Re: [Openvpn-users] Configuration to connect a server behing a firewall

[Michael R. <mic...@gm...>]

On Friday 21 May 2004 01:39, seb wrote:
> Hello,
> I have 2 network net1 (192.168.0.) and net2 (192.168.1.)
> the VPN server is running on a machine in net1 (192.168.0.2)
> the firewall has an external IP of (a.b.c.d) and internal IP (192.168.0.1)
> and only port N=C2=B0 5000 is opened on the firewall to only the VPN serv=
er. How
> to connect the VPN server throught the firewall ?

You have to forward port 5000 from your firewall to port 5000 at 192.168.0.=
2.=20
This can be done easily with iptables:
iptable -t nat -A PREROUTING -i ppp0 -p udp --dport 5000 -j DNAT --to=20
192.168.0.2

where ppp0 is your connection to the internet, e.g. DSL.
CU
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