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RE: [Openvpn-users] Problems with windows version and route comma nd


  • Subject: RE: [Openvpn-users] Problems with windows version and route comma nd
  • From: "James Yonan" <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 09:47:50 -0000

"Clemson, Chris" <Chris.Clemson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> > Hi, Chris!
> > 
> > I think this is the problem: the adapter has no IP address, 
> > so the route 
> > cannot be added.
> > I'm sure, that you set up the tap adapter correctly, so I 
> > would look in 
> > your home.up.bat script for a command that could reset in 
> > some way the 
> > adapter IP.
> 
> well, in windows, i dont think there is a command that does that.
> ifconfig doesn't exist, only ipconfig, which doesn't do a lot.

You definitely need to set the IP/netmask of the TAP-Win32 adapter -- OpenVPN
will not do it automatically.

> i thought the only way you can do it is to set up the ip address in the
> properties for the adapter in the network connections windows.
> can anyone tell me differently?

You can try the netsh command, e.g. :

netsh interface ip set address my-tap static 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.252

This can be put in the up script.

James
 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> chris
> 
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