Re: [Openvpn-users] OpenVPN & Wireshark

[Jan J. K. <ja...@ni...>]

A S wrote:
> I just set up OpenVPN for the first time. To make sure I did it right, 
> I wanted to double-check that it is in fact encrypting things. So I 
> used Wireshark to listen in on a couple of transactions, one SMTP and 
> one POP.
>
> When I listen on the tun0 interface, I see both TCP transactions in 
> plain text. When I listen on the wlan0 interface (my wireless card, 
> over which the VPN is communicating), I see nothing but UDP 
> gobbledygook. I assume that listening on tun0 is like being inside the 
> tunnel, so you would expect to see the plaintext--and, likewise, that 
> listening on wlan0 is equivalent to being outside, so the UDP 
> gobbledygook is evidence that it is encrypting correctly.
>
> Do I have that right?
>
yes :-)

cheers,

JJK