[Openvpn-users] Re: web connextion to OpenVPN server

[Tom B. <td...@us...>]

> Does anyone know how to configure OpenVPN to allow web-based connection?
> All the examples I found so far has OpenVPN server setup in both ends.

Sounds like you are confused as to what a true SSL VPN is. The products
produced by Whale Communications, Aventail, etc... are likely not true
VPN's. They are just web apps offered via HTTPS. Some may have the ability
to tunnel ip traffic back over the HTTP connection, but in the end all it
is is a web server and a java client program. They are really not doing
much more then that.

OpenVPN is a true VPN in the meaning of the word. It uses the SSL library
for encryption and authentication (which is the same library web servers
use to encrypt traffic) but it was built from the ground up to do nothing
but route and carry IP traffic. I don't know about those other products,
but OpenVPN was built from the ground up to do one thing, and do it well.

What specifially are you looking to do?

Tom