RE: OpenVPN Client on Ubuntu

["MrDetermination" <mrd mrdetermination com>]

The server is on DD-WRT and configured as directed here:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/OpenVPN
With the following in my startup commands:

cd /tmp
openvpn --mktun --dev tap0
brctl addif br0 tap0
ifconfig tap0 0.0.0.0 promisc up

echo "
# Tunnel options
mode server       # Set OpenVPN major mode
proto udp         # Setup the protocol (server)
port xxxx         # TCP/UDP port number
dev tap0          # TUN/TAP virtual network device
keepalive 15 60   # Simplify the expression of --ping 
daemon            # Become a daemon after all initialization
verb 3            # Set output verbosity to n 
comp-lzo          # Use fast LZO compression 

# OpenVPN server mode options
client-to-client  # tells OpenVPN to internally route client-to-client
traffic 
duplicate-cn      # Allow multiple clients with the same common name

# TLS Mode Options
tls-server        # Enable TLS and assume server role during TLS handshake 
ca ca.crt         # Certificate authority (CA) file
dh dh1024.pem     # File containing Diffie Hellman parameters 
cert server.crt   # Local peer's signed certificate
key server.key    # Local peer's private key 
" > openvpn.conf

echo "
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
RANDOM GARBAGE
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
" > ca.crt
echo "
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
RANDOM GARBAGE
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
" > server.key
chmod 600 server.key
echo "
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
RANDOM GARBAGE
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
" > server.crt
echo "
-----BEGIN DH PARAMETERS-----
RANDOM GARBAGE
-----END DH PARAMETERS-----
" > dh1024.pem

sleep 5
ln -s /usr/sbin/openvpn /tmp/myvpn
/tmp/myvpn --config openvpn.conf

-----Original Message-----
From: Darren Albers [mailto:dalbers gmail com] 
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 3:11 PM
To: mrd mrdetermination com
Cc: networkmanager-list gnome org
Subject: Re: OpenVPN Client on Ubuntu


On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 14:37 -0600, MrDetermination wrote:
> Post here if you prefer web boards (identical content):
> 
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=630353
> 
>  
> 
> Novice Linux guy here...
> 
>  
> 
> I have an OpenVPN server running on DD-WRT.  The Windows OpenVPN GUI
> connects to it just fine with the following config:
> 
>  
> 
> client
> 
> dev tap
> 
> proto udp
> 
> remote my.dynamic-ip.org 9876
> 
> resolv-retry infinite
> 
> nobind
> 
> persist-key
> 
> persist-tun
> 
> ca ca.crt
> 
> cert laptop.crt
> 
> key laptop.key
> 
> ns-cert-type server
> 
> comp-lzo
> 
> verb 3
> 
> route-gateway 192.168.0.1
> 
> redirect-gateway
> 
>  
> 
> The VPN login failed because the VPN program received an invalid
> configuration from the VPN server.[/quote]
> 
>  
> 
> I've tried x.509 with and without password authentication as the auth
> type.  When I created the cert/key pairs I created a "challenge" pw I
> am not required to use to connect with from Windows.  When I try to
> connect with the "with password" connection type I am asked for a
> password and certificate password.  I have tried both connection types
> with every possible combination of passwords but had no luck.
> 
>  
> 
> The best case scenario always results in the following:
> 
>  
> 
> "Could not start the VPN connection 'Home' because the VPN server did
> not return an adequate network configuration."
> 
>  
> 
> I have tried the GUI config manually and via importing a manual
> config.  The paths to the certificates is absolutely correct.
> 
>  
> 
> I'd appreciate any help,
> 
> Chip


Can you send your server.conf to the list?   Make sure you remove
anything confidential.