Overview of OpenVPN Parameters

The table in the following section is a detailed list of all parameters OpenVPN offers concerning basic tunnel options. They can be used both at the command line and in configuration files.

General Tunnel Options

Most of these options are used to determine the way in which openvpn connects to the tunnel partner and how it deals with connections not responding or changing.

Parameter	Options	Function	Usage
local	<host>	Binds local service to the address of <host>. Useful if you want openvpn to run only on one interface of a host, with multiple home sites.	--local 192.168.0.50
remote	<host>	Connects to the host. IP or DNS are equivalent, DynDNS is possible.	--remote feilner-it.net
remote-random		Simple load balancing, Specify multiple --remote addresses and openvpn will randomly connect to one of them.	--remote-random
float		Allows the remote VPN partner to change the remote IP address (e.g. with DynDNS).	--float
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