Bryan - I'd look at the lack of the tun driver as your first culprit. Build a kernel if you need to, but I do think you need the driver installed to use ovpn. Mike On Aug 4, 2008, at 5:44 PM, Bryan O'Neal wrote: > Sorry if I am spamming the list, but I have a deadline with emphasis > on > the dead. > > Ok, so I tried this > mkdir -p /dev/net > mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200 > > But was now greeted with > Mon Aug 4 17:38:42 2008 OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified > Mon Aug 4 17:38:42 2008 Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: > Permission denied (errno=13) > Mon Aug 4 17:38:42 2008 Note: Attempting fallback to kernel 2.2 TUN/ > TAP > interface > Mon Aug 4 17:38:42 2008 Cannot allocate TUN/TAP dev dynamically > Mon Aug 4 17:38:42 2008 Exiting > > So I tried (out of desperation) mknod -m 777 /dev/net/tun c 10 200 But > was greeted with the same error > > > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of > Bryan O'Neal > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:28 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list; Arizona State University Linux Users > Group > Subject: RE: Virtual Dedicated Server has not /dev/net - Problem > withOpenVPNdev/net/tun > > For got to mention > > [root]# modprobe tun > FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.9-023stab044.4-smp/modules.dep: > No such file or directory > > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of > Bryan O'Neal > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 5:21 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list; Arizona State University Linux Users > Group > Subject: Virtual Dedicated Server has not /dev/net - Problem with > OpenVPNdev/net/tun > > If some one could please help me set up OpenVPN on a virtual dedicated > server I would be most appreciative. > > Set up: > I am trying to set up a vpn using OpenVPN between a couple of virtual > boxes, thus making it really easy for me to set up some "hidden" > services and link all of my systems together in a secure and encrypted > fashion. I can not really do this using SSH Tunnels as the tunnels > collapse regularly and I would need something that will keep them > alive > and reconstruct them on the fly for the applications behind them. > Hence > the VPN. However when I start OpenVPN with a simple client conf I get > the following > ... > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 PUSH: Received control message: > 'PUSH_REPLY,route 10.8.10.1,ping 10,ping-restart 120,ifconfig > 10.8.10.10 > 10.8.10.9' > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts > modified > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options > modified > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 Note: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: > No > such file or directory (errno=2) > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 Note: Attempting fallback to kernel 2.2 TUN/ > TAP > interface > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 Cannot allocate TUN/TAP dev dynamically > Mon Aug 4 17:16:26 2008 Exiting > > Environment & Problem: > I am using a mix of GoDaddy dedicated servers and virtual dedicated > servers. The dedicated ones have no problem, but the virtual > dedicated > one toss a Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or > directory (errno=2) error. > Further information. > I have /usr/include/linux/if_tun.h but can not mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 > 200 because /dev/net does not exist. > > Comand output: > [root]# mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200 > mknod: `/dev/net/tun': No such file or directory > > [root] # ls -Cl /dev > total 4 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 1 Apr 13 2006 console > crw------- 1 root root 1, 6 Apr 13 2006 core > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Nov 14 2007 fd -> /proc/self/fd > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 7 Apr 13 2006 full > prw------- 1 root root 0 Nov 14 2007 initctl > crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 2 Apr 13 2006 kmem > crw------- 1 root root 1, 11 Apr 13 2006 kmsg > srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 Jul 31 14:49 log > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Nov 14 2007 mapper > crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 1 Apr 13 2006 mem > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 3 Apr 13 2006 null > crw-r----- 1 root kmem 1, 4 Apr 13 2006 port > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 2 Apr 13 2006 ptmx > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jul 31 14:49 pts > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 176 Apr 13 2006 ptya0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 177 Apr 13 2006 ptya1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 178 Apr 13 2006 ptya2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 179 Apr 13 2006 ptya3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 180 Apr 13 2006 ptya4 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 181 Apr 13 2006 ptya5 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 182 Apr 13 2006 ptya6 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 183 Apr 13 2006 ptya7 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 184 Apr 13 2006 ptya8 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 185 Apr 13 2006 ptya9 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 186 Apr 13 2006 ptyaa > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 187 Apr 13 2006 ptyab > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 188 Apr 13 2006 ptyac > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 189 Apr 13 2006 ptyad > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 190 Apr 13 2006 ptyae > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 191 Apr 13 2006 ptyaf > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 0 Apr 13 2006 ptyp0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 1 Apr 13 2006 ptyp1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 2 Apr 13 2006 ptyp2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 3 Apr 13 2006 ptyp3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 4 Apr 13 2006 ptyp4 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 5 Apr 13 2006 ptyp5 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 6 Apr 13 2006 ptyp6 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 2, 7 Apr 13 2006 ptyp7 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Nov 14 2007 ram -> ram1 > brw-r----- 1 root disk 1, 0 Apr 13 2006 ram0 > brw-r----- 1 root disk 1, 1 Apr 13 2006 ram1 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Nov 14 2007 ramdisk -> ram0 > crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 8 Apr 13 2006 random > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Nov 14 2007 stderr -> /proc/self/fd/2 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Nov 14 2007 stdin -> /proc/self/fd/0 > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 Nov 14 2007 stdout -> /proc/self/fd/1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 5, 0 Apr 13 2006 tty > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 176 Apr 13 2006 ttya0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 177 Apr 13 2006 ttya1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 178 Apr 13 2006 ttya2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 179 Apr 13 2006 ttya3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 180 Apr 13 2006 ttya4 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 181 Apr 13 2006 ttya5 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 182 Apr 13 2006 ttya6 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 183 Apr 13 2006 ttya7 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 184 Apr 13 2006 ttya8 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 185 Apr 13 2006 ttya9 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 186 Apr 13 2006 ttyaa > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 187 Apr 13 2006 ttyab > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 188 Apr 13 2006 ttyac > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 189 Apr 13 2006 ttyad > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 190 Apr 13 2006 ttyae > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 191 Apr 13 2006 ttyaf > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 0 Apr 13 2006 ttyp0 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 1 Apr 13 2006 ttyp1 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 2 Apr 13 2006 ttyp2 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 3 Apr 13 2006 ttyp3 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 4 Apr 13 2006 ttyp4 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 5 Apr 13 2006 ttyp5 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 6 Apr 13 2006 ttyp6 > crw-rw-rw- 1 root tty 3, 7 Apr 13 2006 ttyp7 > crw-r--r-- 1 root root 1, 9 Apr 13 2006 urandom > b-----x--- 1 root root 0, 95 Jul 31 14:49 vzfs > crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 1, 5 Apr 13 2006 zero > > [root]# ifconfig > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:14825029307203600730 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > frame:0 > TX packets:4058748698058821372 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 > carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:13251200723625487031 (0.2 EiB) TX > bytes:15768793109323323431 (0.8 EiB) > > venet0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > inet addr:127.0.0.1 P-t-P:127.0.0.1 Bcast:0.0.0.0 > Mask:255.255.255.255 > UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:324232 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:212072 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:421828895 (402.2 MiB) TX bytes:20816486 (19.8 MiB) > > venet0:0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr > 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 > inet addr:72.167.31.157 P-t-P:72.167.31.157 > Bcast:72.167.31.157 Mask:255.255.255.255 > UP BROADCAST POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MTU:1500 Metric:1 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss