From 6f38d71c6cd46011f74baa9436d4efd30bf7998c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dante Catalfamo Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:45:36 -0400 Subject: vpn-gateway: write most of section on connecting clients --- content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway/index.org | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway') diff --git a/content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway/index.org b/content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway/index.org index 216eb65..5d1e0d8 100644 --- a/content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway/index.org +++ b/content/posts/openbsd-vpn-gateway/index.org @@ -398,14 +398,34 @@ * Connecting Clients The final piece in the puzzle is connecting client to the VPN gateway. The method to do this varies depending on OS, and - situation. + situation. Most tutorials online covering setting a static IP will + also mention how to set the gateway. It's also possible to set a + custom gateway on machines using DHCP with the =routes= command and + various config options, but I won't go through that here to keep + this section somewhat brief. + + On OpenBSD, if we have a static IP setup on our OpenBSD machine, + like we did as part of this tutorial, it's as simple as replacing + the contents of =/etc/mygate= with the IP of our new VPN gateway, + and then either running ~doas sh /etc/netstart~ or rebooting. This + is covered more in depth on the [[https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html][OpenBSD FAQ]]. + + FreeBSD's [[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/config-network-setup.html][handbook]] covers this topic very well. The basic steps are: + - Add a line ~ifconfig_<if>="inet + + Most graphical interfaces for Linux desktop environments will have a + networking section that will allow you to set the gateway without + too much fuss. [[https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-static-ip-address-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-desktop-server][Here]]'s a walk through from https://linuxconfig.org. + + The situation for Linux servers is a bit more of a mess. As covered + in the previously linked article, Ubuntu now likes to use the + =netplan= framework, while others like Fedora may prefer =nmcli= as + stated in [[https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-configure-static-ip-address-on-fedora-31][this]] article, or =network-scripts= as states [[https://www.systutorials.com/how-to-set-the-static-ip-address-using-cli-in-fedoracentos-linux/][here]]. If you + take this path it's recommended you look into how it should be done + on your specific Linux distribution. + + Most graphical -** OpenBSD - OpenBSD perhaps has one of the most straightforward solutions. - -*** Static IP - -*** DHClient ** Linux *** Docker -- cgit v1.2.3