OpenVPN - Implementation ?'s

Hi group,

Before I begin work on configuring OpenVPN for my application, I have
a question on whether how I plan on setting it up is even feasble or
not. You can see a diag at www.viser.net/~mariode/netdiag.jpg of my
current network configuration as well as the other end of my proposed
tunnel.

My question relates to the implementation based on my network
configuration. What I would like to do is access the linux/FC2 file
server (running samba/apache) both internally and from the other end
of a tunnel. I would also like to host a small site accessable to th
world.

Currently I forward port 80 requests through my hardware
firewall/router and am able to access the site as expected. I can
also access shares on the samba server within my internal network.

I wasn't sure if I could configure OpenVPN as I have outlined. All
documentation refers to configurations where the samba server is
within the internal network and a linux box is acting as gateway with
two nics. In my case I am not. Will OpenVPN kill my website access? Do
I need to set up another box with Linux and OpenVPN alone acting as a
gateway? ????'s More information as requested.

Any recomendations, suggestions, or otherwise would be appreciated.
Thanks

tonydm
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Hi,

> I wasn't sure if I could configure OpenVPN as I have outlined. All
> documentation refers to configurations where the samba server is
> within the internal network and a linux box is acting as gateway with
> two nics. In my case I am not. Will OpenVPN kill my website access? Do
> I need to set up another box with Linux and OpenVPN alone acting as a
> gateway? ????'s More information as requested.

no, it will not if configured correctly.. :-)

your config should work without any problems if you ensure to use a private
ip subnet for your vpn (like 192.168/16 or 10/8) Make the subnet small, so
you have enough subnets for other things to play in the future .. normal a
good start is a /24 subnet.

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mfG Florian