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Setting up Red hat linux VPN
I am trying to setup a red hat Linux server to connect to a windows server running sql server; I want to establish a vpn so DBAs can remotely connect to the windows machine.
Can you help me determine the right VPN client to use and also provide me with the right configuration steps and correct commands to use to set this up.
Thanks,
Can you help me determine the right VPN client to use and also provide me with the right configuration steps and correct commands to use to set this up.
Thanks,
Seth Simmons
what are you trying to connect to? do you have rras setup somewhere or do you have some other software/appliance?
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I don't have any software setup or rras. I attempted to intall pptp as a VPN client but wasn't successfull. I am trying to connect to a windows server from a red hat box.
Please note, you do not necessarily need a VPN for your setup but can do the same thing maybe better and much easier with ssh port redirection:
1. the client connects to the ssh server
2. the client opens a random port on its own loopback terminated on the servers SQL port
3. access to the loopback port is forwarded through the ssh tunnel to the server's SQL port.
4. the SQL client accesses the the SQL server via its own loopback interface
If you cannot achieve this, for instance because you have no terminated/direct connection to the windows server from your redhat client, I would recommend OpenVPN. This is quite easy to setup and very secure. Binaries are readily available for both OS's.
1. the client connects to the ssh server
2. the client opens a random port on its own loopback terminated on the servers SQL port
3. access to the loopback port is forwarded through the ssh tunnel to the server's SQL port.
4. the SQL client accesses the the SQL server via its own loopback interface
If you cannot achieve this, for instance because you have no terminated/direct connection to the windows server from your redhat client, I would recommend OpenVPN. This is quite easy to setup and very secure. Binaries are readily available for both OS's.
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I am able to ping the sql server from the red hat machine, is that a direct connection? I started to setup openVPN but there aren't any properly put together steps online. I wasn't sure if I had to setup the openVPN server steps as well or just skip to the client. The steps I was referring to went through server configuration and then client setup.
Are you able to give me the steps to setup both solutions or direct me to where I can see good instructions. Thanks.
Are you able to give me the steps to setup both solutions or direct me to where I can see good instructions. Thanks.
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