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diff --git a/open_issues/virtualization/networking.mdwn b/open_issues/virtualization/networking.mdwn index 7a6474a1..f8bda063 100644 --- a/open_issues/virtualization/networking.mdwn +++ b/open_issues/virtualization/networking.mdwn @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] +[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2010, 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc."]] [[!meta license="""[[!toggle id="license" text="GFDL 1.2+"]][[!toggleable id="license" text="Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this @@ -28,3 +28,73 @@ Collection about stuff that is relevant for *virtualization* and *networking*. [[hurd/translator/pfinet]] by setting environment variables. Project is now part of [[Virtual_Square_View-OS]]. + + +# OpenVPN + +[[community/meetings/GHM2013]]. + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-08-23 + + <youpi> good news + <youpi> with a couple small patches, openvpn does work as joe user + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-08-30 + + <youpi> it's really cool that openvpn ended up working completely the day + before :) + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-09-03 + + <_d3f> Hey guys, how did you get openvpn working on the Hurd? just curious + as I saw it in the GHM video + <_d3f> no one here who has a clue how to get *vpn working on the Hurd? + <braunr> _d3f: youpi did it + <braunr> i don't know the details + <_d3f> okay, I will question him when I see him around, thx. Do you know if + it was a lot of work to get the tun device working? Because I would like + to use tinc on the Hurd. + <braunr> _d3f: a bit but not that much either + <_d3f> braunr: well, okay. Do you know if the source of his 'port' is + online, I haven't found it :/ + <braunr> it should be soon + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-09-04 + + <_d3f> youpi: you are the guy who has brought openvpn to the hurd, right? I + would like to know how you got the tun/tap thing working as I would like + to use tinc on it. :) + <youpi> _d3f: essentially no modification of openvpn iirc + <youpi> just tell it to open the tun node created by pfinet + <youpi> and read/write it + <youpi> i.e. the existing generic code in place in openvpn + <_d3f> I will have a look at it, somekind tinc builds with the linux + specific device.c but I wasn't able to exchange keys. I will have a look + at the device handling again and try to get the pfinet tun node used. + + +## IRC, freenode, #hurd, 2013-09-07 + + <d3f> anyone here knows how /dev/net is handled on the hurd? Programs using + it say it's not a directory. I tried creating one and setting a netdde + translator for a tun device in it, but this may be wrong as it doesn't + work + <teythoon> d3f: what does /dev/net do? + <teythoon> ah, its tun/tap stuff... + <d3f> on my gnu/linux it includes a tun device + <teythoon> right + <d3f> I am still reading about the Hurd and try to understand /hurd/netdde + and devnode but by now I am quite sure I will need those to set a tun + networktranslator on /dev/net/tun? + <teythoon> hm, I don't think netdde or devnode will be of any help + <teythoon> afaiui devnode makes mach devices available in the hurdish way, + i.e. available for lookup in the filesystem + <teythoon> d3f: ping youpi if he shows up, he hacked up openvpn to work on + the hurd + <d3f> yeah I know, I talked to him as I am tring to get tinc working on the + Hurd (tinc builds by now). I will give him a shot about creating the + "tun" device |