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Diffstat (limited to 'openvpn.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | openvpn.8 | 30 |
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ openvpn \- secure IP tunnel daemon. [\ \fB\-\-auth\-user\-pass\-verify\fR\ \fIscript\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-auth\-user\-pass\fR\ \fIup\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-auth\fR\ \fIalg\fR\ ] +[\ \fB\-\-auto\-proxy\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-bcast\-buffers\fR\ \fIn\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-ca\fR\ \fIfile\fR\ ] [\ \fB\-\-ccd\-exclusive\fR\ ] @@ -597,7 +598,19 @@ as the number of retries of connection attempt (default=infinite). .\"********************************************************* .TP -.B --http-proxy server port [authfile] [auth-method] +.B --auto-proxy +Try to sense HTTP or SOCKS proxy settings automatically. +If no settings are present, a direct connection will be attempted. +If both HTTP and SOCKS settings are present, HTTP will be preferred. +If the HTTP proxy server requires a password, it will be queried from +stdin or the management interface. If the underlying OS doesn't support an API for +returning proxy settings, a direct connection will be attempted. +Currently, only Windows clients support this option via the +InternetQueryOption API. +This option exists in OpenVPN 2.1 or higher. +.\"********************************************************* +.TP +.B --http-proxy server port [authfile|'auto'] [auth-method] Connect to remote host through an HTTP proxy at address .B server and port @@ -608,7 +621,15 @@ is a file containing a username and password on 2 lines, or "stdin" to prompt from console. .B auth-method -should be one of "none", "basic", or "ntlm". +should be one of "none", "basic", or "ntlm". + +The +.B auto +flag causes OpenVPN to automatically determine the +.B auth-method +and query stdin or the management interface for +username/password credentials, if required. This flag +exists on OpenVPN 2.1 or higher. .\"********************************************************* .TP .B --http-proxy-retry @@ -857,6 +878,8 @@ of the TAP-Win32 driver. When used on *nix, requires that the tun driver supports an .BR ifconfig (8) command which sets a subnet instead of a remote endpoint IP address. + +This option exists in OpenVPN 2.1 or higher. .\"********************************************************* .TP .B --tun-ipv6 @@ -1175,8 +1198,7 @@ bypasses the tunnel (Available on Windows clients, may not be available on non-Windows clients). -Using the def1 flag is highly recommended, and is currently -planned to become the default by OpenVPN 2.1. +Using the def1 flag is highly recommended. .\"********************************************************* .TP .B --link-mtu n |