SoftEther Client Linux. add route to vpn server.

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cmd wh0ami
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SoftEther Client Linux. add route to vpn server.

Post by cmd wh0ami » Mon Oct 08, 2018 9:46 pm

I've had the Linux Client working for a while now. But I'm thinking there has to be a better way to do it than the way I am currently.

In my init.d script for vpnclient I have to set a route to the VPN server's public IP.. At the moment I have 10+ VPN servers so its a PITA and having to make 10+ extra routes... I figured out how to find the default interface's local IP with a variable script. But I have to repeat it for every VPN server I have.... The example below is only for two VPN servers but you get the idea.... Just thinking there has to be a better way.

55.55.55.55 & 66.66.66.66=VPN Server's Public IP's

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#! /bin/sh
#######################################################
### SoftEther Client
#######################################################
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: vpnclient
# Required-Start: $all
# Required-Stop: $network $local_fs $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start VPN Client at boot time
# chkconfig: 345 44 56
# description: Start VPN Client at boot time.
# processname: vpnclient
# 55.55.55.55 = VPN public IP
### END INIT INFO
# /etc/init.d/vpnclient
###########################
case "$1" in
 start)
 echo "Starting VPN Client"
 /usr/local/vpnclient/vpnclient start
sleep 1
if ifconfig -a | grep vpn_soft >/dev/null
then 
     echo "Setting up vpn_soft..."
else 
     echo "Interface vpn_soft not found" &1>2

 ifdown vpn_soft
sleep 1
 ifup vpn_soft
sleep 1
     echo "Setting up vpn_soft..."
 exit 1
fi

 route add -host 55.55.55.55 gw $(ip route list exact 0.0.0.0/0 | grep wlan0 | xargs | awk '{print $3}')
 route add -host 66.66.66.66 gw $(ip route list exact 0.0.0.0/0 | grep wlan0 | xargs | awk '{print $3}')
 
 /usr/local/vpnclient/./vpncmd
 ;;
 stop)
 echo "Stopping VPN Client"
 /usr/local/vpnclient/vpnclient stop
 route del -host 55.55.55.55
 route del -host 66.66.66.66
 route add default gw $(ip route list exact 0.0.0.0/0 | grep wlan0 | xargs | awk '{print $3}') dev wlan0
 ;;
 *)
 echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/vpnclient {start|stop}"
 exit 1
 ;;
esac
exit 0


With DHCP in /etc/network/interfaces

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# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto-hotplug vpn_soft
iface vpn_soft inet dhcp
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