openvpn:tldr:18370

openvpn: Try to set up a peer-to-peer tunnel on bob.example.com host with a static key.

openvpn

$ sudo openvpn --remote ${alice-example-com} --dev ${tun1} --ifconfig ${10-4-0-1} ${10-4-0-2} --secret ${path-to-key}

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This command is using the OpenVPN utility with administrative privileges (sudo) to set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

openvpn: The command to initialize and manage the OpenVPN utility.
--remote ${alice-example-com}: Specifies the remote address or domain name of the OpenVPN server. In this case, ${alice-example-com} should be replaced with the actual address or domain name.
--dev ${tun1}: Specifies the network tunnel interface to be used. ${tun1} should be replaced with the specific network interface name.
--ifconfig ${10-4-0-1} ${10-4-0-2}: Sets the IP addresses for the client and server sides of the VPN tunnel. In this case, ${10-4-0-1} and ${10-4-0-2} should be replaced with actual IP addresses.
--secret ${path-to-key}: Specifies the path to the secret key file used for encryption in the VPN connection. ${path-to-key} should be replaced with the actual file path.

Overall, this command initiates an OpenVPN connection to the specified remote server, utilizing a specific network tunnel interface, assigning IP addresses to both sides of the tunnel, and using a secret key for encryption.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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