Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user][SOLVED] openvpn static ip
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:13:31
Message-Id: 20100226151311.GA28310@syscon4.inet
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] openvpn static ip by "J. Roeleveld"
1 On 02/26/10 09:33, J. Roeleveld wrote:
2 [snip]
3 >>
4 >> ...syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172 TEST FILE '/etc/openvpn/ccd/syscon9' [0]
5 >> ...syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172 TEST FILE '/etc/openvpn/ccd/DEFAULT' [0]
6 >> ...syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172 MULTI: Learn: 192.168.139.2 ->
7 >> syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172
8 >>
9 >> If I change the directory to "ccd" the log just shows:
10 >> ...syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172 TEST FILE 'ccd/syscon9' [0]
11 >> ...syscon9/68.148.245.78:56172 TEST FILE 'ccd/DEFAULT' [0
12 >
13 >This seems to indicate it can't actually find the file
14 >"/etc/openvpn/ccd/syscon9"
15 >
16 >This file needs to be located on the server, not on the client, as it's the
17 >server that determines the IP-address for the client.
18 >
19 >--
20 >Joost
21
22 Yes, that was it :-/; I don't know what to say. Such a simple mistake.
23 Just taking on a simple logic it make sense. I was thinking about it how it works that the client can request its own IP from the server; something didn't make
24 sense.
25
26 Thank you for all your help.
27 --
28 Joseph