1.crt key /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/client1.key ns-cert-type server ;tls-auth ta.key 1 comp-lzo verb 3[/list] [b]Client not running[/b] [list]Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface 0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 10.8.0.0 10.8.0.2 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 tun0 10.8.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun0 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 [b]Client not running[/b] ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:f9:33:57 inet addr:192.168.1.109 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fef9:3357/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:129 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:46577 (45.4 KiB) TX bytes:8454 (8.2 KiB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:480 (480.0 B) TX bytes:480 (480.0 B) tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 inet addr:10.8.0.1 P-t-P:10.8.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) [/list] [b]Client Running[/b] Kernel IP routing table Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface 0.0.0.0 10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 tun1 0.0.0.0 10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 tun1 10.8.0.0 10.8.0.2 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 tun0 10.8.0.1 10.8.0.5 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 tun1 10.8.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun0 10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun1 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 192.168.1.109 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 eth0 [b]client running[/b] ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:f9:33:57 inet addr:192.168.1.109 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fef9:3357/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:5584 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2018 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:3036784 (2.8 MiB) TX bytes:248564 (242.7 KiB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1 RX packets:4378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:553745 (540.7 KiB) TX bytes:553745 (540.7 KiB) tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 inet addr:10.8.0.1 P-t-P:10.8.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:4096 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:245760 (240.0 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) tun1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 inet addr:10.8.0.6 P-t-P:10.8.0.5 Mask:255.255.255.255 UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:4096 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:100 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:245760 (240.0 KiB)

[quote="Baz22"] I'm trying to run OpenVPN server and client on the same VMware virtual system[/quote]this is worse than running openvpn on two machines in the same LAN .. :roll: [quote="Baz22"]push "redirect-gateway local def1" ;push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"[/quote]If the server and client are on the same VM instance you are going to redirect your [b]server[/b] gateway .. bad idea. Remove all [b]redirect-gateway[/b]'s ..

For this occasion I recommend: [url]https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/books.html[/url]

Out of my depth. Server and Client on same machine

Baz22

Hello guys, I'm trying to run OpenVPN server and client on the same VMware virtual system the VM guest is Debian 8. I tried to set this up but cannot connect to the internet and cannot ping 8.8.8.8... I'm a new to openvpn and linux so any help would be appreciated.

Server.conf

port 1194
proto udp
dev tun
ca ca.crt
cert server.crt
key server.key # This file should be kept secret
dh dh2048.pem
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
ifconfig-pool-persist ipp.txt
;push "route 192.168.10.0 255.255.255.0"
;push "route 192.168.20.0 255.255.255.0"
push "redirect-gateway local def1"
;push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
keepalive 10 120
;tls-auth ta.key 0 # This file is secret
comp-lzo
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
status openvpn-status.log
log openvpn.log
;log-append openvpn.log
verb 3

Client.conf

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 192.168.1.109 1194
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
user nobody
group nogroup
persist-key
persist-tun
ca /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/ca.crt
cert /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/client1.crt
key /home/rick/Desktop/My_OpenVPN/client1.key
ns-cert-type server
;tls-auth ta.key 1
comp-lzo
verb 3

Client not running

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
10.8.0.0 10.8.0.2 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 tun0
10.8.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0

Client not running
ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:f9:33:57
inet addr:192.168.1.109 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fef9:3357/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:129 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:46577 (45.4 KiB) TX bytes:8454 (8.2 KiB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:480 (480.0 B) TX bytes:480 (480.0 B)

tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:10.8.0.1 P-t-P:10.8.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Client Running
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
0.0.0.0 10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 tun1
0.0.0.0 10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 tun1
10.8.0.0 10.8.0.2 255.255.255.0 UG 0 0 0 tun0
10.8.0.1 10.8.0.5 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 tun1
10.8.0.2 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun0
10.8.0.5 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 tun1
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.109 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 eth0

client running
ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:f9:33:57
inet addr:192.168.1.109 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fef9:3357/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:5584 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2018 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:3036784 (2.8 MiB) TX bytes:248564 (242.7 KiB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:65536 Metric:1
RX packets:4378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4378 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:553745 (540.7 KiB) TX bytes:553745 (540.7 KiB)

tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:10.8.0.1 P-t-P:10.8.0.2 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4096 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:245760 (240.0 KiB) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

tun1 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
inet addr:10.8.0.6 P-t-P:10.8.0.5 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:4096 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:245760 (240.0 KiB)

Traffic

Baz22 wrote I'm trying to run OpenVPN server and client on the same VMware virtual system

this is worse than running openvpn on two machines in the same LAN .. :roll:

Baz22 wrotepush "redirect-gateway local def1"
;push "redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp"

If the server and client are on the same VM instance you are going to redirect your server gateway .. bad idea. Remove all redirect-gateway's ..

Baz22

So with the redirect how do it connect? I have tried this but the client is not accessing server. I just need pointing in the right direction as I'm new to OpenVPN

Traffic

For this occasion I recommend:
https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/books.html