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 Collectipon (gcc) and binary utilities. - GNU Make (gmake). - GNU C Library (glibc). - POSIX Threads (pthread). - OpenSSL (crypto, ssl). - libiconv. - readline. - ncurses. For example, the following commands help you to install the above programs on Fedora or CentOS Linux: $ yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools" $ yum -y install readline-devel ncurses-devel openssl-devel 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: - Execute 'vpnserver start' to run the SoftEther VPN Server background service. - Execute 'vpnbridge start' to run the SoftEther VPN Bridge background service. - Execute 'vpnclient start' to run the SoftEther VPN Client background service. - Execute 'vpncmd' to run SoftEther VPN Command-Line Utility to configure VPN Server, VPN Bridge or VPN Client. - 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/