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=0.312 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.312/0.312/0.312/0.000 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=0.359 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.359/0.359/0.359/0.000 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=0.205 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.205/0.205/0.205/0.000 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=0.474 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.474/0.474/0.474/0.000 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=14.2 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 14.161/14.161/14.161/0.000 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=0.468 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.468/0.468/0.468/0.000 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=337 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 337.222/337.222/337.222/0.000 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=0.512 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.512/0.512/0.512/0.000 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=194 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 193.815/193.815/193.815/0.000 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=0.613 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.613/0.613/0.613/0.000 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=193 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 193.385/193.385/193.385/0.000 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=0.605 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.605/0.605/0.605/0.000 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=135 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 135.452/135.452/135.452/0.000 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=0.582 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.582/0.582/0.582/0.000 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=368 ms

--- 192.168.100.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 367.662/367.662/367.662/0.000 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=0.461 ms

--- 10.0.0.2 ping statistics ---
1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.461/0.461/0.461/0.000 ms