[OLPC-AU] VPN Client.conf File

[Jerry Vonau]

Hi Brian:

First thing is you have a typo in the .conf file correct the proto line, is
should be udp.
For further setup information have a look at:

http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#config

Jerry



On 21 November 2011 08:20, HALL,Brian C <brian.hall02 at uwimona.edu.jm> wrote:

>
> Good Morning All,
>
>
>
>
> In installing openvpn I didn’t see a client.conf file. I want my XS to
> connect to a vpn server. In essence the XS will be the vpn client.
>
> I have my vpn  keys and in trying to create the client.conf file I
> received some errors.
>
> The issue is that when I created my client.conf file then restarted the
> openvpn service, it did not start. Iam able to stop it but not start.
>
>
> I had previously gotten a site to look at regarding openvpn configuration
> however the site is now down.
>
> See  the below client.conf file I created using a couple web sites.
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> ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
> client
> dev tun
> proto upd
> user nobody
> group nogroup
> ca /etc/openvpn/keys/*.crt
> cert /etc/openvpn/keys/*.crt
> key  /etc/openvpn/keys/*.key
> remote IP_ADDRESS 1194
> resolv-retry infinite
> nobind
> mute-replay-warnings
>
> _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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>
> Not sure where I went wrong. Iam assuming that I missed a couple
> lines..Not sure where.
>
> Regards,
> Brian
>
>
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