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cbowe <info@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > I feel like there's some etiquette or protocol to mailing lists that's > I'm unaware of. This is the first time I've tried to use one and that's > only because a M$ box will be used if I can't make this work soon. It's > for a university and I think Redmond is not the best place for them to > send their money. > > All I'm looking for are basic concepts. I have no trouble reading log > files and sorting out errors but I don't have the time or the resources > to test all possibilities. I seem to have a unique situation and have > found no references or examples in documentation. > > Thanks Rob, for your reference to earlier posts but the documentation is > very clear on how to bridge subnets and I've had no trouble setting up a > tunnel. > > James wrote... > > "It's possible to --ifconfig a private address block, but then to route > a public block over it." > > ..is this done with a tun to route instead of bridging? Yes. > Also.. > > "It is also possible to --ifconfig a public address pair > directly, but you must make sure at either end that there's no routing > conflict." > > This seems like it would be more efficient is this done by routing all > traffic over the vpn or just what is going to that address range? Yes, the usual dance is to route the whole subnet over the VPN, but have a special direct host route between the actual VPN server machines, so the VPN doesn't try to route into itself which would cause a routing loop. James ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |