install the openvpn pet from here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=13665
I have a openvpn configuration file with additional certificate files.
These I got from my account on the Astaro-firewall appliance from the company where I work.
I extracted them to /root/openvpn/.
Then I can create the tunnel with such a command:
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modprobe tun
cd /root/openvpn/mu@212.56.21.96/
openvpn --config mu@212.56.21.96.ovpn
Then I enter username and password, and the tunnel establishes.
Now I can ping the remote machines in their private network in a second terminal, like
I also can open the websites from the companies internal webserver by typing in a browser something like
http://172.16.4.10
I can connect to a windows desktop by typing:
You can find a tsclient pet here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=31702
To simplify the steps, I wrote 2 scripts:
/usr/bin/mytunnel
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#!/bin/bash
rxvt -e "/root/openvpn/connect" &
tsclient -f &
/root/openvpn/connect
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#!/bin/bash
modprobe tun
cd /root/openvpn/mu@212.56.21.96/
openvpn --config mu@212.56.21.96.ovpn
read a
If you drag /usr/bin/mytunnel to your desktop, you can connect with a mouseclick, and just need to enter username and password in the terminal-window, and the values for the remote windows desktop in tsclient (save the settings there for future).
Mark