18 Jan 09 Linux IP Address Configuration Static or DHCP

It’s simple really..

You can define a static IP as follows:

You can then define a route out to the internet:

Or if you’d like to acquire an address via a local DHCP server:

That’s all there is to it! Now.. these settings won’t stick on reboot, you’ll have to refer to your distro’s startup files. On debian you want /etc/network/interfaces

A sample stanza for the above configuration:

All done!

Tags: dhclient, dhcp, eth0, ifconfig, route, route add, static IP

15 Sep 08 Quick Linux and Windows OpenVPN HOWTO and tutorial, including VPN routing

OpenVPN is a popular Windows/Linux VPN Server/Client pair. I think there’s a separate GUI available for it if you’re so minded. This howto will cover command line usage only.

I’ll provide example configuration based on a Linux server and a Windows client, however the same applies pretty easily if you wanted to mix and match.

On debian, apt-get install openvpn. On any other linux distro, use your own package manager or alternatively download from source and compile.
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