tinc - Dec 2005 - hello newbie question !

hello !

    I am new to this newsgroup and I'm also trying to make a tinc vpn
bridge setup work.   I hope you guys can help me.   Here is my setup:


C1 --- R1  --- (internet) --- R2 ---- C2

C1 acts as a server. OS is win2000 pro. (named vserver)
C2 acts as a client. OS is win2000 pro. (named vclient)

R1 is the ADSL modem router (DHCP server) for C1 subnet 192.168.1.x. 
Internet connection is assigned a static IP address.

R2 is the ADSL modem router (DHCP server) for C2 subnet 192.168.1.x. 
Internet connection is assigned a dynamic IP address.


Both routers use port forwarding (UDP 655).

I am setting the forwarding address to C1's NIC address (192.168.1.5). 
The IP address of the VPN adapter is manually assigned at 192.168.1.99. 
Should I point to the NIC's address or the VPN adapter's address ?

On the client side, C2's NIC address is 192.168.1.101.   VPN adapter
address is set manually at 192.168.1.106.   Should the router point to
.101 or .106 ?



I have used mode=hub on both sides.

Based on the logs, I am able to establish a connection but I cannot browse
the other side's computers 'My network places'.

Will it be possible to browse 'my network places' and see computers on
both sides ?

If anyone has sample configuration files with a similar setup, please
post.   That would be a big help.   If anyone has successfully configured
a similar setup, please let me know.   It would also be a great help to
know someone has made a similar working setup.

Thanks.


Francisco

On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 02:39:10PM +0800, fteng@speed.info.com.ph wrote:
>     I am new to this newsgroup and I'm also trying to make a tinc vpn
> bridge setup work.   I hope you guys can help me.   Here is my setup:
> 
> C1 --- R1  --- (internet) --- R2 ---- C2
> 
> C1 acts as a server. OS is win2000 pro. (named vserver)
> C2 acts as a client. OS is win2000 pro. (named vclient)
> 
> R1 is the ADSL modem router (DHCP server) for C1 subnet 192.168.1.x. 
> Internet connection is assigned a static IP address.
> 
> R2 is the ADSL modem router (DHCP server) for C2 subnet 192.168.1.x. 
> Internet connection is assigned a dynamic IP address.
> 
> Both routers use port forwarding (UDP 655).
You also need to make sure TCP on port 655 is forwarded.
> I am setting the forwarding address to C1's NIC address (192.168.1.5). 
> The IP address of the VPN adapter is manually assigned at 192.168.1.99. 
> Should I point to the NIC's address or the VPN adapter's address ?
To the NIC's address.
> On the client side, C2's NIC address is 192.168.1.101.   VPN adapter
> address is set manually at 192.168.1.106.   Should the router point to
> .101 or .106 ?
.101, however:
> I have used mode=hub on both sides.
> 
> Based on the logs, I am able to establish a connection but I cannot browse
> the other side's computers 'My network places'.
> 
> Will it be possible to browse 'my network places' and see computers
on
> both sides ?
You also have to make sure Windows itself bridges packets between the
NIC and the VPN adapter. I don't know on top of my head how you do it in
Windows 2000, but in Windows XP you can select both the NIC and the VPN
adapter, and then you can bridge them together.
> If anyone has sample configuration files with a similar setup, please
> post.   That would be a big help.   If anyone has successfully configured
> a similar setup, please let me know.   It would also be a great help to
> know someone has made a similar working setup.
When you are bridging, you can use the same address on the NIC as on the
VPN adapter.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
    Guus Sliepen <guus@sliepen.eu.org>
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