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howtos:network_services:openvpn [2022/04/18 12:55 (UTC)] – Updated for Slackware-15.0 chrisabelahowtos:network_services:openvpn [2023/02/04 18:36 (UTC)] (current) – [13. Firewalls] chrisabela
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 On the Client machine perform the following instructions to set it up. On the Client machine perform the following instructions to set it up.
  
-Copy the provided ''clinet.conf'' from the OpenVPN package to the configuration directory:+Copy the provided ''client.conf'' from the OpenVPN package to the configuration directory:
  
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 As ''/etc/rc.d/rc.openvpn'' starts OpenVPN with ''--daemon'' option, it would not start if you still need to enter the password. In Chapter 6, we showed how this can be resolved for the Server. Naturally, if this is your intention, you may repeat the process for the Client: As ''/etc/rc.d/rc.openvpn'' starts OpenVPN with ''--daemon'' option, it would not start if you still need to enter the password. In Chapter 6, we showed how this can be resolved for the Server. Naturally, if this is your intention, you may repeat the process for the Client:
  
-On the Client, edit ''/etc/openvpn/server.conf'' with the following lines:+On the Client, edit ''/etc/openvpn/client.conf'' with the following lines:
  
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 ===== 13. Firewalls ===== ===== 13. Firewalls =====
  
-You may find that on some networks, UDP port 1194 is blocked, and so the Client will be unable to connect. In order to penetrate through the firewall your may want to try changing the port to 443 - normally reserved for https. Using TCP instead of UDP will also help. To make these change you will need to amend /etc/openvpn/server.conf of the Server, from+You may find that on some networks, UDP port 1194 is blocked, and so the Client will be unable to connect. In order to penetrate through the firewall you may want to try changing the port to 443 - normally reserved for https. Using TCP instead of UDP will also help. To make these change you will need to amend /etc/openvpn/server.conf of the Server, from
  
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