torontob Hi everyone, I like OpenVPN for it's consistent connection and flawless up-time. So, I use it a lot with CentOS linux. However, I want to install it on a Windows 2008 Server now. Is it possible to install Openvpn SERVER on Windows 2008? I didn't see a package listed anywhere except for the Virtual container. But I need OpenVPN server to run on the same Windows 2008 server as my other applications. Please let me know if it's possible. If not, is there any alternative to OpenVPN that runs on Windows that provides same type of consistency in connection and uptime? I am not happy with PPTP built into Windows. Thanks
janjust the community (open source) version of openvpn runs fine on Windows 2008; there is only a single package for OpenVPN, which can act as both client and server. Getting routing and/or masquerading to work on windows is trickier , however.
torontob Wow, I always used it as a client on Windows. Can you please point me to guides for using OpenVPN as server on Windows? I am well educated with using it on Linux but not Windows and I appreciate it if you can point me to the exact manual section maybe?! Thanks
janjust Bebop wrote a very nice tutorial for Win7: https://forums.openvpn.net/topic7806.html which should also apply to Win 2008 ; in my book some examples are given as well
torontob Thank you again for that. The guide shows how to use the Win Server internet connection as redirect for the traffic. What if I want to simply reach the Win Server and nothing else? I mean, I don't want my traffic to traverse through the Win Server. I just want to connect to it with OpenVPN and clients only be able to connect to the server and access it's resources. Regards,
janjust then it's even simpler: follow the part on how to set up the OpenVPN server but do not add any push "redirect-gateway ..." statements to the server config - if you don't need any routing at all then don't push any routes.
