OpenSSL breaks OpenVPN install

[Thoreau]

I have been at this problem for hours. I have installed the newest OpenSSL from thier website, i am using the newest version of OpenVPN. When i try and configure OpenVPN, it stops at trying to find the OpenSSL crypto headers.

This is an awesome link (http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=26112&highlight=openvpn) but it does not address my problem, i have search the forum and googled it.

Any help is welcomed.

[Thoreau]

I figured out the problem, you need to define where the openssl is by using ./configure --with-ssl-headers=/usr/local/ssl/include --with-ssl-lib=/usr/local/ssl/lib

[Thoreau]

Does anyone have experience in working with Open VPN?? I having troubles getting my windows client to connect.

[lvansteen]

There can be several reasons why it is not working (eg fw setting blocking udp port 5000).

What are the log files telling you?

[Thoreau]

Thanks for your help, but after seeing me struggle with this for all of the day, my boss jumped in and install 'pop-top' vpn service on another machine, and got it working in 2 hours...*sigh*

Thanks for your help though!