Express OpenVPN setup
Marzec 19th, 2009 . by vipFollowing quick tutorial is for PLD distro, but should fit everywhere.
Generate private shared key, (and copy it to both, server and client with secure connection to /etc/openvpn)
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openvpn –genkey –secret yourservername-key.txt
Add to TUNNELS in /etc/sysconfig/openvpn (client and server):
CODE:
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TUNNELS=“yourservername”
Server configuration
Edit /etc/openvpn/yourservername.conf
CODE:
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dev tap
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secret yourservername-key.txt
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ifconfig 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
Client configuration
In /etc/openvpn/yourservername.conf add:
CODE:
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dev tap
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remote yourservername.public.ip.or.domain
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secret yourservername-key.txt
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ifconfig 10.0.0.2 255.255.255.0
Now, just restart openvpn services on both, server and client. Voila.

