From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 10 20:14:36 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 035361065673 for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 20:14:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from asmtpout024.mac.com (asmtpout024.mac.com [17.148.16.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCFD68FC0A for ; Tue, 10 May 2011 20:14:35 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from cswiger1.apple.com ([17.209.4.71]) by asmtp024.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Exchange Server 7u4-18.01 64bit (built Jul 15 2010)) with ESMTPSA id <0LKZ007VEXKAKO20@asmtp024.mac.com> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 10 May 2011 13:14:35 -0700 (PDT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.2.15,1.0.148,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-05-10_11:2011-05-10, 2011-05-10, 1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1105100139 From: Chuck Swiger In-reply-to: <180587.39161.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 13:14:34 -0700 Message-id: References: <4DC97839.6010108@mage.hu> <4DC982B2.6090303@mage.hu> <4DC98B05.7080503@mage.hu> <20110510221009.49a1c6ea@ukr.net> <180587.39161.qm@web36506.mail.mud.yahoo.com> To: Bill Tillman X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenVPN Setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 20:14:36 -0000 On May 10, 2011, at 12:55 PM, Bill Tillman wrote: > I have a FreeBSD-8.2-STABLE server running OpenVPN. What I'm trying to do is to > be able to access my LAN with my M$ Windows laptop using a M$ compatible client. > I read the manpage and it basically sets forth examples in which there will be > two (2) OpenVPN servers. In my case I will only have one OpenVPN server and my > laptop out there on the road. And of course I won't know the IP address of my > laptop until I connect out there somewhere. Can anyone recommend how to do this > or where I can read more about how to use OpenVPN with only one server? OpenVPN's site provides fine documentation: http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation.html http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/miscellaneous/78-static-key-mini-howto.html Regards, -- -Chuck