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Old 02-15-2007, 11:24 AM   #1
fpiergen
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Access to LAN via VPN


I have established a VPN connection from a home computer to a linux box (VPN server) at work. I have a connection to the linux box but not the LAN the box is connected to. How do I set up routing so that I can access the LAN at work from my computer at home via the VPN?

Here are the specifics:

Home:
Quote:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
129.44.180.126 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255 UGH 0 0 0 eth0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
172.16.24.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

VPN connection is via ppp0 (192.168.2.1)
Work:
Quote:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
192.168.2.2 * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
172.16.24.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 * 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 * 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
default 172-16-24-1.bos 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0

ppp0 is the other side of the tunnel
I can access the VPN server box but none of the 172.16.24.0 subnet. Does anyone know the specifics on on how to be able to access the 172.16.24.0 network from my home computer through this tunnel?

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Old 02-15-2007, 01:36 PM   #2
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Hello,

the details of how to do it depends on your distri.
But you should follow the following procedure:

1st: first you have to setup the vpn-server as router.
So it is able to send packages from 172.16.24.0 to 192.168.2.0

2nd: On all PCs you want to connect to you have to establish the following routes
Command (as root or via sudo)

route add -net 172.16.24.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 gw {vpn-server-address}

This is necessary when the vpn-server isn't the default gateway.
Because if there is no specific route the other servers will use the default-gateway.
(Without the routes they will receive your ping, but will send the pong to the wron street :-) )

In most distributions you will find some gui to configure the necassary elements (router, routes) on the servers .



HTH
 
Old 02-15-2007, 02:37 PM   #3
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First of all thanks very much for your reply karpi. I do have a question

when you wrote "set up vpn-server as router" do you mean the machine the vpn is running on or the pptp process running on the machine?

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Old 02-15-2007, 03:14 PM   #4
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Hi,

it should be the machine running the machine runnung the vpn.
On most distros it is a simple click somewhere in the network-configuration.
Most distros disable routing by default, because it is more secure.

I forgot to mention, you should establish the routes on the machines you want to connect to via script,
to have it started at every reboot.

HTH
 
  


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