Antonio,
Thank you very much for clarifying my question!
Best Regards!
2018-07-13 10:13 GMT-03:00 Antonio Quartulli <[email protected]>:
> Hi,
>
> On 13/07/18 20:39, Rafael Herrera wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > According to the docs it is possible to get connected to OpenVPN Server
> by
> > means of an HTTP(S) proxy by using "http-proxy" directive:
> > https://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#http
> >
> >
> > So here goes a quick question:
> >
> > => Is this option meant for us get connected to OpenVPN Server through an
> > HTTP(s) Proxy like the following scenario (1)?
> >
> > OpenVPN Client <-> HTTP(S) Proxy <-> OpenVPN Server <-> Internet
> >
>
> The case above is correct. This option is used to "tunnel" the VPN
> connection through an HTTP proxy before reaching the OpenVPN server
> (over TCP of course).
>
> > => Or is this option meant to be used to get connected to an HTTP(S)
> Proxy
> > after the VPN connection was already established like this other scenario
> > (2)?
> >
> > OpenVPN Client <-> OpenVPN Server <-> HTTP(S) Proxy <-> Internet
> >
>
> This case is not directly supported by OpenVPN itself (you may need to
> use a custom script that changes your system settings), but some clients
> (i.e. OpenVPN Connect for Android) implement it via the "dhcp-option"
> settings.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> Antonio Quartulli
>
>
--
Rafael de Paula Herrera
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