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Some very basic quesitons...

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 2:51 am
by cpthk
I am new to OpenVPN. I have several questions I am not clear.

1. Is the OpenVPN on the download page client or server or both? (http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/downloads.html)
2. Is the server cross-platform-able? Or it can be only in linux?
3. Does the server has to be the top computer of my local network acting like a router? Can it be a computer under a router?

Thanks.

Re: Some very basic quesitons...

Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:27 am
by maikcat
hi there,

>1. Is the OpenVPN on the download page client or server or both?

you can define via its config to act as a server or client.

>2. Is the server cross-platform-able? Or it can be only in linux?

yeap..which platform you want to run it on?

>3. Does the server has to be the top computer of my local network acting like a router?

nope

>Can it be a computer under a router?

yeap...just configure your routing tables correctly.

cheers,

michael.