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Re: [Openvpn-users] wierd problems, WIN2K to FreeBSD on openvpn 1.5.0


  • Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] wierd problems, WIN2K to FreeBSD on openvpn 1.5.0
  • From: "James Yonan" <jim@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 21:07:41 -0000

Mark <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*
> I am having odd problems.  The same ISP is at both client ends of the 
> connection, so that's not the issue.
> I am using a FreeBSD 5.0 system, running openvpn, which acts as a 
> gateway/firewall/router for a network.
> The client end is WinXP-pro, running openvpn.
> All openvpn setups are using 1.5.0
> 
> 
> 
> The tunnel instantiates fine.  I'm having three different problems, all 
> seemingly on the Windows client-side.
> 
> 1.) The route option acts too quickly, failing to establish the route, 
> as the tunnel isn't completely built when it runs.  I've tried putting 
> it into the up.bat file, but that also runs too soon.  The route-delay 
> and up-delay options do not wait sufficiently long before trying to 
> execute, resulting in failure of the routing.  (Well, not total 
> failure; the user can enter it manually, but my users aren't the most 
> technically proficient).

You can make the delay as long as you like by using a parameter for --route-delay.

> 2.) I get "GENERAL FAILURE ERROR 31" messages every several seconds.  
> There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it.

Where do you see this message?

> 3.) Windows file sharing -- either using SAMBA (running on a different 
> BSD server running on the LAN of the host system), or Win2K 
> (technically still Samba) -- isn't working correctly.  The drives can 
> be shared, but I'm having problems browsing the network.  Once the 
> drives are mapped on the client (WinXP-pro), they will open, and the 
> drives/folders can be explored (as intended).  But, after the VPN is 
> taken down, once its restarted, the drives don't map -- instead, I get 
> a "Device already in use" error.  I've considered that it could be 
> issues with my Samba configs, but the computers browse the networks 
> fine when on the local LAN.  I am using ip-win manual configurations on 
> the TAP adapters for the XP clients, and the WINS server addresses are 
> correctly set.  Any ideas?  It could be related to #2?

Try different --ip-win32 options.

James



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