An alternative to bridging in 1.2.3
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This is a pretty obvious comment, but I haven't seen it here before. OpenVPN bridging doesn't work without problems in 1.2.3, but if all you need is to pass mDNS traffic through the tunnel, it isn't necessary.
Set up a routed connection as usual, and add a custom server directive: "dev tap;" Nothing else. Of course the clients also have to use TAP.
Install the Avahi package and configure it to listen on all interfaces where you want mDNS to go.
That's it. I can now see all the Bonjour services on my Mac network at home when connected remotely.
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Yep, the Avahi package works wonders when run on either end of an OpenVPN tunnel. I've mentioned it here on the forums a few other times.
I wish there were a similar daemon that would forward NetBIOS traffic for windows share browsing, but so far I haven't had any luck getting anything to work.
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I wish there were a similar daemon that would forward NetBIOS traffic for windows share browsing, but so far I haven't had any luck getting anything to work.
You're madĀ ;D
But if you really want that, WINS with replication (courtesy of Samba) would do it for you.
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You're madĀ ;D
But if you really want that, WINS with replication (courtesy of Samba) would do it for you.
Why yes, yes I am. :)
I would like to do that without running Samba on both sides. Mainly for customers who don't have or want a WINS server. I've tinkered with using Samba for WINS on pfSense as a package, but running Samba on a firewall has always made me feel uneasy.
