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How to build SoftEther VPN for UNIX
Requirements
You need to install the following software to build SoftEther VPN for UNIX.
- Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris or Mac OS X.
- GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) and binary utilities. ***
- GNU Make (gmake).
- GNU C Library (glibc).
- POSIX Threads (pthread).
- OpenSSL (crypto, ssl).
- libiconv.
- readline.
- ncurses.
*** It has been noted that clang is also supported as an alternative to gcc.
For example, the following commands help you to install the above programs on Fedora or CentOS Linux:
$ sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
$ sudo yum -y install readline-devel ncurses-devel openssl-devel
And this command for Debian/Ubuntu:
$ sudo apt -y install gcc libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev libssl-dev make
How to Build
To build the programs from the source code, run the following commands:
$ ./configure
$ make
If any error occurs, please check the above requirements.
How to Install SoftEther VPN Server, Bridge or Client
To install the vpnserver, vpnbridge and vpnclient programs into the /usr/bin directory, run the following as the root user:
# make install
After the installation will complete successfully:
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Execute 'vpnserver start' to run the SoftEther VPN Server background service.
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Execute 'vpnbridge start' to run the SoftEther VPN Bridge background service.
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Execute 'vpnclient start' to run the SoftEther VPN Client background service.
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Execute 'vpncmd' to run SoftEther VPN Command-Line Utility to configure VPN Server, VPN Bridge or VPN Client.
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You can also use VPN Server/Client Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to VPN services remotely. You can download the GUI Tools from http://www.softether-download.com/.
How to Run SoftEther VPN Server for Test
To start the SoftEther VPN Server background service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnserver/vpnserver start
To stop the service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnserver/vpnserver stop
To configure the running SoftEther VPN Server service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:
$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd
Or you can also use VPN Server Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Server remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.
How to Run SoftEther VPN Bridge for Test
To start the SoftEther VPN Bridge background service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnbridge/vpnbridge start
To stop the service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnbridge/vpnbridge stop
To configure the running SoftEther VPN Bridge service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:
$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd
Or you can also use VPN Server Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Bridge remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.
How to Run SoftEther VPN Client for Test
To start the SoftEther VPN Client background service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnclient/vpnclient start
To stop the service, run the following:
$ bin/vpnclient/vpnclient stop
To configure the running SoftEther VPN Client service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:
$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd
Or you can also use VPN Client Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Client remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.
Thank You Using SoftEther VPN ! By SoftEther VPN Open-Source Project http://www.softether.org/