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=265 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 264.612/264.612/264.612/0.000 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=0.510 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.510/0.510/0.510/0.000 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=415 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 415.175/415.175/415.175/0.000 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=0.510 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.510/0.510/0.510/0.000 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=60.0 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 59.962/59.962/59.962/0.000 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=0.519 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.519/0.519/0.519/0.000 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=94.8 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 94.761/94.761/94.761/0.000 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=0.482 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.482/0.482/0.482/0.000 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=0.319 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.319/0.319/0.319/0.000 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=0.502 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.502/0.502/0.502/0.000 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=4.07 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 4.067/4.067/4.067/0.000 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=0.640 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.640/0.640/0.640/0.000 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=0.310 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.310/0.310/0.310/0.000 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=0.553 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.553/0.553/0.553/0.000 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=0.495 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.495/0.495/0.495/0.000 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=0.971 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.971/0.971/0.971/0.000 ms