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On 10/11/05, Leonard Isham <leonard.isham@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 10/11/05, Brent Gardner <brent.gardner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 10/11/05, Rolf Fokkens <r.fokkens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Attached the latest version of the MAC table patch. This patch allowes > > > OpenVPN to learn (and importantly forget!) MAC addresses like ethernet > > > switches. Also (like ethernet switches), OpenVPN now broadcasts packets > > > with unknown MAC addresses (without the patch these packets are dropped). > > > > snip] > [[> > This patch is work in progess, so testing is needed. I've tested it with > > > UDP and TCP using certificates. I'm using it now in our production > > > situation. Special testing however is needed for shared keys, as I > > > received a report which suggests this may not work. > > > > > > For those who are interrested, the patch can be downloaded here: > > > http://adsl-dc-4dd05.adsl.wanadoo.nl/dinges/openvpn-2.0.2-fks-mac7.patch > [snip] > > Thank you for your work. Would this patch have any beneficial effect > > on IPX/SPX traffic traversing an OpenVPN bridge? I've had trouble in > > the past where I could not communicate with a remote Netware server. > > I haven't had time to pursue it and it's not a hot issue for me right > > now, just wondering. > > > > I'm going to guess that this is IPX with either no routing or RIP/SAP. > If either of these are true you are experiencing Novell's WAN > broadcast purgatory. The protocol was developed for LANs and ease of > use and every 60 seconds broadcasts galore. the entire SAP and RIP > tables. Lost packets and clogged WAN "pipes" are the bane of this > environment. > > There are options, but ther defaults are not pretty with a WAN or even > large LAN. > > -- > Leonard Isham, CISSP > Ostendo non ostento. > Thanks, Leonard. I've always thought that a Netware misconfiguration was probably the source of my woes. Other non-IP protocols traverse my OpenVPN bridge without difficulty. The Netware server in question will be retired soon anyway so I'm not actively pursuing it. Brent Gardner ____________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users |