The OpenVPN server can push DHCP options such as DNS and WINS server addresses to clients (some caveats to be aware of). Windows clients can accept pushed DHCP options natively, while non-Windows clients can accept them by using a client-side up script which parses the foreign_option_ n …
Setting DNS via DCHP Option in PUSH no longer - OpenVPN push dhcp-option DNS 10.13.0.1 This option work on openvpn 2.3.14. But not work on the openvpn 2.4.0, what happens? It does not work in 2.3.14, but the "not working" bit is not so obvious - you need to have quotes around the arguments to push (if there are spaces) push "dhcp-option DNS 10.13.0.1" OpenVPN/Supporting "route-gateway dhcp" on non-Windows OpenVPN 2.1 has a relatively recent feature that allows a TAP-based OpenVPN session to be established where the client gets its IP address assignment and other attributes from the server-side DHCP server. The feature is enabled by the "route-gateway dhcp" directive on the client. Static IP addresses in OpenVPN – Marin Atanasov Nikolov It is important to note that after placing files in /etc/openvpn/ccd directory they should be readable by the OpenVPN user after dropping privileges, e.g. by user nobody.. Also OpenVPN will load a client configuration file only if it matches the clients common name. Say that we’ve created a client certificate and we’ve used a CN test.user then in /etc/openvpn/ccd you should place a file
I have tested this using a OpenVPN server and setting up the redirect-gateway def1 option in the client and server config works fine.. When I access whatismyip.org, I see my OpenVPN server's IP.. Below is the client config I use: client dev tun proto udp # THE IP OF THE REMOTE OPENVPN SERVER: remote ip_address port resolv-retry infinite nobind persist-key persist-tun # THE CSR FILE: pkcs12
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It is also possible to use an external DHCP server to assign addresses to the OpenVPN clients. To achieve this, simply remove the specification of any IP address ranges after the server-bridge option, as shown in the following (Linux-oriented) configuration file:
How to configure OpenVPN to resolve local DNS & hostnames Jul 09, 2019 DHCP relay over TUN OpenVPN | Netgate Forum Oct 10, 2010 OpenVPN / Re: [Openvpn-users] Changing openvpn dhcp pool Clean them up, make sure no openvpn is >> running and preferably reboot or do a supend-resume on the client to get >> the tap driver to a clean state. >> >> Anyway the connection on the dhcp client failed so no point in trying to >> check connectivity between clients. >> >> I strongly urge you to first get two clients on dhcp (do not use any OpenVPN -> DHCP