Hello David, > Have you seen this document? (management/management-notes.txt) > <http://openvpn.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=openvpn/openvpn-testing.git;a=blob_plain;f=management/management-notes.txt;hb=master>
No. I connected to management interface and got this: > Management Interface for OpenVPN 2.2.2 Win32-MSVC++ [SSL] [LZO2] [PKCS11] > built on Dec 15 2011 > Commands: > auth-retry t : Auth failure retry mode (none,interact,nointeract). > bytecount n : Show bytes in/out, update every n secs (0=off). > echo [on|off] [N|all] : Like log, but only show messages in echo buffer. > exit|quit : Close management session. > forget-passwords : Forget passwords entered so far. > help : Print this message. > hold [on|off|release] : Set/show hold flag to on/off state, or > release current hold and start tunnel. > kill cn : Kill the client instance(s) having common name cn. > kill IP:port : Kill the client instance connecting from IP:port. > load-stats : Show global server load stats. > log [on|off] [N|all] : Turn on/off realtime log display > + show last N lines or 'all' for entire history. > mute [n] : Set log mute level to n, or show level if n is > absent. > needok type action : Enter confirmation for NEED-OK request of 'type', > where action = 'ok' or 'cancel'. > needstr type action : Enter confirmation for NEED-STR request of 'type', > where action is reply string. > net : (Windows only) Show network info and routing table. > password type p : Enter password p for a queried OpenVPN password. > pid : Show process ID of the current OpenVPN process. > pkcs11-id-count : Get number of available PKCS#11 identities. > pkcs11-id-get index : Get PKCS#11 identity at index. > signal s : Send signal s to daemon, > s = SIGHUP|SIGTERM|SIGUSR1|SIGUSR2. > state [on|off] [N|all] : Like log, but show state history. > status [n] : Show current daemon status info using format #n. > test n : Produce n lines of output for testing/debugging. > username type u : Enter username u for a queried OpenVPN username. > verb [n] : Set log verbosity level to n, or show if n is absent. > version : Show current version number. > http-proxy-fallback <server> <port> [flags] : Enter dynamic HTTP proxy > fallback info. > http-proxy-fallback-disable : Disable HTTP proxy fallback. > END I don't see a command to connect openvpn to a host. I'd like to install openvpn on windows, install it as a service -----------mini_client.ovpn---------------- management localhost 7505 remote myremote.mydomain dev tun ifconfig 10.8.0.2 10.8.0.1 secret static.key -----------mini_client.ovpn---------------- and than telnet to localhost 7505 and send something like "connect mini_client" or if it's more complex -----------complex_client.ovpn---------------- management localhost 7505 remote myremote.mydomain dev tun client auth-user-pass ca ca.pem -----------complex_client.ovpn---------------- telnet localhost 7505 connect complex_client u carsten p test greetings Carsten
