Hello. Just fyi - a patch (id 1520128) has been posted to Sourceforge which allows a browser to connect to the management interface. The patch is based on openvpn-2.1_beta14.
Since most platforms now have a web browser, this patch could lessen the need for a separate OpenVPN management GUI. Hope this patch proves useful. Paul Kern, CNS, U Toronto. ------------------------------------------------------------- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1520128&group_id=48978&atid=454721 Included in this patch: - code to extract commands from HTTP format messages. - code to send HTML-wrapped replies as HTTP messages. - a simple built-in default "home page". Example usage: - configure a patched OpenVPN with ... management localhost 7505 management-query-passwords management-hold management-http <--[NEW] - point your web browser at "http://localhost:7505/"; eg. % lynx http://localhost:7505/ Note: real-time messages are not available due to the nature of HTTP. Compiled+tested on: FreeBSD 4.10, FreeBSD 5.4, RedHat Linux 2.6.13 Browsers tested: Lynx, Mozilla, Opera, MSIE.
