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diff --git a/docs/configuration/interfaces/openvpn.rst b/docs/configuration/interfaces/openvpn.rst index 82dd26dd..80fef754 100644 --- a/docs/configuration/interfaces/openvpn.rst +++ b/docs/configuration/interfaces/openvpn.rst @@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ In the VyOS CLI, a key point often overlooked is that rather than being configured using the `set vpn` stanza, OpenVPN is configured as a network interface using `set interfaces openvpn`. +************ Site-To-Site -============ +************ .. figure:: /_static/images/openvpn_site2site_diagram.jpg @@ -130,9 +131,9 @@ Remote Configuration - Annotated: set interfaces openvpn vtun1 local-address '10.255.1.2' # Local IP of vtun interface set interfaces openvpn vtun1 remote-address '10.255.1.1' # Remote IP of vtun interface -******************* + Firewall Exceptions -******************* +=================== For the OpenVPN traffic to pass through the WAN interface, you must create a firewall exception. @@ -245,8 +246,9 @@ to each tunnel. Another option is to dedicate a port number to each tunnel OpenVPN status can be verified using the `show openvpn` operational commands. See the built-in help for a complete list of options. +****** Server -====== +****** Multi-client server is the most popular OpenVPN mode on routers. It always uses x.509 authentication and therefore requires a PKI setup. Refer this section @@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ internally, so we need to create a route to the 10.23.0.0/20 network ourselves: set protocols static interface-route 10.23.0.0/20 next-hop-interface vtun10 Generate X.509 Certificate and Keys ------------------------------------ +=================================== OpenVPN ships with a set of scripts called Easy-RSA that can generate the appropriate files needed for an OpenVPN setup using X.509 certificates. @@ -535,8 +537,10 @@ example: } } + +****** Client -====== +****** VyOS can not only act as an OpenVPN site-to-site or server for multiple clients. You can indeed also configure any VyOS OpenVPN interface as an OpenVPN client @@ -548,7 +552,7 @@ static client IP address to the OpenVPN client. Remember, clients are identified using their CN attribute in the SSL certificate. Server ------- +====== .. code-block:: none @@ -572,7 +576,7 @@ Server set interfaces openvpn vtun10 use-lzo-compression Client ------- +====== .. code-block:: none @@ -614,13 +618,14 @@ Will add ``push "keepalive 1 10"`` to the generated OpenVPN config file. quotes using the ``"`` statement. +*************** Troubleshooting -=============== +*************** VyOS provides some operational commands on OpenVPN. Check status ------------- +============ The following commands let you check tunnel status. @@ -639,7 +644,7 @@ The following commands let you check tunnel status. Reset OpenVPN -------------- +============= The following commands let you reset OpenVPN. |