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[Openvpn-users] RE: Http-Proxy Example


  • Subject: [Openvpn-users] RE: Http-Proxy Example
  • From: "Heuermann. Rhea \(MSA\)" <HeuermannR@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:04:55 -0700

Hi all, thanks for your help!

I orginally had a basic connection over NAT that worked.  I then moved
to basic proxy setup as Daniel posted (thanks!) which confirmed I wasn't
too far off track.

Then I moved to using port 443 and authorization text file as in Palic's
post, except I was missing the persist tun, float and I was using ping
10 instead of 3 (I'll try those next, thanks Palic!)

I checked into load balancing and it looks like the org only has one ISA
server.  I use port 443 because the ISA won't allow ssl over port 80. 

However, I noticed Palic's client config --remote uses the DNS name of
the server.  I was using the IP address of my server because the DNS
name is not yet registered.... (could this be a problem?) --

In addition I have to use remote https://x.x.x.x with x being the IP
address of my router that port forwards to my internal Microsoft XP
internal OpenVPN server, (the client being XP as well).

It seems I have to use the https:// or the org's proxy server seems to
reject the connection attempt.

I also differed in using the internal IP address of our proxy server and
not the DNS name, it's name does not seem to resolve from the internet
either (though it does resolve internally so I could use it).

Finally, with all that in place, the client seems to get the OK from the
isa server, and the connection attempt continues - but is never
"initiated" and immediately get the SIGUSR1 soft reset message and no
further messages as to why the signal was received.  I did set verb 10
and mute 1 but did not get any more info... (using 2.0 beta 7)

So I'm going to re-install to the latest version and start with Palic's
config first.

But I wonder if not using DNS names, the https:// weirdness, of the fact
of using "dev tun" - when the default device installed on windows is
labeled tap-win32 adapter.  (or should it be dev tun0 on XP too?)

I still plan to try the float option anyway...

Thanks for all your help!

Ray



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Date: Thu, 05 Aug 2004 09:36:35 +0200
From: "Daniel  Rosenberg"
Subject: Re: [Openvpn-users] Http-Proxy Example

Hi,
you could try this:

On the server:

proto tcp-server
dev tun
tun-mtu 1500
ifconfig 10.0.0.1 10.0.0.2
secret key.txt
port 5000

On the client:

proto tcp-client
http-proxy [name of the proxyserver] [port of the proxyserver] [textfile
with login data, username and password in two lines, if necessary]
remote [the server's address]
dev tun
tun-mtu 1500
ifconfig 10.0.0.2 10.0.0.1
secret key.txt
port 5000

Daniel


From: "Palic, Darko"
Subject: RE: [Openvpn-users] Http-Proxy Example
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 09:39:56 +0200

Hello Ray,

RTFM ;-)

But here is my configuration for a single host, there my proxy only
allows
ssl-connect to 443!

Client:
openvpn --remote lansin.dyndns.org --dev tun0 --ifconfig 192.168.2.1
192.168.2.2 --verb 3 --proto tcp-client --port 443 -
-http-proxy-retry --http-proxy proxy.dnsentry proxy.port --link-mtu 1500
--secret /etc/openvpn/static.key --ping 3 --ping
-restart 120 --float --comp-lzo --route 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0
192.168.2.2

I have to use a very short ping interval, because our proxy kills
connections if idle :-( Additionally i use the float, because the proxy
is
load balanced and my server is a usual dial-in account with changing
IPs.

Server:
Openvpn --dev tun0 --ifconfig 192.168.2.2 192.168.2.1 --verb 3 --proto
tcp-server --port 443 --secret /etc/openvpn/static.key --link-mtu 1500
--ping 3 --ping-restart 120 --float --comp-lzo --route 192.168.2.0
255.255.255.0 192.168.2.1 --persist-tun

Thsi configuration only works for a 1:1 connection (1 client 1 server).
If
you need 1 server and many clients, you must configure a TLS in openvpn
using the --mode server!

@maintainer:
Maybe this is an example for a proxy configuration in the HowTo or
man.8? If
so I could write a little more for the manpage or howto.

Best regards

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