Use firewall to block communication between networks inside a tunnel?
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Use firewall to block communication between networks inside a tunnel?
I have a VPN tunnel 10.10.10.0 255.255.255.0 and inside I have networks such as 172.16.1.0 255.255.255.0 172.16.2. 0 255.255.255.0 172.16.3.0 255.255.255.0 ....etc (you get the picture)
How, with the Ubuntu server providing the 10.10.10.0 tunnel do I block those internal networks from communicating with each other? I imagine with iptables but what would be command?
OpenVPN has the capability to control client-to-client access, and to stipulate which subnets (if any) can talk to one another. You do not have to use firewall software to do this.
You only cross networks at the router. Ubuntu is only providing the access to get across.
Ubuntu, in this case, is acting as a router as well. So it should be able to block this AFAIK.
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Originally Posted by sundialsvcs
OpenVPN has the capability to control client-to-client access, and to stipulate which subnets (if any) can talk to one another. You do not have to use firewall software to do this.
Sure this is true also when it is acting as a router?
Yes however this copy of the question has received most of the replies. I'm moving this thread to Networking and have asked the Networking moderator to close the duplicate.
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