hello newbie question !

[Francisco Teng Jr.]

Hello Guus,

I tried forwarding both UDP and TCP, same results.

Regarding windows bridging, I was hoping to not depend on Windows XP
for bridging.  I also dont see any way of performing bridging under
Windows.

I currently have a software running under win2k that does not work
under Windows XP.   It uses Netbios broadcasts, etc. so I have to
depend on the hub mode of tinc.

I'll try your suggestion of using the same address on the NIC and the
VPN adapter.   Maybe it will work.



But putting you on the spot ... in your expert technical opinion, is
it possible to do what I am planning on two win2k  machines ?

Thanks for your response.   Appreciate it very much.



Francisco






Friday, December 16, 2005, 9:07:30 PM, you wrote:

GS> On Thu, Dec 15, 2005 at 02:39:10PM +0800, fteng at 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).

GS> 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 ?

GS> 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 ?

GS> .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 ?

GS> You also have to make sure Windows itself bridges packets between the
GS> NIC and the VPN adapter. I don't know on top of my head how you do it in
GS> Windows 2000, but in Windows XP you can select both the NIC and the VPN
GS> 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.

GS> When you are bridging, you can use the same address on the NIC as on the
GS> VPN adapter.