P2P

These scenarios show how to configure an OpenVPN tunnel using a P2P topology

Basic Tunnel

Description

A simple P2P tunnel is created between two devices

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=508 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 507.632/507.632/507.632/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.462 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.462/0.462/0.462/0.000 ms

TCP Protocol

Description

A simple P2P tunnel through TCP is created between two devices

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 protocol tcp-client

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 protocol tcp-server

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.386 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.386/0.386/0.386/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.563 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.563/0.563/0.563/0.000 ms

VRF

Description

A simple P2P tunnel using a custom VRF is created between two devices

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 vrf VRF1
set system vrf VRF1

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 vrf VRF1
set system vrf VRF1

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=163 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 162.711/162.711/162.711/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 vrf VRF1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
ping: Warning: source address might be selected on device other than VRF1.
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) from 10.0.0.1 VRF1: 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.479 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.479/0.479/0.479/0.000 ms

Step 6: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Step 7: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Step 8: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Step 9: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Step 10: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Step 11: Expect a failure in the following command: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
connect: Network is unreachable

Lzo Compression

Description

A simple P2P tunnel with lzo compression is created between two devices

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p tunnel-profile TNL
set vpn openvpn tunnel-profile TNL compression lzo

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p tunnel-profile TNL
set vpn openvpn tunnel-profile TNL compression lzo

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=272 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 271.728/271.728/271.728/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.523 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.523/0.523/0.523/0.000 ms

Secret

Description

A simple encrypted tunnel using a shared static key is created between two devices

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=81.0 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 81.037/81.037/81.037/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.85 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.851/1.851/1.851/0.000 ms

Secret With Direction

Description

A simple encrypted tunnel using a shared static key is created between two devices using key directions

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret direction 0

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret direction 1

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=4.91 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.907/4.907/4.907/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.665 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.665/0.665/0.665/0.000 ms

Cipher

Description

A simple encrypted tunnel using a shared static key is created between two devices using a custom cipher

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC cipher 1 algorithm CAMELLIA-128-CBC

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC secret static-key running://static.key
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC cipher 1 algorithm CAMELLIA-128-CBC

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=327 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 327.104/327.104/327.104/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.552 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.552/0.552/0.552/0.000 ms

Auth

Description

A simple encrypted tunnel using a shared static key is created between two devices using a custom digest algorithm

Scenario

Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.1/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.2
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC auth 1 algorithm SHA256

Step 2: Set the following configuration in DUT1:

set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.100.2/24
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 local-endpoint 10.0.0.2
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 remote-endpoint 10.0.0.1
set interfaces openvpn ovpn1 peer 1 address 192.168.100.1
set interface openvpn ovpn1 mode p2p encryption-profile ENC
set vpn openvpn encryption-profile ENC auth 1 algorithm SHA256

Step 3: Ping IP address 192.168.100.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 192.168.100.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 192.168.100.2 (192.168.100.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.100.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=331 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 330.986/330.986/330.986/0.000 ms

Step 4: Run command interfaces openvpn ovpn1 status at DUT0 and check if output contains the following tokens:

CONNECTED
Show output
OpenVPN interface ovpn1
State: CONNECTED (SUCCESS)
Local endpoint: 10.0.0.1:1194
Remote: 192.168.100.2

Step 5: Ping IP address 10.0.0.2 from DUT0:

admin@DUT0$ ping 10.0.0.2 count 1 size 56 timeout 1
Show output
PING 10.0.0.2 (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 10.0.0.2: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.456 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.456/0.456/0.456/0.000 ms