OpenVPN and Solaris

Solaris Joy

A little more solaris joy. Mainly as a note for myself here is how to setup an OpenVPN client on OpenSolaris 2008.05:

Steps

Add package repositories

Add Blastwave and SunFreeWare IPS repositories to the Image Packaging System:

-bash-2.05b# pkg set-authority -O http://pkg.sunfreeware.com:9000/ Companion
-bash-2.05b# pkg set-authority -O http://blastwave.network.com:10000/ Blastwave
-bash-2.05b# pkg refresh

Install and setup the TUN device

-bash-2.05b# pkg install IPStun
-bash-2.05b# add_drv tun

Install OpenVPN

-bash-2.05b# pkg install IPSopenvpn

… and now you’re ready to put your openvpn.conf file in /etc/csw/openvpn/.

Starting/Stopping

You start and stop the daemon using:

-bash-2.05b# /etc/init.d/openvpn start
-bash-2.05b# /etc/init.d/openvpn stop

… which is nice and familiar, but I’d rather have it set up for use with svcadm. Ah well, can’t have everything.