Re: OpenVPN setup woes
On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 12:01:13PM +0000, Tony van der Hoff wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm trying, without much success so far, to set up an OpenVPN server on
> my Squeeze VPS.
>
> I used the howto at
> http://wiki.debian.org/openvpn%20for%20server%20and%20client as my guide.
>
> However, it appears to be blocked by the firewall on that system:
> Nov 18 11:47:52 vanderhoff kernel: Shorewall:net2fw:DROP:IN=eth0 OUT=
> MAC=00:16:3e:00:00:01:fe:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:08:00 SRC=xx.xx.xx.xx
> DST=yy.yy.yy.yy LEN=42 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=55 ID=0 DF PROTO=UDP
> SPT=58626 DPT=1194 LEN=22
>
> (x and y refer to the server and the local address respectively)
>
> Due to total lack of experience in configuring a firewall, I'm terrified
> of breaking it, and denying myself access, or worse, letting in miscreants.
>
> So, can anyone suggest how to proceed from here?
> Cheers,
A google search using the terms "shorewall openvpn" (without the
quotes):
Web Results 1 - 10 of about 96,900 for shorewall openvpn
First hit:
http://www.shorewall.net/OPENVPN.html
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