Need some help with openvpn or pptp setup on openvz vps

speedy007

Hi
I have been trying to setup pptp vpn to connect my iphone to my openvz server, I have installed the pptpd server and I tried to follow this guide but I have problems setting iptables as this is openvz; I would appreciate any help getting this setup going, thank you.
P.S. I have also installed openvpn on this server so if anyone can offer some help with openvpn and iphone then it will be much appreciated, thank you.

MrAndroid

Have you enabled Tun/Tap and PPP?

BHost

Just the following rule should work, where $ip is the external IP of your VPS:

iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j SNAT --to-source $ip

EDIT: For OpenVPN you will also want the following:
iptables -A FORWARD -i tun0 -o venet0 -j ACCEPT

speedy007

Have you enabled Tun/Tap and PPP?

@Daniel yeah Tun/Tap and PPP is enabled, in fact I tried on two different vps but the iphone does not seem to connect

when I exicute this command /sbin/iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o venet0 -j MASQUERADE I get this error iptables: No chain/target/match by that name

JoeMerit

Use this guide:
http://www.putdispenserhere.com/pptp-vpn-setup-guide-for-a-debian-openvz-vps/

they also have a guide and automated scripts for both OpenVPN and PPTP that work very well.

netomx

can I say "that's because it is an iPhone" and derail the thread?

miTgiB

@JoeMerit said: Use this guide

There are 4 or 5 kernel modules most hosts do not load which causes the iHipsterPhone to not work