SoftEther VPN User Forum

Hi,

I'm trying to install SoftEther on Ubuntu.

I'm getting the following errors:

make[1]: Entering directory `/root/vpnserver'
Preparing SoftEther VPN Server...
ranlib lib/libcharset.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libcrypto.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libedit.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libiconv.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libintelaes.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libncurses.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libssl.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib lib/libz.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
ranlib code/vpnserver.a
make[1]: ranlib: Command not found
make[1]: [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127 (ignored)
gcc code/vpnserver.a -O2 -fsigned-char -pthread -m64 -lm -ldl -lrt -lpthread -L./ lib/libssl.a lib/libcrypto.a lib/libiconv.a lib/libcharset.a lib/libedit.a lib/libncurses.a lib/libz.a lib/libintelaes.a -o vpnserver
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
make[1]: *** [i_read_and_agree_the_license_agreement] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/vpnserver'

I guess I'm missing some packages?...

Do you have a list of all the packages I need to add to a standard Ubuntu 12.10 x64 installation?

Thanks!

This is just a shot in the dark, but it looks like you don't have gcc installed.

You need gcc and binutils to build SoftEther VPN.
You may find these in your distribution.

Problem already solved :)

If you have standard installation of Ubuntu 12.10 x64, you just need to add the 'make' and the 'libssl-dev' packages.

So, from the CLI:

apt-get install make libssl-dev

I've installed the SoftEther VPN Server on Ubuntu 12.10 x64, running on VMware ESXi 5.1, and the SoftEther VPN Server Manager on Windows 7 x64. I've managed to connect from the Server Manager to the VPN Server successfully.

Now, more questions: :)

I'm trying to install a simple VNP server, where clients connect from remote location, and get access to the local network.

Do I need two virtual network interfaces on the virtual machine, or one is enough? In other words, can I use a single network interface for both management/VPN and the Virtual Hub?

Also, I've manage to connect from the Apple iPhone internal LT2P VPN client from the local network, but not from outside. Seems like I need to open more ports on my router. According to the server logs, it looks like the client is connecting using port 500, then 4500 and 1701. Do you have a list of all the ports that I need to open from outside?

And last question - how can I push additional routes to the client, in order to route few more networks through the VPN connection?

Btw, the Server Management software look amazing, very polished. Well done! I want to move to SoftEther server from the OpenVPN platform, and SoftEther already looks like much better and mature product!

Thanks in advance!

You can use a single interface for VPN service and local-bridge.

L2TP/IPsec protocol uses UDP/500 and UDP/4500 port.
(Apple iPhone also tries to connect UDP/1701, but I think it may be a bug.)

UDP/1701 is part of the IPsec negotiation of the L2TP protocol.

So, everything seems working now, but when the client connects, he gets a new default gateway, and all his network traffic now goes through the VPN. How do I inject only the routes I want to the client, with no default gateway? I really don't want employees to browse the internet using the VPN connection...

We have similar configuration on the OpenVPN server - we inject only few specific routes to the client.

Please advise.

Thanks!