Re: OpenVPN Client on Ubuntu

[Darren Albers <dalbers gmail com>]

On Mon, 2007-12-03 at 14:37 -0600, MrDetermination wrote:
> Post here if you prefer web boards (identical content):
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> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=630353
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> Novice Linux guy here...
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> I have an OpenVPN server running on DD-WRT.  The Windows OpenVPN GUI
> connects to it just fine with the following config:
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> client
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> dev tap
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> proto udp
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> remote my.dynamic-ip.org 9876
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> resolv-retry infinite
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> nobind
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> persist-key
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> persist-tun
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> ca ca.crt
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> cert laptop.crt
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> key laptop.key
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> ns-cert-type server
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> comp-lzo
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> verb 3
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> route-gateway 192.168.0.1
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> redirect-gateway
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> The VPN login failed because the VPN program received an invalid
> configuration from the VPN server.[/quote]
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> 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.
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> The best case scenario always results in the following:
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> “Could not start the VPN connection 'Home' because the VPN server did
> not return an adequate network configuration.”
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> I have tried the GUI config manually and via importing a manual
> config.  The paths to the certificates is absolutely correct.
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> I’d appreciate any help,
> 
> Chip


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