Hi Mike, As mentioned, for option (1) forget about the "bridge", thus use "server 172.16.0.0 255.255.255.0" in the config instead of "server-bridge ..." and don't call the bridge start script.
Mathias. Am 27.05.14 02:29, schrieb Mike Josh: > > If I understand you correctly you are trying to establish a VPN > > connection to your local network using your local network as the > > transport network. > > > > This cannot work, because you create an IP address conflict as per your > > observations. > > I was able to connect in routed mode. It's the bridged mode that makes > this impossible, right? > > > (1) Try to use a different isolated virtual subnet, ie. 172.16.0.0/24 > > for the tap0 connection of your OpenVPN server and don't use a > > bridge to your local network. > > In this case you should be able to connect your WinXP machine using > > OpenVPN with tap interface. > > I went to the server config, and changed this line: > > server-bridge 10.0.0.3 255.255.255.0 10.0.0.61 10.0.0.90 > > to this: > > server-bridge 10.0.0.3 255.255.255.0 172.16.0.1 10.0.0.100 > > And when I tried to start the OpenVPN deamon, I got this error in the log: > > Options error: --server-bridge IP addresses 10.0.0.3 and 172.16.0.1 are > not in the same 255.255.255.0 subnet > > I tried this with the bridge up and also down, on the Linux server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The best possible search technologies are now affordable for all companies. Download your FREE open source Enterprise Search Engine today! Our experts will assist you in its installation for $59/mo, no commitment. Test it for FREE on our Cloud platform anytime! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=145328191&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Openvpn-users mailing list Openvpn-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openvpn-users
